New Hampshire good-faith exam for med spas

Good-faith examination in New Hampshire

New Hampshire defines the physician-patient relationship itself: it requires an in-person exam OR an exam using telemedicine. Where the telemedicine route is used the statute attaches conditions — verifying the identity of the patient receiving services through telemedicine, disclosing the physician’s name, contact information and license type, obtaining consent where a parent or guardian’s consent is required for telemedicine, and meeting the standard of care. Prescribing to someone with whom no physician-patient relationship exists is unprofessional conduct.

• Physician-patient relationship means a medical connection between a licensed physician and a patient that includes an in-person exam or an exam using telemedicine, provided the physician: verifies the identity of the patient receiving health care services through telemedicine; discloses to the patient the physician’s name, contact information, and the type of health occupation license held by the physician; obtains oral or written consent from the patient or from the patient’s parent or guardian, if state law requires the consent of a parent or guardian for use of telemedicine services; and meets the standard of care.

  N.H. Rev. Stat. §329:1-c (Physician-Patient Relationship) · verified Sep 3, 2026

• Prescribing drugs to individuals without a physician-patient relationship shall be unprofessional conduct subject to discipline under RSA 329:17, VI.

  N.H. Rev. Stat. §329:1-c · verified Sep 3, 2026

• Advanced practice registered nurse-patient relationship means a medical connection between a licensed APRN and a patient that includes an in-person or telemedicine exam, a history, a diagnosis, a treatment plan appropriate for the licensee’s medical specialty, and documentation of all prescription drugs including name and dosage.

  N.H. Rev. Stat. §326-B:2, I-a · verified Sep 3, 2026

• The definition of a physician-patient relationship shall not apply to a physician licensed in another state who is consulting to a New Hampshire licensed physician with whom the patient has a relationship.

  N.H. Rev. Stat. §329:1-c (consulting exception) · verified Sep 3, 2026