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RSA 275:67 · Prohibited Overtime

Title: XXIII: LABOR
Chapter: 275 · PROTECTIVE LEGISLATION
Status: current
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275:67 Prohibited Overtime. –

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A registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or a licensed nursing assistant licensed under RSA 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.

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II.

The prohibition against mandatory overtime shall not apply to:

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(a)

A nurse participating in surgery, until the surgery is completed;

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(b)

A nurse working in a critical care unit, until another employee beginning a scheduled work shift relieves him or her;

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(c)

A nurse working in a home health care setting, until another qualified nurse or customary caregiver relieves him or her;

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(d)

A public health emergency; or

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(e)

A nurse covered by a collective bargaining agreement containing provisions addressing the issue of mandatory overtime. Source. 2007, 353:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2008.

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Source note

Source. 2007, 353:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2008.

Source history

2007, 353:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2008

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