I. New Hampshire state licensure laws, rules, and regulations for nurses are hereby suspended for those nurses from other states or countries who are employed by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and who are offering medical services to patients of the Manchester Veterans Administration Medical Center (VAMC) at licensed medical facilities outside of the Manchester VAMC, provided that such nurses are acting within the scope of their employment at the VAMC and possess a current medical license in good standing in their respective state or country of licensure.
II. The acting director of the Manchester VAMC shall submit to the executive director of the New Hampshire office of professional licensure and certification, or designee, a list of all out-of-state or out-of-country nurses offering services in the state of New Hampshire.

Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 326-B:16-a

  • state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
  • United States: shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4

III. Nothing in this section shall be construed to preempt or supplant an individual licensed medical facility’s policies regarding the emergency credentialing of nurses or any other medical personnel.