PMHNP · New Hampshire
Collaborative Practice Agreement for Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners in New Hampshire
No. Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners practice independently here. New Hampshire does not require one.
RSA 326-B:11 does not carve out a separate framework for psychiatric-mental-health NPs — PMHNPs are simply an APRN population focus under the same plenary-authority grant as any other NP (see the general `np` entry). This entry exists for its own page/URL/calculator weight, not a legal distinction.
What the collaboration must look like
The rules the physician relationship has to follow. Each fact comes from the statute or board rule listed under sources.
Proximity
No proximity requirement
Same standard as general NPs — no physician relationship required (RSA 326-B:11).
Supervision ratio
Not codified — no cap on file
Chart review
Not codified — left to the agreement
Meeting cadence
Not codified — left to the agreement
Prescriptive authority
Covered by the practice agreement · controlled substances permitted
Same statutory framework as general NPs (RSA 326-B:11), including Schedule II–IV telemedicine prescribing. PMHNP prescribing in practice skews toward Schedule II stimulants and Schedule IV benzodiazepines/hypnotics more heavily than general primary-care NP prescribing — not a different legal limit, but a different real-world risk profile (reflected in calculatorWeights, not here).
Written agreement
Not required
Unconditional — identical to the general `np` entry; RSA 326-B:11 draws no population-focus distinction.
Practice ownership (corporate practice of medicine)
Non-licensee ownership permitted — Same as the general `np` entry — no independent CPOM doctrine in NH; an NP may alternatively organize as a Professional Corporation under RSA 294-A, restricted to 'qualified persons.'
What a collaborating physician costs here
Typical monthly cost in New Hampshire
$500 – $600
Estimate for one Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. Standard-tier state.
About New Hampshire's rules
RSA 326-B:11 gives all APRN categories (NP/CRNA/CNM/CNS) plenary, independent practice authority with no supervising-physician or collaborative-agreement requirement and no experience-based transition period — unlike NC/VA. PA title changes to 'physician associate' effective 1/1/2027 (not yet live). NH has no independent corporate-practice-of-medicine doctrine; secondary sources disagree on how far that extends — verify before relying on any CPOM entry below.
Other clinicians in New Hampshire: see the state overview.