New Hampshire Revised Statutes 275:67 – Prohibited Overtime
Current as of: 2023 | Check for updates
|
Other versions
I. A registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or a licensed nursing assistant licensed under N.H. Rev. Stat. Chapter 326-B shall not be disciplined, or lose any right, benefit, or privilege for refusing to work more than 12 consecutive hours, except as provided in paragraph II. A nurse may be disciplined for refusing mandatory overtime in a case when overtime is required under paragraph II. Any nurse who is mandated to work more than 12 consecutive hours, as permitted by this subdivision, shall be allowed at least 8 consecutive hours of off-duty time immediately following the worked overtime.
II. The prohibition against mandatory overtime shall not apply to:
(a) A nurse participating in surgery, until the surgery is completed;
(b) A nurse working in a critical care unit, until another employee beginning a scheduled work shift relieves him or her;
(c) A nurse working in a home health care setting, until another qualified nurse or customary caregiver relieves him or her;
(d) A public health emergency; or
(e) A nurse covered by a collective bargaining agreement containing provisions addressing the issue of mandatory overtime.
II. The prohibition against mandatory overtime shall not apply to:
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 275:67
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of these laws, shall mean the section next preceding or following that in which such reference is made, unless some other is expressly designated. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:13
(a) A nurse participating in surgery, until the surgery is completed;
(b) A nurse working in a critical care unit, until another employee beginning a scheduled work shift relieves him or her;
(c) A nurse working in a home health care setting, until another qualified nurse or customary caregiver relieves him or her;
(d) A public health emergency; or
(e) A nurse covered by a collective bargaining agreement containing provisions addressing the issue of mandatory overtime.