Section 328-F:18 Allied Health Professionals; Issuance of Licenses; Conditional Licenses. - New Hampshire Statutes

   I. Each governing board shall issue initial licenses and license renewals to applicants who have completed the required application procedures and have met the eligibility requirements established by the practice act and the rules of the governing board. If a governing board is authorized by its practice act to issue provisional licenses, it shall issue such licenses to applicants who have completed the required application procedures and have met the eligibility requirements for provisional licensure established by the practice act and the rules of the governing board.
   II. The governing boards shall take no action on an application for any type of license, or reinstate any lapsed or suspended license, until the applicant has completed the application procedures required by the practice acts and the rules of the governing boards.
   III. To insure the competency of licensees, the governing boards are authorized to issue initial licenses, license renewals, and reinstatements of licensure after lapse or suspension for disciplinary reasons that are conditional in nature. Such conditional licenses may include the following conditions on the licensee's authorization to practice:
      (a) A limit on the duration of the license.
      (b) A requirement that specified education, clinical experience, or training is completed by the licensee before removal of the condition.
      (c) A requirement that the conditional licensee be supervised in his or her practice.
      (d) A limitation on the scope of the practice of the conditional licensee.
   IV. Initial licenses, including conditional licenses that are the first license issued to the individual, and provisional licenses shall be:
      (a) Signed and dated by the chairperson of the governing board issuing them.
      (b) Numbered consecutively and recorded.
   V. Nothing in this chapter or in the practice acts of the governing boards shall be construed to restrict persons licensed under any other law of this state from engaging in a profession or practice for which they are licensed.

Source. 1997, 287:1. 2003, 310:49, eff. July 1, 2003.