New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Med - Board of Medicine
Chapter Med 400 - RENEWAL, CONTINUING EDUCATION AND ONGOING REQUIREMENTS
Part Med 407 - PROFESSIONALS' HEALTH PROGRAM
Section Med 407.02 - Approved Professionals' Health Program

(a) Only programs which have been approved by the board shall be recognized as an acceptable vehicle for monitoring the treatment, rehabilitation, or improvement of a licensee, or for the protection of the public.

(b) Only programs which meet the minimum standards of Med 407.03 shall be approved by the board, which shall maintain a listing of approved programs.

(c) A program may obtain general approval from the board by filing a petition with the board requesting approval and demonstrating that the program complies with the standards of Med 407.03.

(d) General approval of a program shall not constitute approval of the appropriateness of the program in the case of any given licensee.

(e) A licensee's participation in a program shall not be disclosed to the board unless the licensee violates the terms of his or her contract or requests such consideration by motion or signed authorization.

(f) Individual programs, and motions requesting approval of such programs, shall be kept confidential except to the extent they are incorporated into public settlement agreements or disciplinary actions, or become evidence in disciplinary hearings in situations where a violation of the terms of the contract is relevant to the misconduct or disciplinary action at issue.

(g) Individual licensees who have been accepted into an approved program shall not be relieved of their obligation to provide relevant information regarding their treatment for physical or mental disability, disease, disorder, or condition or substance abuse on their annual license renewal applications.