New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Den - State Board of Registration of Funeral Directors and Embalmers
Chapter Den 300 - LICENSING REQUIREMENTS
Part Den 301 - APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Section Den 301.11 - Use of Social Security Number

(a) Applicants for licensure as a dental hygienist or a dentist shall provide their social security numbers as required by Den 301.01(a)(4) and Den 301.02(a)(4).

(b) Pursuant to RSA 161-B:11, VI-a and 42 U.S.C.A. 666(a)(13), the board shall provide a licensee's social security number to the department of health and human services in conjunction with proceedings or actions to establish paternity or to establish or enforce child support.

(c) Pursuant to 45 CFR 60.8 and 45 CFR 61.7, the board shall provide a licensee's or applicant's social security number to their respective educational institutions, law enforcement and professional licensure agencies, the licensure testing examiners utilized by the board to assess applicant professional competence, the American Association of Dental Boards, the National Practitioner Data Bank, or their equivalents, in order to ensure accurate identification of the applicant's or licensee's identity for the protection of the public welfare.

(d) Licensees' social security numbers shall not be provided to any other third party, or be used for any other purpose. Pursuant to RSA 161-B:11, VI-a, social security numbers shall be confidential and not subject to RSA 91-A, the right-to-know law.