RSA 326-E:7 Rights of Consumers.

I. [Repealed.]
II. A respiratory care practitioner shall inform each patient that the patient has the freedom of choice in services and products.
III. Any person may submit a complaint in writing to the executive director regarding any licensee, entity, or other person potentially in violation of this chapter. Confidentiality shall be maintained subject to state and federal law.
IV. (a) Information relating to the respiratory care practitioner-patient relationship is confidential and shall not be related to a third party who is not involved with the patient's care without the prior written consent of the patient.
(b) Confidential communications between licensees and their patients are placed on the same legal basis as those between physician and patient, and,