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RSA 132-A:1 Definitions
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In this chapter: I. "Department" means the department of health and human services. II. "Hospital" means a public or private institution which is required to be licensed under RSA 151, and which is engaged in providing to patients, under supervision of physicians, diagnostic and …
RSA 132-A:2 Temporary Care and Control of Children at a Hospital or Safe Haven
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I. A hospital or safe haven, without a court order, shall take temporary care and control of a child who is not more than 61 days old, provided that the child is handed to a person at the hospital or safe haven, or is placed in a safe haven infant safety device, by the child's pa…
RSA 132-A:3 Notice to Department
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I. Within 24 hours after a hospital or safe haven assumes temporary care and control of a child under RSA 132-A:2, the hospital or safe haven shall notify the department and law enforcement officials that the hospital or safe haven has assumed temporary care and control of the ch…
RSA 132-A:4 Liability
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I. No person or entity subject to the provisions of this chapter shall be liable for any claim at law or in equity as a result of action taken pursuant to the requirements of this chapter. II. Notwithstanding any rule of evidence or law to the contrary, evidence of a parent's cri…