New Hampshire HB 1286: relative to the practice of dentistry and when radiographic examinations are required.

Bill Text

HB 1286 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

11Mar2026... 0914h

2026 SESSION

 26-2796

 05/09

HOUSE BILL 1286

AN ACT relative to the practice of dentistry and when radiographic examinations are required.

SPONSORS: Rep. Drago, Rock. 4; Rep. DeVito, Rock. 8; Rep. Harvey-Bolia, Belk. 3; Rep. Peternel, Carr. 6; Rep. Pauer, Hills. 36; Rep. Tom Mannion, Hills. 1; Rep. Wherry, Hills. 13; Rep. Sabourin dit Choiniere, Rock. 30; Rep. Litchfield, Rock. 32

COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

 This bill provides that a dentist may treat a patient who declines to have a radiographic examination and the dentist in such cases shall require the patient to sign a waiver of liability.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

 Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

11Mar2026... 0914h 26-2796

 05/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT relative to the practice of dentistry and when radiographic examinations are required.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 1 New Paragraph; Practice of Dentistry; X-Rays; When Required. Amend RSA 317-A:17 by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph: 

 II-a. Notwithstanding RSA 317-A:17, II(j), a dentist may treat a patient who has declined to have a radiographic examination. In such cases, the dentist shall require the patient to sign a waiver of liability, indicating that the patient waives the right to sue the dentist in the event that the lack of a radiographic examination results in unforeseen injury to the patient. No dentist shall be subject to license suspension, revocation, or any other disciplinary action by the board for actions taken pursuant to this paragraph.

 2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.