New Hampshire's medical practice statute says performing surgery is practicing medicine, and defines 'surgery' as any procedure, including laser, in which human tissue is cut, shaped, burned, vaporized or otherwise structurally altered. This does not apply to people another statute authorizes to perform such acts.
Source: RSA 329:1 Practice (Chapter 329, Physicians and Surgeons)
Law or regulationPublished or effective Jun 18, 1997Checked Sep 14, 2026