The Office of Professional Licensure and Certification (OPLC) establishes standards of practice and promulgates rules to regulate electrologists. The Committee assists OPLC in conducting and determining performance on license competency examinations. Who We Regulate: Electrologists

The purpose of the Naturopathic Board of Examiners is to protect the health, safety and welfare of the people of the State. This Board was created to regulate the practice of naturopathic medicine, establish basic qualifications for licensure of Naturopathic Doctors, Naturopathic Childbirth specialty, and Acupuncture specialty. Who We Regulate: Naturopathic Doctors

The focus of this Board is regulating the practices of reflexology, structural integration, and Asian bodywork therapy to protect the health, safety and welfare of the people of this State. The Office of Professional Licensure and Certification is responsible for regulating each of these disciplines and is assisted by the Advisory Board of Reflexology, Structural Integration, and Asian Bodywork Therapy. Who We Regulate: Asian Bodywork Therapists Reflexologists Structural Integrators

Mediates complaints alleging deceptive advertising claims or marketplace conduct, answers inquiries about companies and charities, issues warnings about fraudulent business schemes, and provides general consumer information.

Any individual who who is experiencing a sales or service problem that cannot be resolved between the customer and the company directly, can file a complaint, if the company is a member of NH Automobile Dealers Association.

The Board of Mental Health Practice licenses healthcare professionals through a system of licensure standards of practice, competency and regulatory oversight. The Board's mission is to assure that the services provided by mental health professionals are effective, and to safeguard the consumer against harm that may be caused by unqualified, impaired or unlicensed practitioners. The Board regulates: - Clinical Mental Health Counselors - Clinical Social Workers - Marriage and Family Therapists - Pastoral Psychotherapists - School Social Workers - Social Workers - Social Work Associates

The Advisory Board of Massage Therapists was created in the Department of Health & Human Services to regulate massage establishments and massage therapists and establish basic qualifications for licensure of massage therapists. The Board was recently transferred to the Office of Professional Licensure and Certification in the Division of Health Professions. Who We Regulate: Massage Therapists

The Advisory Board of Respiratory Care Practitioners is charged with administering and regulating the licensing process for the practice of Respiratory Care.

If you have witnessed efforts to commit any kind of fraud or corruption in the voting process, you may report this to the Moderator at your polling place or contact the Secretary of State's Office or the N.H Attorney Generals Office. If you have witnessed actual or attempted acts of discrimination or intimidation in the voting process, you may report to the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice at 202-514-4609

The Board licenses and regulates Physicians, both Allopathic and Osteopathic and Physician Assistants. Also provides license verifications. This does NOT inlclude podiatrists, chiropractors, optometrists and naturopaths are not physicians and are regulated by their own licensing boards.

The focus of the Board of Barbering, Cosmetology, and Esthetics is to protect the public health, safety and welfare by regulating the practices of Professional Barbers, Cosmetologists, Estheticians, Manicurists and Tanning. The Board licenses qualified individuals and businesses, establishes and enforces administrative rules and laws, and provides industry information to the public. Who We Regulate: Barbers Businesses Cosmetologists Estheticians Instructors Licensees Manicurists Master Barbers School Owners Shop Owners Tanning Facilities

The purpose of the New Hampshire Real Estate Appraiser Board is to bring New Hampshire into compliance with Title XI of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989. The federal act's purpose is to protect federal financial and public policy interests in real estate related transactions by requiring that real estate appraisers used in connection with federally-related transactions are performed in writing, in accordance with uniform standards, by individuals whose competency has been demonstrated and whose professional conduct will be subject to effective supervision. However, any real estate appraisal service performed by an individual licensed or certified under this chapter shall be subject to the supervision of the board. Who We Regulate: Appraisal Management Company (AMC) Apprentice Appraisers Certified General Appraisers Certified Residential Appraisers Licensed Residential Appraisers

Oversees the NH State prisons and all the division of field offices in the state.

The Federal Communications Commission regulates interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories. By filing a consumer complaint and telling your story, you contribute to federal enforcement and consumer protection efforts on a national scale and help us identify trends and track the issues that matter most.

In 2023, the legislature passed SB 149, establishing a requirement for nurse agencies seeking to do business in New Hampshire to register with the Office of Professional Licensure and Certification. Nurse agencies are “any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, or other legal entity that employs, assigns or refers nurses or licensed nursing assistants to a health care facility on a per diem or temporary basis for a fee.” Who We Regulate: Nurse Agencies

Board of Pharmacy monitors the practice of pharmacy through the ongoing inspections, investigations, licensure and regulation. The Board Regulates: - Advanced Pharmacy Technician - Bulk Sterile, Non-Sterile Compounder, Outsourcing Facility, 503B License - Certified Pharmacy Technician - Drug or Device Distribution Agents - In-State Pharmacy - Limited Retail Drug Distributor - Manufacturer - Non-Resident/Mail-Order Pharmacy - Pharmacist - Pharmacy Intern - Registered Pharmacy Technician

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) insures deposits made into banks up to a set amount in the event the financial institution fails. The FDIC also offers consumer protection and information on a wide variety of financial issues. The FDIC Information and Support Center allows users with inquires or complaints about financial institutions, bank failures, or deposit insurance coverage to open cases with the FDIC for assistance and resolution.

To enforce the law and defend the interests of the United States according to the law; to ensure public safety against threats foreign and domestic; to provide federal leadership in preventing and controlling crime; to seek just punishment for those guilty of unlawful behavior; and to ensure fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans.

Who We Regulate: Fuel Gas Fitting Trainee Installation Service Piping Domestic Appliance Hearth System Installation and Service Plumber Trainee Journeyman Master Water Treatment Technician - Voluntary Oil Heating Technician - Voluntary Business Entities (including corporations, LLC’s and partnerships)

The Division of Enforcement and Licensing is responsible for the enforcement of all liquor laws and rules as well as the licensing of all private business that are involved with alcoholic beverages.

Offers information about equal opportunity act, monitoring of complaints submitted by consumers to the CFPB, and coordinating with other Federal and state agencies on military consumer protection measures. Also provides information and requests for the freedom of information act.

This division addresses things like: consumer complaints, consumer protection, elder financial abuse, scams, identity theft, consumer alerts, lottery scams, insurance fraud, and more. This bureau has a Consumer Protection Hotline for people to call.

Call to obtain product safety and other agency information and to report unsafe products.

The mission of the Office of the Child Advocate is to lift up children by promoting equitable and effective reforms that meet the best interests of all New Hampshire children and strengthen public confidence and accountability in the State’s systems that support children and families.

The Board of Chiropractic Examiners regulates and licenses chiropractic professionals