Bill Text - HB262 (2023)

Relative to laboratory testing by licensed naturopaths


Revision: Dec. 12, 2022, 10:23 a.m.

 

2023 SESSION

23-0230.0

09/10

 

HOUSE BILL [bill number]

 

AN ACT relative to laboratory testing by licensed naturopaths.

 

SPONSORS: [sponsors]

 

COMMITTEE: [committee]

 

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ANALYSIS

 

This bill adds naturopathic doctors to the definition of "licensed medical practitioner" for health facilities authorized for laboratory testing.

 

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

23-0230.0

09/10

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three

 

AN ACT relative to laboratory testing by licensed naturopaths

 

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 

1  Residential Care and Health Facility Licensing; Laboratory Testing; Naturopaths.  Amend RSA 151:12-c, I to read as follows:

I. In this section, "licensed medical practitioner" means a physician licensed under RSA 329, a naturopathic doctor licensed under RSA 328-E, an advanced practice registered nurse licensed under RSA 326-B:18, or a physician assistant licensed under RSA 328-D.

2  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.