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RSA 326-B:21-a · Licensed Nursing Assistant; Licensure by Alternate Experience

326-B:21-a Licensed Nursing Assistant; Licensure by Alternate Experience. –

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A current or former military service member who has been assigned an enlisted occupational skill in any of the Department of Defense branches, including Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines, Coast Guard, or others, qualifying the member to serve as a medical assistant primarily responsible for providing emergency medical treatment at the point of care, limited primary care, and health protection and evacuation from a point of injury or illness, shall be deemed to have taken a board-approved nursing assistant course and may apply for a license as a nursing assistant in New Hampshire. For purposes of this paragraph "occupational skill" shall include Army 68W, Air Force 4N0X1, Navy hospital corpsman HM, Coast Guard health services technician HS, or equivalents as implemented by the Department of Defense. An applicant under this paragraph shall:

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Provide proof that the applicant has been assigned an enlisted occupational code of 68W (Army), 4N0X1 (Air Force), Navy hospital corpsman HM, Coast Guard health services technician HS, or equivalents, and that the applicant has used those skills as part of their service in the last 3 years;

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Have committed no acts or omissions which are grounds for disciplinary action as set forth in this chapter, or, if such acts have been committed and would be grounds for disciplinary action, the board has found, after investigation, that sufficient restitution has been made; and

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(c)

Meet other criteria as established by the board.

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An individual licensed as an emergency medical technician-basic, emergency medical technician-advanced, or paramedic in any United States jurisdiction who presently holds a certification from the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT), shall be deemed to have taken a board-approved nursing assistant course and may apply for a license as a licensed nursing assistant in New Hampshire. An applicant under this paragraph shall:

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Provide proof that the applicant is currently licensed as an emergency medical technician-basic, emergency medical technician-advanced, or paramedic in any United States jurisdiction;

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Provide a copy of the applicant's certification from the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians;

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Have committed no acts or omissions which are grounds for disciplinary action as set forth in this chapter, or, if such acts have been committed and would be grounds for disciplinary action, the board has found, after investigation, that sufficient restitution has been made; and

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Meet other criteria as established by the board. Source. 2021, 97:1, eff. July 1, 2021. 2022, 31:1, eff. July 2, 2022.

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Source note

Source. 2021, 97:1, eff. July 1, 2021. 2022, 31:1, eff. July 2, 2022.

Source history

  • 2021, 97:1, eff. July 1, 2021
  • 2022, 31:1, eff. July 2, 2022

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