Section Med 301.01 - Definitions(a) "Administrative license" means a license to engage in professional, managerial, or administrative activities related to the practice of medicine or to the delivery of health care services, but does not include the practice of clinical medicine.(b) "Applicant" means a physician on whose behalf an application has been filed.(c) "Board certified" means a physician who is currently certified by a medical specialty board recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) or by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA).(d) "Clearance" means a document received directly from a state licensing authority which verifies whether or not a person has ever been granted a license by that state, the dates during which that license was valid and whether the licensing authority has ever taken disciplinary action against that license.(e) "Clinical medicine" means medical practice that includes but is not limited to: (1) Direct involvement in patient evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment;(2) Prescribing any medication;(3) Delegating medical acts or prescription authority;(4) The supervision of physicians, physician assistants, or registered nurses in the practice of clinical medicine; or(5) Direct involvement in medical decisions impacting population health.(f) "Courtesy license" means a license, issued pursuant to RSA 329:14, VII, which shall not exceed 100 calendar days and is restricted to specific dates and location(s) as indicated on the license. The term includes "locum tenens license."(g) "Federation Credentials Verification Service (FCVS)" means the service provided by the Federation of State Medical Boards which verifies and maintains a permanent collection of original source documentation of physician educational, examination and identification documents.(h) "Special license" means a license, issued pursuant to RSA 329:14, VI which is restricted to specific dates and location(s) as indicated on the license, in the following categories:: (1) "Camp license" as described in Med 305.02(a); and(2) "Visiting professor license" as described in Med 305.02(b).(i) "Special training license" means a license, issued pursuant to RSA 329:14, V which is restricted to specific dates and location(s) as indicated on the license. The term includes "resident training license.".(j) "Temporary license" means an unrestricted license valid for only 6 months pending the applicant's receipt of an unrestricted permanent license.(k) "Unrestricted permanent license" means a license granted pursuant to RSA 329:14, III that expires biennially on June 30.N.H. Admin. Code § Med 301.01
#4970, eff 11-8-90; ss by #5908, eff 10-7-94; ss by #6576, eff 9-15-97; amd by #8068, eff 4-10-04; ss by #8662, INTERIM, eff 6-16-06, EXPIRED: 12-13-06
New. #8945, eff 7-18-07; ss by #9900, eff 4-12-11 (see Revision Note at chapter heading for Med 300)
Amended by Volume XL Number 7, Filed February 13, 2020, Proposed by #12972, Effective 1/10/2020, Expires 1/10/2030