Section 153-A:16 Exception for Physician, Registered Nurse, and Physician Assistant. - New Hampshire Statutes

   I. This chapter shall not be construed to restrict a licensed physician, registered nurse, or physician assistant from serving on an emergency medical service unit at any level of licensure, provided that they have been certified by the commissioner as having education and training appropriate to the delivery of emergency medical services. The commissioner shall establish the qualifications required for such certification. The qualifications for certification shall be adopted as rule under RSA 153-A:20.
   II. A physician, registered nurse, or physician assistant providing services in accordance with this section shall be immune from liability under RSA 153-A:17. Nothing in this section shall be construed as restricting the authority or practice of any registered nurse who cares for any patient while that patient is being transported by an emergency medical service vehicle, or other means of conveyance, from one hospital to another hospital under orders from a physician caring for that patient.
   III. If a physician determines that an inter-facility transfer of a recognized critical access hospital patient is urgent and the availability of 2 licensed emergency medical services providers exceeds 30 minutes, then a registered nurse certified in emergency nursing or critical care nursing, an emergency physician, or an emergency physician assistant may act as the responsible provider for the patient during the transfer, provided that each is certified in advanced cardiac life support and has completed a bureau of emergency medical services inter-facility training module.

Source. 1999, 345:6, eff. July 1, 1999. 2005, 163:1, eff. Aug. 20, 2005. 2006, 114:1, eff. July 8, 2006.