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Committee hears DHHS‑requested fixes to therapeutic cannabis law, including ethics and provider oversight changes
Summary
Senate Bill 264, requested by DHHS and introduced by Sen. Cassandra Prentice, would align New Hampshire’s therapeutic cannabis statute with recent changes that broadened certifying provider types and altered physician‑assistant supervision.
Senate Bill 264, introduced in the Senate Judiciary Committee at the request of the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), would amend the therapeutic cannabis statute (RSA 126‑X) to resolve inconsistencies left after two bills passed last year.
Sen. Cassandra Prentice said the bill responds to two earlier pieces of legislation: House Bill 1222 (which modified physician‑assistant collaboration/scope provisions) and SB 357 (which expanded the list of provider types authorized to certify patients for therapeutic cannabis). SB 264 would:
- Clarify that physician assistants (PAs) who certify patients for therapeutic cannabis must have a collaborative agreement only when their scope of practice still requires one (a change tied to HB 1222 and a two‑year waiver…
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