Bill Text: NH SB371 | 2024 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relative to the licensing and regulation of physicians.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-2)
Status: (Passed) 2024-08-07 - Signed by the Governor on 08/02/2024; Chapter 352; Effective 10/01/2024 [SB371 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2024-SB371-Introduced.html
SB 371-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2024 SESSION
24-3033
09/10
SENATE BILL 371-FN
AN ACT relative to the licensing of resident physicians.
SPONSORS: Sen. Fenton, Dist 10; Sen. Rosenwald, Dist 13; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Prentiss, Dist 5; Rep. T. Dolan, Rock. 16; Rep. C. Brown, Graf. 10; Rep. Mangipudi, Hills. 11
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
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ANALYSIS
This bill adds to the rulemaking authority of the board of medicine the eligibility requirements and duration of licensure for physician residency programs.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
24-3033
09/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT relative to the licensing of resident physicians.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Office of Professional Licensure and Certification; License Renewals; Lapse. Amend RSA 310:8, II to read as follows:
II. Licenses shall be valid for 2 years from the date of issuance except for physician residency licenses in accordance with RSA 329:14 and rules adopted under RSA 329:9, XXII and those apprentices licensed for one year in accordance with rules adopted pursuant to 541-A, provided that timely and complete application for license renewal by eligible applicants shall continue the validity of the licenses being renewed until the office has acted on the renewal application.
2 New Paragraph; Physicians and Surgeons; Examining Board; Rulemaking Authority. Amend RSA 329:9 by inserting after paragraph XXI the following new paragraph:
XXII. The eligibility requirements and duration of licensure for physician residencies under RSA 329:14.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
24-3033
12/4/23
SB 371-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT relative to the licensing of resident physicians.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Legislative Budget Assistant has determined that this legislation, as introduced, has a total fiscal impact of less than $10,000 in each of the fiscal years 2024 through 2027.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Office of Professional Licensure and Certification
