Bill Text: NH HB85 | 2025 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relative to temporary licensure for student respiratory therapists.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-12-23 - To Be Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration House Journal 2 [HB85 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2025-HB85-Introduced.html
HB 85-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2025 SESSION
25-0114
09/06
HOUSE BILL 85-FN
AN ACT relative to temporary licensure for student respiratory therapists.
SPONSORS: Rep. C. McGuire, Merr. 27; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Murphy, Dist 16
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
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ANALYSIS
This bill allows for the temporary licensure of student respiratory therapists and authorizes the office of professional licensure and certification, in consultation with the advisory board of respiratory care practitioners, to adopt rules governing this temporary licensure.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25-0114
09/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT relative to temporary licensure for student respiratory therapists.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Respiratory Care Practice; Definitions. Amend RSA 326-E:1 by inserting after paragraph XII the following new paragraph:
XIII. "Respiratory care student" means a person who is enrolled in a respiratory care educational program.
2 New Paragraph; Respiratory Care Practice; Rulemaking. Amend RSA 326-E:2 by inserting after paragraph VI the following new paragraph:
VII. The temporary licensure and scope of practice of student respiratory therapists under RSA 326-E:3-a.
3 New Section; Respiratory Care Practice; Temporary Licensure for Student Respiratory Therapists. Amend RSA 326-E by inserting after section 3 the following new section:
326-E:3-a Temporary Licensure for Student Respiratory Therapists.
I. A student enrolled in a respiratory care educational program may apply for a temporary student license in accordance with rules adopted by the executive director, in consultation with the advisory board, pursuant to RSA 541-A.
II. A student who has obtained a temporary license and who is employed in a healthcare setting may render respiratory care services only under the supervision of a licensed respiratory care practitioner for a limited period of time. The scope of practice of the student respiratory therapist is limited to those activities for which there is documented evidence of competency and under conditions specified by rule, pursuant to RSA 541-A.
4 Respiratory Care Practice; Exemptions from Licensure. Amend RSA 326-E:6, I(a) to read as follows:
(a) A person matriculated in an education program approved by the board who is pursuing a degree in respiratory care or respiratory therapy from satisfying supervised clinical education requirements related to the person's respiratory care education while under direct supervision of a respiratory care practitioner or physician. Respiratory care services may be performed without a license by a student when these services are related to the clinical aspect of a student's course of study.
5 Respiratory Care Practice; Responsibilities of the Respiratory Care Practitioner. Amend RSA 326-E:8, III to read as follows:
III. Each licensee shall provide his or her employer with a copy of his or her license, conditional license, temporary license, current renewal verification or proof of reinstatement of license. This copy shall be available for public review upon request. The employer shall maintain a list of all persons providing respiratory care at his or her facility for review by the executive director upon request.
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
25-0114
10/30/24
HB 85-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT relative to temporary licensure for student respiratory therapists.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Legislative Budget Assistant has determined that this legislation has a total fiscal impact of less than $10,000 in each of the fiscal years 2026 through 2028.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Office of Professional Licensure and Certification
