HB 493 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
13Mar2025... 0715h
2025 SESSION
25-0811
11/09
HOUSE BILL 493
SPONSORS: Rep. Grossman, Rock. 11; Rep. Gregg, Hills. 7; Rep. Nelson, Rock. 13; Sen. Altschiller, Dist 24; Sen. Long, Dist 20
COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires education on child abuse and neglect for certain healthcare providers as a condition for licensure.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
13Mar2025... 0715h 25-0811
11/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT requiring education on child abuse and neglect for certain healthcare providers as a condition for licensure.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Physicians and Surgeons; Continuing Medical Education Requirement. Amend RSA 329:16-g to read as follows:
329:16-g Continuing Medical Education Requirement.
I. The board shall require each licensee to show proof at least at every biennial license renewal that the licensee has completed 100 hours of approved continuing medical education program within the preceding 2 years. For the purposes of this section, an approved continuing medical education program is a program designed to continue the education of the licensee in current developments, skills, procedures, or treatment in the licensee's field of practice, which has been certified by a national, state, or county medical society or college or university. Each licensee shall submit a continuing medical education report with copies of continuing medical education course certificates earned by the licensee and other documents which establish that continuing medical education course requirements have been met, using a form approved by the board.
II. As a condition for initial or continued licensure in New Hampshire, physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants shall be required to complete one hour of education on child abuse and neglect as part of their mandatory continuing education hours prescribed in paragraph I. This education shall be accredited for category 1 medical or nursing hours and recognized by the New Hampshire chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics as addressing the topics of recognition, reporting, and collaboration with the child protection system.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| March 5, 2025 | 2025-0715h |
| April 3, 2025 | 2025-1486h |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| March 4, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| March 4, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| March 4, 2025 | House | Floor Vote |
| March 25, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| March 26, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| April 2, 2025 | House | Floor Vote |
April 10, 2025: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA DV 193-177 04/10/2025 HJ 12
April 3, 2025: Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass
April 3, 2025: Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 04/02/2025 (Vote 9-7; RC) HC 19 P. 14
March 26, 2025: Executive Session: 03/26/2025 01:30 pm LOB 306-308
March 17, 2025: Public Hearing: 03/25/2025 10:00 am LOB 306-308
March 13, 2025: Referred to Executive Departments and Administration 03/13/2025 HJ 8
March 13, 2025: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-0715h: MA VV 03/13/2025 HJ 8 P. 3
March 13, 2025: Amendment # 2025-0715h: AA VV 03/13/2025 HJ 8 P. 3
March 5, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0715h 03/04/2025 (Vote 14-0; CC)
Feb. 12, 2025: Executive Session: 03/04/2025 11:00 am LOB 206-208
Feb. 12, 2025: Public Hearing: 03/04/2025 10:00 am LOB 206-208
Jan. 14, 2025: Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Children and Family Law HJ 3 P. 13