Welcome to the Board of Nursing.
The New Hampshire Board of Nursing (NHBON) is a regulatory board that safeguards the life, health and public welfare of New Hampshire citizens. It also provides oversight of the Nursing Assistant (NA) Registry. The practice of nursing is regulated under the Nurse Practice Act RSA 326-B and further defined under the Administrative Rules 100-800. All licensees are responsible for knowing their scope of practice. No person may practice as a nurse or nurse aide without a license. In addition to direct care activities, NHBON also defines "practicing" as attendance at employee orientation or completing other types of non direct care activities.
Announcements
Letter About Proposed Nursing Assistant Legislation 
Proposed legislation to address workforce barriers for Nursing Assistants is in process. Representatives from health care associations, ie., Home Healthcare, NH Hospital Association, NH Long Term Care and NH Nurses Assoication, and NH Workforce Groups are involved in this discussion concerning the proposed legislation. Questions regarding this legislation can be addressed to board.questions@oplc.nh.gov.
NH Training Institute on Addictive Orders Training Survey
New Hampshire is in the midst of a substance use, to include opioids, and mental health crisis. As professionals working together to address these issues, we, the NH Training Institute on Addictive Disorders want your input as we seek to expand professional development opportunities for behavioral health and healthcare professionals.
Please complete this 5-minute training survey to let us know what professional development opportunities you need. Your input will help provide timely, relevant and responsive training.
Please complete this survey by Monday, March 11, 2019. Thank you for your time and input!
The Board of Nursing has the following 2 board member openings:
Licensed Nursing Assistant (LNA) position with experience in Long Term Care (LTC) and a public member.
Interested parties should contact Sheri Walsh at sheri.walsh@oplc.nh.gov with a letter of interest and a resume of experience.
Advanced Nursing Education Nurse Practitioner Residency Program
HRSA-19-001
Advanced Nursing Education Nurse Practitioner Residency (ANE-NPR) Program
The purpose of this program is to prepare new nurse practitioners (NPs) in primary care for practice in community-based settings through clinical and academic focused 12-month Nurse Practitioner Residency (NPR) programs, with a preference for those projects that benefit rural or underserved populations.
Nurse Licensee Monitoring Program
Videos Updated
Nursys.com has released videos to reflect the addition of the Authorization to Practice Map and changes in the display of licenses status that were launched earlier this year. The updated videos can be found on Nursys.com under the Help section ( https://www.nursys.com/Help/HelpVideoPlayer.aspx?VID ) or by clicking on the link(s) below.
- e-Notify for Institutions: https://www.nursys.com/Help/HelpVideoPlayer.aspx?VID=EN#hdrInstitutions
- e-Notify for Nurses: https://www.nursys.com/Help/HelpVideoPlayer.aspx?VID=EN#hdrNurses
- QuickConfirm for License Verification: https://www.nursys.com/Help/HelpVideoPlayer.aspx?VID=LQC
- Nurse License Verification for Endorsement: https://www.nursys.com/Help/HelpVideoPlayer.aspx?VID=NLV
Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact
- eNLC Fast Facts
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eNLC Implementation Videos explain the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC) for nurses from states in original compact and nurses from states new to the compact.
- Final eNLC Rules Adopted
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The NH BON is looking for applicants for the Licensed Nursing Assistant position. Interested applicants can contact Denise Nies, board administrator, at denise.nies@oplc.nh.gov, for further information regarding specifics about the position and should contact the governor’s office at the link below for an application: http://www.governor.nh.gov/contact/index.htm.
Resource for Addiction or Substance Misuse
- For immediate assistance with addiction or substance misuse call the New Hampshire Statewide Addiction Crisis Line toll-free at 1-844-711-HELP (4357) or via email: hope@keystonehall.org
- Free Educational Courses that award contact hours for Nurses and Nursing Students are being offered online at www.ncsbn.org. The course titles are: "Understanding Substance Use Disorder in Nursing" and "Nurse Manager Guidelines for Substance Use Disorder."
- Free Training on the Family Impact of Addiction.
Contact
121 South Fruit Street, Suite 102
Concord, NH 03301
board.questions@oplc.nh.gov
(603) 271-2323 (Nursing)
(603) 271-6282 (Nursing Assistant)
(603) 271-6605 (Fax)
The Board of Nursing cannot return calls from other countries, including Canada.
Portable Document Format (.pdf). Visit nh.gov for a list of free .pdf readers for a variety of operating systems.
Office of Professional Licensure and Certification
121 South Fruit Street | Concord, NH 03301
Main Telephone: (603) 271-2152