Section 263:6-b Medical/Vision Advisory Board. - New Hampshire Statutes

   I. In order to advise the director on medical criteria for the reporting and examination of drivers with medical impairments, a medical/vision advisory board is hereby established within the division. The board shall be composed of 3 members appointed by the director. Two of the members of the board shall be licensed physicians and residents of this state, and one member of the board shall be a licensed optometrist and a resident of this state. Of the original appointees, one shall serve for a term of 2 years and 2 shall serve for terms of 4 years. Subsequent appointees shall each serve for a term of 4 years or until their successors are appointed and approved. Any vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the remainder of the term. The members of the board shall receive no compensation for their services and shall not hire any staff personnel but shall be paid mileage when attending to the duties of the committee at the maximum rate established in the Internal Revenue Code and regulations. After the first full year of operation of the advisory board, the board shall meet as needed.
   II. No civil or criminal action shall lie against any member of the medical/vision advisory board who acts in good faith in advising the director under the provisions of this section. Good faith shall be presumed on the part of members of the medical/vision advisory board in the absence of a showing of fraud or malice.
   III. The medical/vision advisory board shall:
      (a) Create and keep current criteria and science-based guidelines for use by division hearing examiners in making licensing determinations.
      (b) Develop and promote assessment techniques available to healthcare providers to assist patients in driving-related issues.
      (c) Assist the division in developing policy regarding medical conditions' effects on driving.
      (d) Serve as liaison to the healthcare community in promoting best medical practices related to driving safely.

Source. 2005, 123:1, eff. Aug. 14, 2005. 2009, 51:1, eff. July 1, 2009.