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Committee hears broad support for dietitian licensure compact; FBI fingerprint review flagged as implementation risk
Summary
Supporters urged passage of House Bill 145 to join a multistate dietitian licensure compact and require criminal history checks for new licensees. Witnesses said the compact would improve telehealth, continuity of care and workforce mobility; state police warned FBI review of any fingerprint-based background check can delay implementation.
House Bill 145, proposing that New Hampshire join the interstate dietitian licensure compact and require a criminal-history check for new dietitian licenses, drew extensive testimony from practitioners, state regulators and law‑enforcement officials at an EDNA committee public hearing.
Representative Jackie Groda opened the hearing, saying the board of licensed dietitians requested the change to give dietitians portability across compact states while retaining state jurisdiction over single‑state licensure. Abby Savard, chair of the board of licensed dietitians, told the committee the compact creates a “privilege to practice” model: a dietitian would keep a home‑state license and could obtain compact privilege to practice in other member states. Savard said the compact would improve access to nutrition counseling, telehealth continuity and portability for military…
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