In this chapter:
I. "
Athletic training
" means "athletic training" as defined in RSA 326-G:1, III.
II. "
Board of directors
" means the chairpersons or their appointees of all the governing boards which shall be responsible for the administrative operation of the office of licensed allied health professionals.
III. "
Genetic counseling
" means genetic counseling as defined in RSA 326-K:1.
IV. "
Governing boards
" means individual licensing boards of athletic trainers, occupational therapy assistants, occupational therapists, physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, speech-language pathologists and hearing care providers, and genetic counselors.
V. "
Hearing care providers
" mean audiologists and hearing aid dealers as defined in RSA 326-F:1.
VI. "
Occupational therapy
" means "occupational therapy" as defined in RSA 326-C:1, III.
VII. "
Office of licensed allied health professionals
" means an agency of multiple governing boards in professions of the allied health field.
VIII. "
Physical therapy
" or "
physiotherapy
" means "physical therapy" or "physiotherapy" as defined in RSA 328-A:2, IX.
IX. [Repealed.]
X. [Repealed.]
XI. "
Speech-language pathology
" means "speech-language pathology" as defined in RSA 326-F:1.
Source. 1997, 287:1. 2002, 237:2; 275:3. 2003, 310:37. 2006, 220:2, 3. 2013, 271:2, 3, eff. July 1, 2013. 2021, 91:165, eff. July 1, 2021. 2022, 72:1, 21, I and II, eff. July 19, 2022.