Section Nat 601.01 - Definitions(a) "Prevention of human health conditions and diseases" means actions directed to preventing illness and promoting health to reduce the need for secondary or tertiary health care. Prevention includes such actions as assessment, application of treatment measures, health teaching, screening, early diagnosis and treatment, and recognition of disability limitations and rehabilitation potential.(b) "Diagnosis of human health conditions and diseases" means the use of information from sources such as findings from physical examinations, interview of patient or family or both, the medical history of the patient and family and clinical findings as reported by laboratory and medical imaging studies, and diagnosis includes the use of: (1) Physical or orificial examinations, all medical imaging, and physiological functions tests;(2) Phlebotomy and laboratory testing, and examinations; and(3) Non-in vasive diagnostic procedures used by medical practitioners in general practice.(c) "Treatment of human health conditions and diseases" means the management and care of the patient using education, natural medicines, and therapies, which does not include: (1) Emergency medical treatment, unless no fee or other consideration is charged, received, expected, or contemplated, pursuant to RSA 328-E:5, I(g);(2) Prescribing, dispensing, or administering any legend or controlled substance as defined in RSA 318 or RSA 318-B except the prescribing, dispensing, or administering legend or controlled substances approved for use in the naturopathic formulary pursuant to RSA 328-E:16; or (3) The use of surgical or invasive procedures.(d) "Surgical procedure" means a procedure in which skin or mucus membrane and connective tissue are incised or excised. This includes operations, biopsies, deep cryotherapy, and organ transplantation.(e) "Non-surgical procedure" means a procedure that does not include the use of parenteral or non-parenteral therapeutic devices to administer natural medicine as provided for in Nat 406, or the use of therapeutic devices including but not limited to, otoscopes and ophthalmoscopes.(f) "Parenteral therapies" means the use of therapeutic devices to access and administer natural medicines according to Nat 406 in routes other than oral such as topical, intravenous, intramuscular, intra-articular, intradermal, or subcutaneous.N.H. Admin. Code § Nat 601.01
Derived from Volume XL Number 50, Filed December 10, 2020, Proposed by #13140, Effective 11/26/2020, Expires 11/26/2030