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HB172: (New Title) allowing naturopathic doctors to dispense prescription drugs which are within their scope of practice.
Bill details
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Sponsors
- Maurice Pilotte House · Hills 16
- Alida Millham House · Belk 5
- Michael Downing Senate · Dist 22
- Jacalyn Cilley Senate · Dist 6
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CHAPTER 152
HB 172 – FINAL VERSION
12Feb2009… 0098h
05/20/09 1524s
2009 SESSION
09-0515
01/10
HOUSE BILL 172
AN ACT allowing naturopathic doctors to dispense prescription drugs which are within their scope of practice.
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill allows naturopathic doctors to dispense prescription drugs which are within their scope of practice as defined under RSA 328-E:4.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
12Feb2009… 0098h
05/20/09 1524s
09-0515
01/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nine
AN ACT allowing naturopathic doctors to dispense prescription drugs which are within their scope of practice.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
152:1 Prescription Drugs; Naturopathic Doctors Added. Amend RSA 318:42, II to read as follows:
II. Physicians, dentists, optometrists, podiatrists, veterinarians, advanced registered nurse practitioners, naturopathic doctors, and physician assistants from possessing, compounding, personally administering, or distributing prescription drugs to meet the immediate medical needs of their patients. For advanced registered nurse practitioners and physician assistants, compounding shall be limited according to RSA 318:42, VIII. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the dispensing of noncontrolled prescription drugs by an authorized agent of a veterinarian for an animal under the agent’s care, provided that the drugs were compounded by or under the supervision of the licensed veterinarian.
152:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: July 8, 2009
Effective Date: July 8, 2009