SB 488 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
02/08/2024 0396s
2024 SESSION
24-2916
09/10
SENATE BILL 488
AN ACT relative to the regulation of physician assistants.
SPONSORS: Sen. Pearl, Dist 17; Sen. Whitley, Dist 15; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Lang, Dist 2; Sen. Gannon, Dist 23; Sen. Innis, Dist 7; Sen. Murphy, Dist 16; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Rosenwald, Dist 13; Rep. C. McGuire, Merr. 27; Rep. Moffett, Merr. 4
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill requires the board of medicine to adopt rules regarding continuing medical education for those physician assistants that have received their National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants certification, but have chosen not to maintain their certification, and further exempts physician assistants from the provisions of the chapter relative to the board of barbering, cosmetology, and esthetics.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
02/08/2024 0396s 24-2916
09/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT relative to the regulation of physician assistants.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Subparagraph; Physician Assistants; Rulemaking. Amend RSA 328-D:10, I by inserting after subparagraph (l) the following new subparagraph:
(m) Continuing medical education (“CME”) requirements for those physician assistants that have received their National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (“NCCPA”) certification, but have chosen not to maintain their certification.
2 Barbering, Cosmetology, and Esthetics; Exemptions. Amend RSA 313-A:25, I to read as follows:
I. Physicians and surgeons licensed under RSA 329 and physician assistants licensed under RSA 328-D when engaged in the practice of their profession.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Feb. 1, 2024 | 2024-0396s |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 17, 2024 | Senate | Hearing |
| Feb. 8, 2024 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| April 3, 2024 | House | Hearing |
| May 8, 2024 | House | Exec Session |
April 26, 2024: Executive Session: 05/08/2024 11:00 am LOB 306-308
April 22, 2024: Subcommittee Work Session: 04/30/2024 10:00 am LOB 306-308
March 27, 2024: Public Hearing: 04/03/2024 11:15 am LOB 306-308
March 2, 2024: Introduced (in recess of) 02/22/2024 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration
Feb. 8, 2024: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-0396s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/08/2024; SJ 3
Feb. 8, 2024: Committee Amendment # 2024-0396s, AA, VV; 02/08/2024; SJ 4
Feb. 1, 2024: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-0396s, 02/08/2024; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 6
Jan. 5, 2024: Hearing: 01/17/2024, Room 103, SH, 10:00 am; SC 3
Dec. 13, 2023: To Be Introduced 01/03/2024 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 1