New Hampshire Revised Statutes 326-B:9 – Rulemaking Authority
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The board shall adopt rules, in accordance with RSA 541-A, relative to the following:
I. Eligibility requirements for the issuance of all initial, temporary, and renewal licenses, specialty licenses, and certificates issued by the board, including the issuance of such licenses to applicants holding a currently valid license or other authorization to practice in another jurisdiction.
II. Eligibility requirements for the reinstatement of licenses after lapse and after disciplinary action.
III. Recognition of national certifying bodies issuing specialty certifications required for licensure as an APRN which shall also be recognized by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing.
IV. The standards to be met by, and the process for approval of, education programs designed to prepare applicants to qualify for licensure or certification in any of the disciplines regulated by the board under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 326-B:32, including the time period within which noncompliance must be corrected before such approval is withdrawn.
V. The standards to be met by, and the process for approval of, education programs designed to prepare LPNs in intravenous therapy and by programs designed to prepare LNAs to perform tasks not addressed in the basic curriculum required for licensure.
VI. The determination of disciplinary sanctions authorized by this chapter, including the determination of administrative fines.
VII. The administration of examinations authorized by this chapter, and the manner in which information regarding the contents of any licensing examinations may be disclosed, solicited, or compiled.
VIII. Ethical standards for the practice of nursing and nursing-related activities.
IX. Continuing competence requirements.
X. Designations that may be used by persons regulated by the board and retired persons regulated by the board.
XI. The implementation and coordination of the nurse licensure compact adopted in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 326-B:46. The board shall use model rules developed for the nurse licensure compact by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing as the basis for adopting rules which shall be modified as necessary to comply with state statutes.
XII. Prescribing controlled drugs pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 318-B:41.
XIII. A process for registering practitioners who have been granted a special registration to prescribe controlled substances via telemedicine pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 831(h).
XIV. The implementation of strategies and procedures necessary to increase the acceptance of military training and experience towards licensure for military veterans seeking to be licensed as a nurse. For the purposes of this subparagraph, “veterans” means veterans as defined in 38 U.S.C. § 101(2).
I. Eligibility requirements for the issuance of all initial, temporary, and renewal licenses, specialty licenses, and certificates issued by the board, including the issuance of such licenses to applicants holding a currently valid license or other authorization to practice in another jurisdiction.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 326-B:9
- 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
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
II. Eligibility requirements for the reinstatement of licenses after lapse and after disciplinary action.
III. Recognition of national certifying bodies issuing specialty certifications required for licensure as an APRN which shall also be recognized by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing.
IV. The standards to be met by, and the process for approval of, education programs designed to prepare applicants to qualify for licensure or certification in any of the disciplines regulated by the board under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 326-B:32, including the time period within which noncompliance must be corrected before such approval is withdrawn.
V. The standards to be met by, and the process for approval of, education programs designed to prepare LPNs in intravenous therapy and by programs designed to prepare LNAs to perform tasks not addressed in the basic curriculum required for licensure.
VI. The determination of disciplinary sanctions authorized by this chapter, including the determination of administrative fines.
VII. The administration of examinations authorized by this chapter, and the manner in which information regarding the contents of any licensing examinations may be disclosed, solicited, or compiled.
VIII. Ethical standards for the practice of nursing and nursing-related activities.
IX. Continuing competence requirements.
X. Designations that may be used by persons regulated by the board and retired persons regulated by the board.
XI. The implementation and coordination of the nurse licensure compact adopted in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 326-B:46. The board shall use model rules developed for the nurse licensure compact by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing as the basis for adopting rules which shall be modified as necessary to comply with state statutes.
XII. Prescribing controlled drugs pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 318-B:41.
XIII. A process for registering practitioners who have been granted a special registration to prescribe controlled substances via telemedicine pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 831(h).
XIV. The implementation of strategies and procedures necessary to increase the acceptance of military training and experience towards licensure for military veterans seeking to be licensed as a nurse. For the purposes of this subparagraph, “veterans” means veterans as defined in 38 U.S.C. § 101(2).