New Hampshire § 316-A-27 - Section 316-A:27 Privileged Communications.
Full text of New Hampshire New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated § 316-A-27 — Section 316-A:27 Privileged Communications., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 316-A-27. Section 316-A:27 Privileged Communications.
The confidential relations and communications between any person licensed under provisions of this chapter and such licensed person's patient are placed on the same basis as those provided by law between attorney and client, and, except as otherwise provided by law, no such doctor of chiropractic shall be required to disclose such privileged communications. Confidential relations and communications between a patient and any person working under the supervision of a doctor of chiropractic that are customary and necessary for diagnosis and treatment are privileged to the same extent as though those relations or communications were with such supervising doctor of chiropractic. This section shall not apply to disciplinary hearings or actions conducted under RSA 316-A:22, relative to the board of chiropractic examiners, RSA 326-B, relative to the board of nursing, RSA 151-A:11, relative to the board of examiners of nursing home administrators, or any other statutorily created medical occupational licensing board conducting disciplinary proceedings. This section shall not apply to hearings conducted pursuant to RSA 135-C:27-54.
Source: official New Hampshire text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 316-A-27 ("Section 316-A:27 Privileged Communications.") is part of the New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Hampshire. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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