Revision: March 31, 2022, 9:07 a.m.
Sen. Carson, Dist 14
March 30, 2022
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05/10
Floor Amendment to SB 382
Amend the title of the bill by replacing it with the following:
AN ACT relative to licensure requirements for telehealth services and relative to licensure of physicians and physicians assistants through reciprocity agreements.
Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following and renumbering the original section 2 to read as 3:
2 New Section; Office of Professional Licensure; Physician and Physician Assistant Licensure Pursuant to Reciprocity Agreement. Amend RSA 310-A by inserting after section 1-f the following new section:
310-A:1-ff Physician and Physician Assistant Licensure Pursuant to Reciprocity Agreement. The office of professional licensure and certification shall seek reciprocity agreements with states that have licensure requirements for physicians and physicians’ assistants that are substantially equivalent to this state, as determined by the board of medicine. The office of professional licensure and certification shall issue licenses to individuals who demonstrate they have a license in good standing from a state that is a party to such agreement, and pay the requisite fee, in accordance with rules adopted by the executive director under RSA 541-A.
2022-1290s
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill clarifies licensure requirements for healthcare professionals providing services by means of telemedicine or telehealth. The bill also authorizes the office of professional licensure and certification to enter into reciprocity agreements with other states to facilitate the licensure of out-of-state physicians and physicians assistants in New Hampshire.