Title XII, Public Safety and Welfare

I. The purpose of this subdivision is to reform welfare through the vehicle made available by the federal government. To the extent permitted by federal law, it is the intent of the general court to operate the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program through 2 subpr…

The department shall make strong efforts to meet the work participation rate requirements of the federal TANF program, as amended by the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005. I. Efforts may include the following actions: (a) Using state funds not claimed as maintenance of effort for the…

I. The department shall establish a performance measurement system designed to assist the department in meeting the goals of the TANF reauthorization program, including a mission statement identifying values that focus on qualitative outcomes. The measurement system shall be adop…

I. The oversight committee established by RSA 126-A:13 shall monitor changes to the state TANF program made as a result of the federal reauthorization of TANF in 2005 and shall provide informational meetings on such changes to the general court. II. The department of health and h…

The department shall perform a diversion program and study for a limited population of TANF applicants who receive an assessment and benefits prior to entry into the TANF program. The study shall assess the program's feasibility and effectiveness, as well as the impact of the div…

Subject to available public and/or private funds, the department may establish a non-TANF financial assistance program for 2-parent needy families with dependent children in which one parent is underemployed or unemployed. With the exception of parental underemployment or unemplo…

The commissioner shall work cooperatively with the Career One Stop Centers and the Workforce Investment Boards to develop career ladder initiatives for employment program clients and former employment program clients. I. Career ladder initiatives shall: (a) Promote both increased…

The maximum monthly cash benefit under this subdivision shall be equal to 60 percent of the federal poverty guidelines, based upon the applicable household size and composition, as determined annually by the United States Department of Health and Human Services.

In this subdivision: I. "Able-bodied" means a parent or specified relative who is under the age of 60 and who is not currently receiving supplemental security income, or social security disability insurance, or veteran's disability benefits of 80 percent or more, or state supplem…

I. (a) For purposes of this subdivision, a person shall be eligible for financial assistance under the employment program who is a needy child deprived of parental support or care by reason of death, continued absence from the home, physical or mental incapacity, and who lives wi…

I. It is unlawful for a person, directly or indirectly, either to prohibit, hinder, or interfere with a service animal's handler or trainer who otherwise complies with the limitations applicable to persons without disabilities. II. It is unlawful for any person to fit an animal w…

I. Application for assistance under this chapter or RSA 161 shall be made in the first instance to the commissioner of the department of health and human services, or his duly authorized agent. The application shall be in writing and upon a form prescribed by the department of he…

I. It is unlawful for a person, directly or indirectly, either to prohibit, hinder, or interfere with a certified public safety comfort dog team, while in the course of performing their official duties. II. It is unlawful for any person to represent, and/or fit, a dog with a coll…

I. Eligibility for assistance shall be based in part on the available countable earned and unearned income of the persons in the assistance group. II. The department shall establish income limits for applicant and participant assistance groups by rules adopted pursuant to RSA 541…

I. Eligibility for assistance shall be based in part on the equity value of all countable resources available to the assistance group. II. The department shall establish resource limits for applicant and participant assistance groups by rules adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A. III. A…

Pursuant to the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, section 115(a)(1)-(2) of Public Law 104-19, all individuals domiciled in this state shall be exempt from the application of section 115(d)(1)(A) of Public Law 104-19 which makes any individua…

I. The program shall provide financial assistance to assistance groups who meet and comply with all the eligibility and employment program participation requirements under RSA 167:79, 167:80, and 167:81. II. The following persons shall be temporarily exempt from participation in …

I. The employment program shall not require individuals to participate in the employment program in any way contrary to federal law under section 407(f) of the Social Security Act. II. No participant in the employment program shall be required to work in subsidized employment for…

I. The commissioner shall provide: (a) Cash benefits to needy families with dependent children. (b) Assistance to parents and caretaker relatives of children in such families for employment searches, and other work preparation activities, work experience, and support services tha…

I. The family assistance program shall provide financial assistance for dependent children who: (a) Are deprived of parental support or care by reason of death, continued absence from the home, physical or mental incapacity of a parent; and (b) Reside with either their nonable-bo…

The primary purpose of assignment to activities is to prepare the client for work and towards the long term ability to achieve self sufficiency. All applicants and participants in the employment program shall attend and participate in required appointments, employment contract de…

The commissioner shall reimburse persons for necessary travel, child care, and other support service expenses incurred while conducting employment program activities. The amount shall be determined by the commissioner by rules pursuant to RSA 541-A. Child care shall be appropriat…

The commissioner shall inform applicants and participants in writing and, if appropriate, orally, of available program activities and support services. Information concerning the employment program and participant responsibilities shall be provided, including: I. The rights, resp…

I. The commissioner shall assess a participant's ability for employment based on: (a) Such person's work experience, skills, training, education, physical abilities, local labor market area conditions, and if appropriate, aptitude and vocational interests. (b) Such person's child…

The commissioner may assign a case manager to a participant, as needed.

A person with a disability not using a service animal in any of the places, accommodations, or conveyances listed in RSA 167-D shall have all of the rights and privileges conferred by law upon other persons; and the failure of a person with a disability to use a service animal in…

I. A certified public safety comfort dog shall be confined when traveling above 55 miles per hour. Confinement may be a crate or tether attached to a harness but not to a collar. A remote temperature sensor shall be placed in any vehicle in which the certified public safety comfo…

The commissioner shall provide appropriate employment services, as funding and resources permit, including job referrals, job development, workshops, counseling, labor market information, vocational assessment and testing, and referral to appropriate community agencies and resour…

The following describes interim activities and associated participant requirements: I. (a) Each participant less than 20 years of age, who is not enrolled in school and who does not have a general education diploma (GED) or a high school diploma (HSD) shall: (1) Actively pursue a…

I. The work experience and community service program shall not permit individuals in the employment program to participate in any way contrary to federal law under section 407(f) of the Social Security Act. II. No participant in the work experience and community service program s…

I. For the purposes of RSA 281-A, an employment program participant is an employee of both the state and the sponsor. In the event that it is determined that the participant has been subject to an injury or occupational disease producing a disability arising out of and in the cou…

The commissioner, in determining whether or not any work is suitable for an individual, shall consider the following: I. The degree of risk involved to a participant's health, safety, and morals. II. A participant's physical fitness. III. A participant's prior training and experi…

The commissioner of health and human services, after notice and hearing pursuant to RSA 541-A, may impose an administrative fine pursuant to 42 C.F.R. 488.438 for each offense upon any person who violates any provision of RSA 167 or any rule adopted pursuant to such chapter relat…

The principal assets and interest earnings from the fund shall be used exclusively by the department of health and human services for the development of the community-based infrastructure needed to implement the community initiatives contained in the department's long-term care p…

Commencing with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000, the state treasurer shall annually, on or before October 1, certify an amount to the commissioner which shall be the sum of the market value of the principal assets and interest earnings held in the fund available to be expend…

In developing the community-based infrastructure pursuant to RSA 169:95 or in any other program, the department shall act as a single state agency on aging and shall not establish or provide support to area agencies on aging.

The father of a child which is or may be born of unwed parents is liable to the same extent as the father of a child born in wedlock, whether or not the child is born alive, for the reasonable expense of the mother's pregnancy and confinement and for the education and necessary s…

In this chapter: I. "Artificial insemination" means the introduction of semen into a woman's vagina, cervical canal, or uterus through extracorporeal or noncoital means. II. "Assisted reproduction" means a method of causing pregnancy other than sexual intercourse. The term includ…

To best protect all parties entering into a gestational carrier arrangement, a gestational carrier agreement shall meet the minimum requirements under RSA 168-B:11. A gestational carrier agreement that substantially conforms to these requirements is a legal contract that is presu…

This chapter shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.

A gestational carrier agreement shall meet all of the following minimum requirements: I. It shall be in writing. II. It shall be executed prior to the commencement of any medical procedures to impregnate the gestational carrier. III. All parties shall be represented by legal coun…

This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Act on Paternity.

I. Any of the parties to a gestational carrier agreement may petition the court for a parentage order declaring that the intended parent or parents are the sole parents of a child resulting from assisted reproduction and a gestational carrier arrangement, and that the gestational…

No proceeding under this chapter shall be maintained unless commenced within 18 years of the date of birth of the child in question.

The marriage, partnership, separation, or divorce of any party to a gestational carrier agreement does not affect the validity or the terms of the gestational carrier agreement.