New Hampshire § 318:52-a Fraud or Deceit

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 318:52-a — Fraud or Deceit

New Hampshire § 318:52-a

Title XXXOCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS

Ch. 318PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACIES

SubdivisionPossession and Sale of Drugs and Devices for Administration of Drugs

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Bluebook

N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 318:52-a (2026).

Text

It is unlawful to obtain or attempt to obtain a drug or device sold by prescription of a physician, dentist, optometrist, podiatrist, veterinarian, naturopathic doctor, physician associate, or advanced practice registered nurse that bears a statement that it is to be dispensed or sold only by or on the prescription of a physician, dentist, optometrist, podiatrist, veterinarian, naturopathic doctor, physician associate, or advanced practice registered nurse by:

I.Fraud, deceit, misrepresentation or subterfuge;

II.The forgery or alteration of a prescription or of any written order;

III.The concealment of a material fact;

IV.The use of a false name or the giving of a false address; or

V.Submission of an electronic or on-line medical history form that fails to establish a valid practition

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It is unlawful to obtain or attempt to obtain a drug or device sold by prescription of a physician, dentist, optometrist, podiatrist, veterinarian, naturopathic doctor, physician associate, or advanced practice registered nurse that bears a statement that it is to be dispensed or sold only by or on the prescription of a physician, dentist, optometrist, podiatrist, veterinarian, naturopathic doctor, physician associate, or advanced practice registered nurse by:
I. Fraud, deceit, misrepresentation or subterfuge;
II. The forgery or alteration of a prescription or of any written order;
III. The concealment of a material fact;
IV. The use of a false name or the giving of a false address; or
V. Submission of an electronic or on-line medical history form that fails to establish a valid practitioner-patient relationship.

Legislative History

1965, 275:1. 1994, 333:13. 2009, 54:5. 2010, 74:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2011; 259:10, eff. July 6, 2010; 259:12, eff. Jan. 1, 2011 at 12:01 a.m. 2025, 105:1, eff. June 17, 2025.