CONCORD - The New Hampshire Board of Pharmacy has temporarily suspended the license of a pharmacist facing disciplinary action and criminal charges in Massachusetts.

Bruce R. Kline, 58, of Mansfield, Mass., was licensed to practice in both states before he was ordered to surrender his Massachusetts license in August. He was fired for allegedly diverting drugs and because he had pending criminal charges against him, which include domestic assault and battery with a deadly weapon.

The New Hampshire Board of Pharmacy issued an order of emergency suspension on Jan. 18 and scheduled a hearing for Kline on Jan. 31.

The board based Kline's suspension on a history of substance abuse and the Massachusetts criminal charges, which also include witness intimidation.

Kline also lost his pharmacy license in 2003 after he was arrested for operating under the influence. He was allowed to return to practice in 2009 on the condition he agreed to random drug and alcohol testing.

Kline could not be reached for comment.