Does 'melee touch' require a free hand?

[Joshua Randall]

Do you need a free hand to use a power with a range of melee touch?

For example, the paladin power lay on hands has a range of melee touch. If the paladin is wielding a weapon and a heavy shield, he does not have a free hand. Can he still use lay on hands?

(There are tons of other examples along the same lines; this is just the first one I thought of.)

 

[Mentat55]

"Melee touch" simply means that the target must be within your reach -- as in your inherent reach, and not, say, reach provided by a reach weapon.

 

[DracoSuave]

Melee touch is a range, not a requirement for what you have as accessories.

The Weapon and Implement keywords still work exactly as written.