HB 1457 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
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4/18/02 3565s
2002 SESSION
03/09
HOUSE BILL 1457
AN ACT relative to administration of alcohol concentration tests.
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
This bill clarifies the applicability of certain provisions relating to the drawing of blood for the purposes of administering of alcohol concentration tests.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
6mar02...2718h
4/18/02 3565s
02-2365
03/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Two
AN ACT relative to administration of alcohol concentration tests.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Administration of Alcohol Concentration Tests; Authorization; Reference Added. Amend RSA 265:85, I to read as follows:
I. Only a duly licensed physician, registered nurse, certified physician's assistant, or qualified medical technician or medical technologist acting at the request of a law enforcement officer may withdraw blood for the purpose of a test required by RSA 265:84 or RSA 265:93. Such licensed physician, registered nurse, physician's assistant, or qualified medical technician or medical technologist shall not be liable for damages or otherwise to the person from whom blood is withdrawn for any act performed in connection with such withdrawal provided the physician, registered nurse, physician's assistant, or qualified medical technician or medical technologist acts with ordinary care.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.