SB403: relative to the board of medicine.

CHAPTER 108

SB 403 – FINAL VERSION

2004 SESSION

04-3122

08/10

SENATE BILL 403

AN ACT relative to the board of medicine.

SPONSORS: Sen. D’Allesandro, Dist 20

COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration

ANALYSIS

This bill makes changes to license renewal requirements for physicians and surgeons.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

04-3122

08/10

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Four

AN ACT relative to the board of medicine.

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

108:1 Physicians and Surgeons; Renewal of Licenses. Amend RSA 329:16-a to read as follows:

329:16-a Renewal. Every person licensed to practice under this chapter, except as provided in RSA 329:16-c, shall apply to the board on a biennial basis for renewal of license on forms provided by the board and shall pay a renewal fee as established by the board. If a person applies to the board for a renewal of license by June 30 of the year in which the licensee's renewal is set to occur, the person's license shall not expire until [July 1 of such year] the board has taken final action upon the application for renewal.

108:2 Physicians and Surgeons; Notice of Renewal. Amend RSA 329:16-d to read as follows:

329:16-d Notice of Renewal. On or before [February] March 1 of each licensee's renewal year, the board shall mail each licensee, except those on the inactive list, an application for renewal of license.

108:3 Physicians and Surgeons; Neglect to Renew. Amend RSA 329:16-e to read as follows:

329:16-e Neglect to Renew. Any licensee who fails to renew his or her license by June 30 of the year in which the licensee's renewal is set to occur shall be required to pay double the renewal fee if paid within 90 days of the expiration date. Any failure, neglect, or refusal on the part of any person licensed by the board to renew the license as provided in RSA 329:16-a or this section shall automatically lapse such license. Licenses lapsed under this section for nonpayment within 90 days shall not be [restored] reinstated except upon payment of a [restoration] reinstatement fee as established by the board, and a showing of such evidence of professional competence as the board may reasonably require.

108:4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2004.

(Approved: May 17, 2004)

(Effective Date: July 1, 2004)