New Hampshire § 326-E:7 Rights of Consumers

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 326-E:7 — Rights of Consumers

New Hampshire § 326-E:7

Title XXXOCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS

Ch. 326-ERESPIRATORY CARE PRACTICE

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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 326-E:7 (2026).

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I. [Repealed.] II. A respiratory care practitioner shall inform each patient that the patient has the freedom of choice in services and products. III. Any person may submit a complaint in writing to the executive director regarding any licensee, entity, or other person potentially in violation of this chapter. Confidentiality shall be maintained subject to state and federal law. IV.

(a)Information relating to the respiratory care practitioner-patient relationship is confidential and shall not be related to a third party who is not involved with the patient's care without the prior written consent of the patient.

(b)Confidential communications between licensees and their patients are placed on the same legal basis as those between physician and patient, and, except as otherwise provided b

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I. [Repealed.]
II. A respiratory care practitioner shall inform each patient that the patient has the freedom of choice in services and products.
III. Any person may submit a complaint in writing to the executive director regarding any licensee, entity, or other person potentially in violation of this chapter. Confidentiality shall be maintained subject to state and federal law.
IV. (a) Information relating to the respiratory care practitioner-patient relationship is confidential and shall not be related to a third party who is not involved with the patient's care without the prior written consent of the patient.
(b) Confidential communications between licensees and their patients are placed on the same legal basis as those between physician and patient, and, except as otherwise provided by law, no licensee shall be required to disclose such privileged communications. Confidential communications between a patient of a licensee and any person working under the supervision of such licensee to provide services that are customary and necessary for diagnosis and treatment are privileged to the same extent as would be the same communications between the supervising licensee and the patient.
(c) The privilege established in subparagraph (b) shall not apply to investigations and disciplinary proceedings conducted by any agency regulating health professions in this state.