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RSA 330-A:15-a · [RSA 330-A:15-a effective July 1, 2026; see also RSA 330-A:15-a set out above.] 330-A:15-a Processing License Applications; Criminal History Record Check

Title
XXX: OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter
330-A · MENTAL HEALTH PRACTICE
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current
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[RSA 330-A:15-a effective July 1, 2026; see also RSA 330-A:15-a set out above.] 330-A:15-a Processing License Applications; Criminal History Record Check. –

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Every applicant for initial licensure shall submit to the office of professional licensure and certification a criminal history record release form, as provided by the New Hampshire division of state police, department of safety, which authorizes the release of his or her criminal history record, if any, to the executive director of the office of professional licensure and certification or its designee within the office of professional licensure and certification. For the purposes of this section, a designee may be the office's agency counsel, administrative law judge, director of licensing and board administration, licensing service representative, or board administrator.

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The applicant shall submit with the release form a complete set of fingerprints taken by a qualified law enforcement agency, an authorized employee of the department of safety, or an authorized employee of the office of professional licensure and certification, approved by the commissioner of the department of safety. In the event that the first set of fingerprints is invalid due to insufficient pattern, a second set of fingerprints shall be necessary in order to complete the criminal history records check. If, after 2 attempts, a set of fingerprints is invalid due to insufficient pattern, the office of professional licensure and certification may, in lieu of the criminal history records check, accept police clearances from every city, town, or county where the person has lived during the past 5 years.

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The office of professional licensure and certification shall submit the criminal history records release form and fingerprint form to the division of state police which shall conduct a criminal history records check through its records and through the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Upon completion of the records check, the division of state police shall release copies of the criminal history records to the executive director of the office of professional licensure and certification or its designee within the office of professional licensure and certification. The executive director of the office of professional licensure and certification or its designee within the office of professional licensure and certification shall maintain the confidentiality of all criminal history records information received pursuant to this section.

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The applicant shall bear the cost of a criminal history record check. Source. 2019, 228:3, eff. Sept. 10, 2019. 2024, 366:21, eff. June 30, 2026. 2025, 161:8, eff. July 1, 2026.

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Source note

Source. 2019, 228:3, eff. Sept. 10, 2019. 2024, 366:21, eff. June 30, 2026. 2025, 161:8, eff. July 1, 2026.

Source history

  • 2019, 228:3, eff. Sept. 10, 2019
  • 2024, 366:21, eff. June 30, 2026
  • 2025, 161:8, eff. July 1, 2026

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