SB 452 New Hampshire Senate · 2026 Regular Session

enabling health care providers to offer certain complementary and alternative health care services.

SB 452 creates a new legal framework allowing unlicensed practitioners to offer certain complementary and alternative health care services (like acupuncture or nutritional counseling not covered by standard medical practice) without needing state licensing. It directly affects unlicensed providers and their patients, requiring providers to disclose their unlicensed status, share qualifications, and obtain written consent before offering services. The bill prohibits providers from performing surgery, prescribing drugs, manipulating spines, or advising patients to stop licensed medical treatments. It also mandates clear client disclosures about the provider's lack of licensure and maintains existing licensing requirements for standard medical practitioners.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2025
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Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Nov 21, 2025 Last action Feb 12, 2026
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Feb 12, 2026
Committee
Committee Report: Referred to Interim Study, 02/19/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 6
upper
Nov 21, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 1
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors

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