Document #13885, effective 4-15-24, readopted with amendment and renumbered rules in Chapter He-P 6000 titled “Ophthalmic Dispensing” from the Department of Health and Human Services (Department) as rules in Chapter Plc 800 and adopted new rules. Authority to regulate ophthalmic dispensing had been transferred from the Department to the Office of Professional Licensure and Certification pursuant to 2015, 276:92-95, effective 7-1-15. The existing rules in Chapter He-P 6000 were also transferred pursuant to 2015, 276:45 under RSA 310-A:1-a, II and III and would remain in effect until amended, expired, or repealed. The rules in Chapter He-P 6000 were last effective 10-31-13 in Document #10453 but did not expire on 10-31-23. Instead they were extended pursuant to RSA 541-A:14-a until replaced by the rules in Document #13885, effective 4-15-24.

Document #13885 adopted the following new rules:

Plc 801.01 and Plc 801.02

Plc 803.01, Plc 803.02, Plc 803.10, and Plc 803.11

Plc 804.02

Plc 805.01 and Plc 805.09 through Plc 805.11

Plc 806.01 through Plc 806.03

The following rules in Document #13885 were readopted with amendment and renumbered from the existing rules indicated:

Plc 801.03 (formerly He-P 6002.06)

Plc 802 (formerly He-P 6001)

Plc 803.03 through Plc 803.09 (formerly He-P 6002.01)

Plc 804.01 (formerly He-P 6002.04)

Plc 804.03 through Plc 804.05 (formerly He-P 6002.05)

Plc 805.02 through He-P 805.08 (formerly He-P 6002.02 and He-P 6002.03)

Plc 807 (formerly He-P 6003)

The prior filings affecting the rules in the former Chapter He-P 6000 include the following documents:

#5199, eff 8-7-91; EXPIRED 8-7-97

#6567, INTERIM, eff 8-22-97, EXPIRED 12-20-97

#6728, eff 4-1-98

#7119, eff 10-16-99

#7894, eff 5-21-03

#8593, eff 3-28-06

#10453, eff 10-31-13