CHAPTER 15
HB 228 - FINAL VERSION
2001 SESSION
08/01
HOUSE BILL 228
AN ACT relative to dealing in and possessing prescription drugs by podiatrists.
SPONSORS: Rep. Emerton, Hills 7; Rep. McGuire, Rock 26; Sen. Wheeler, Dist 21
COMMITTEE: Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
This bill clarifies that podiatrists may possess, administer, dispense, and prescribe prescription drugs.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
01-0560
08/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand One
AN ACT relative to dealing in and possessing prescription drugs by podiatrists.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
15:1 New Paragraph; Pharmacists and Pharmacies; Definitions. Amend RSA 318:1 by inserting after paragraph XII-a the following new paragraph:
XII-b. "Podiatrist" means a person authorized by law to practice podiatry in this state pursuant to RSA 315.
15:2 Pharmacists and Pharmacies; Dealing in or Possessing Prescription Drugs. Amend RSA 318:42, II to read as follows:
II. Physicians, dentists, optometrists, podiatrists, veterinarians, advanced registered nurse practitioners, and physician assistants from possessing, compounding, personally administering, or distributing prescription drugs to meet the immediate medical needs of their patients. For advanced registered nurse practitioners and physician assistants, compounding shall be limited according to RSA 318:42, VIII. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the dispensing of noncontrolled prescription drugs by an authorized agent of a veterinarian for an animal under the agent's care, provided that the drugs were compounded by or under the supervision of the licensed veterinarian.
15:3 New Paragraph; Controlled Drug Act; Definitions. Amend RSA 318-B:1 by inserting after paragraph XXIV the following new paragraph:
XXIV-a. "Podiatrist" means a person authorized by law to practice podiatry in this state pursuant to RSA 315.
15:4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2002.
(Approved: April 24, 2001)
(Effective Date: January 1, 2002)