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This bill creates the Complementary and Alternative Health Care Practice Act, which allows individuals to provide alternative health services without a state license, with important restrictions and disclosure requirements. Under the bill, practitioners can offer services not typically recognized by mainstream medical professions, but they are prohibited from performing surgeries, administering x-rays, setting fractures, prescribing drugs, manipulating joints or spine, or recommending patients stop existing medical treatments. Practitioners must provide clients with a detailed information document before service that includes their name, title, contact information, a clear statement that they are not state-licensed, a description of their services, and their qualifications. They must also obtain a written acknowledgment from clients that they received this information and keep a copy for two years. The bill explicitly does not limit patients' rights to seek civil remedies for negligence and does not interfere with licensed healthcare professionals' existing practices. The law will take effect on January 1, 2027, and aims to provide a regulatory framework for alternative health practitioners while protecting patient interests through transparency and safety restrictions.

Health and Social Services

https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/billinfo.aspx?id=1213&inflect=2