HB 1075 - AS INTRODUCED
2022 SESSION
22-2157
11/05
HOUSE BILL 1075
SPONSORS: Rep. Cushman, Hills. 2; Rep. Harley, Rock. 20; Rep. Greeson, Graf. 16; Rep. Johnson, Belk. 3; Rep. Andrus, Merr. 1
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
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ANALYSIS
This bill allows licensed naturopathic doctors and chiropractors to delegate and assign interventions to registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, and licensed nursing assistants.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
22-2157
11/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Chiropractic; Penalties; Unlawful Practice; Delegation. Amend RSA 316-A:25, II to read as follows:
II. Except pursuant to paragraph III, no person shall practice chiropractic as defined in this chapter without first obtaining a license from the board; provided that nothing in this chapter shall prohibit persons licensed under any other provision of New Hampshire law from performing activities within the scope of such a license. Any natural person who violates this paragraph shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor and any other person shall be guilty of a felony.
III. Persons licensed as chiropractors pursuant to this chapter may delegate and assign interventions to registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, and licensed nursing assistants.
2 New Paragraph; Naturopathic Health Care Practice; Scope of Practice. Amend RSA 328-E:4 by inserting after paragraph VI the following new paragraph:
VII. Doctors of naturopathic medicine shall be permitted to delegate and assign interventions to registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, and licensed nursing assistants.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
: To Be Introduced and referred to Executive Departments and Administration