RSA 328-I:1 · Definitions

328-I:1 Definitions. – In this chapter:

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I.

"Board" means the board of registration of medical technicians.

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II.

[Repealed.]

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III.

[Repealed.]

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IV.

"Health care facility" means health care facilities licensed under RSA 151.

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V.

"Medical establishment" means a setting where health care services are provided to patients, including, but not limited to, the office of a physician, dentist, naturopath, advanced practice registered nurse, optometrist, podiatrist, or a clinic, laboratory, or place not licensed under RSA 151.

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VI.

"Medical technician" means a health care worker who is not licensed or registered by a New Hampshire regulatory board and who assists licensed health care professionals in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease. "Medical technician" shall not include a nurse licensed in another state who is working in New Hampshire under the nurse licensure compact established in RSA 326-B:46. For the purposes of this chapter, medical technicians shall be limited to health care workers with access to controlled substances and with access to or contact with patients in a health care facility or in a medical establishment. Source. 2014, 295:1. 2015, 276:108, XXXVI. 2016, 238:3, eff. June 10, 2016.

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