Revision: May 5, 2021, 8:44 a.m.
Rep. Knirk, Carr. 3
Rep. Marsh, Carr. 8
April 23, 2021
2021-1187h
10/08
Amendment to SB 120
Amend the bill by replacing section 1 with the following:
1 Physician Assistants; Manchester Veterans Administration Medical Center. Amend RSA 328-D:2-a to read as follows:
328-D:2-a Licensure Requirements Suspended; Manchester Veterans Administration Medical Center.
I. New Hampshire state licensure laws, rules, and regulations for physician assistants are hereby suspended for those physician assistants [from other states or countries] licensed by another state or territory of the United States or another country who are employed by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and who are offering medical services to patients [of the Manchester] offered through the Veterans Administration Medical Center (VAMC) [at licensed medical facilities outside of the Manchester VAMC], provided that such physician assistants are acting within the scope of their employment at the VAMC and possess a current license in good standing in their respective state, territory, or country of licensure. Physician assistants who are employed by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and who are offering medical services to patients of the Veterans Administration Medical Center (VAMC) and requesting licensure in New Hampshire may be supervised by physicians licensed in any state or territory of the United States provided the supervising physician possesses a current license in good standing in their respective state or territory of the United States.
II. The acting director of the Manchester VAMC shall submit to the executive director of the New Hampshire office of professional licensure and certification, or designee, a list of all out-of-state or out-of-country licensed physician assistants offering services in the state of New Hampshire and out-of-state licensed physicians accepting supervisory responsibility of physician assistants.
III. Nothing in this section shall be construed to preempt or supplant an individual licensed medical facility's policies regarding the emergency credentialing of physician assistants or any other medical personnel.