Title XII, Public Safety and Welfare

I. In every case in which a placement outside the home is being considered, the department shall require the completion of a written clinical assessment of the behavioral health and other treatment needs of the child. II. A written treatment plan shall be required upon a child's …

The department of health and human services shall establish a procedure to assess court-involved children for eligibility for private and public medical insurance, including the medical assistance program under RSA 167. This procedure shall apply to any child who is subject to pr…

The department shall establish a kinship navigator program to offer information, referral, and follow up services to grandparents and other relatives raising children to link them to available services and benefits. The program also may be used to promote effective partnerships a…

There is hereby established in the state treasury the emergency services for children, youth, and families fund. The funds shall be used by the department to meet the immediate needs of children and families as required to ensure the department is making reasonable efforts to avo…

For children in out-of-home care with the department, prior to seeking a prescription or renewal for psychotropic medication, the department shall ensure the undertaking of, and guidance from, a recent comprehensive medical assessment to rule out an underlying physical cause and …

I. If the department has reason to believe that state or federal funds solicited and received by a corporation for conduct of a child care facility or child-placing agency are not being used for the purpose for which the funds were awarded, or are being fraudulently used by the c…

I. The department shall have the power to administer oaths in any disciplinary proceedings. II. Upon request of the commissioner, the attorney general shall be authorized, for good cause shown, to subpoena witnesses and to compel, by subpoena duces tecum, the production of papers…

Every child care facility and child-placing agency shall keep and maintain such records as the department prescribes pertaining to the admission, progress, health, and discharge or placement, or both, of children under the care of the facility or child-placing agency, and shall r…

I. In this section: (a) "Discharge" means movement of a resident from a child care agency to a non-institutional setting or the termination of services by a child care agency when the child care agency ceases to be legally responsible for the care of the resident. (b) "Transfer" …

If any child under the control of any licensed child care agency or institution dies, the licensee shall give notice of such event to the department within 24 hours thereafter stating the date and cause of death, to the extent known, duration of the most recent illness, and the n…

I. Any child care facility or child-placing agency receiving a child for care or supervision from a foreign state or country shall report that child to the department of health and human services in the same manner as it is required for reporting other children pursuant to RSA 17…

I. Any person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor who: (a) Conducts, operates or acts as a child care facility or child-placing agency without a license or permit to do so in violation of RSA 170-E:27, I; (b) Makes materially false statements in order to obtain or retain a license o…

The commissioner of the department of health and human services, after notice and hearing, pursuant to rules adopted under RSA 541-A, may impose an administrative fine not to exceed $2,000 for each offense upon any person who violates any provision of this subdivision or rules ad…

Any person may institute in any court of competent jurisdiction an action to prevent, restrain, correct or abate any violation of this subdivision or of the rules adopted under RSA 170-E:34; and the court shall adjudge relief, by way of injunction, which may be mandatory or other…

Any license issued under this subdivision remains valid until its expiration date, unless revoked by the department, or until the date established by conditions placed on the license.

A child care agency or child-placing agency license holder shall not retaliate, through discharge, harassment, or other discrimination, against an employee who in good faith reports a suspected violation of the provisions of this subdivision and rules adopted under it. Such retal…

The department may request and shall receive cooperation from other state agencies in connection with investigations and licensure. Because certain information kept by other state agencies and requested by the department may be confidential, the department shall strictly observe …

I. Unless excused pursuant to RSA 170-B:7, a surrender of parental rights shall be obtained from: (a) The birth mother, provided that if the birth mother is under 18 years, the court may require the assent of her parents or legal guardian; (b) The legal father, provided that if t…

The department, in applying the standards adopted by rule under this subdivision, shall offer consultation through employed staff or other qualified persons to assist applicants and licensees in meeting and maintaining minimum requirements for a license.

The commissioner, if he or she determines it is in the best interests of a delinquent and the public, may place a delinquent in custody on administrative release. Except in cases of emergency as determined by the commissioner, such an administrative release shall be in effect for…

Any court having jurisdiction to place delinquent children may place such a child in an institution of or in another state pursuant to Article VI of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children and shall retain jurisdiction as provided in Article V thereof.

The petition may be granted where the court finds that one or more of the following conditions exist: I. The parent has abandoned the child. It shall be presumed that the parent intends to abandon the child who has been left by his parent without provision for his identification …

The commissioner of health and human services shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.

A petition for termination of the parent-child relationship shall be granted in cases where the child's birth is the result of sexual assault of the birth mother and where termination of the parent-child relationship is in the best interests of the child. Upon a showing, beyond a…

The department of health and human services shall develop and implement a plan, such plan to be fully funded by federal moneys for child care resource and referral services, which shall have the following responsibilities and duties to the public: I. Provide referrals to a variet…

County payments due under RSA 169-B:40, 169-C:27 and 169-D:29 shall be paid to the department of health and human services on a monthly basis within 45 days' notice of the amount due to the state. Delinquent payments due under these chapters, with interest at the rate of 12 perce…

I. There is established the child day care loan program to provide low interest loans for nonprofit child day care providers. The primary purposes of these low interest loans include: (a) To construct wheelchair and handicap access ramps, van conversions, and bathroom renovations…

I. The commissioner shall adopt rules, under RSA 541-A, relative to accepting applications and issuing a certificate or a credential to early care and education personnel including, but not limited to child care, preschool, and Head Start program personnel who have requested such…

The general court finds that foster parents providing care for children who are in the custody of the department of health and human services play an integral, indispensable, and vital role in the department's effort to care for dependent children displaced from their homes. The …

A minor who is 16 years of age or older and who is in the legal custody of the department of health and human services pursuant to an order from a court of competent jurisdiction shall be deemed qualified and competent to contract for the opening of a checking or savings account …

When a child is placed in a foster home pursuant to a juvenile court order: I. The foster parent shall be treated with consideration and respect. II. The department of health and human services shall consult with the foster parent prior to the release of the foster parent's addre…

I. The commissioner of the department of health and human services shall, not later than 6 months after the effective date of this section, submit an amendment to the state plan required by 42 U.S.C. section 671 to the United States secretary of health and human services to imple…

The purpose of this subdivision is to provide for the licensing of recreation camps and certification of criminal background checks for youth skill camps.

I. The commissioner shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A relative to: (a) Issuance of licenses to recreation camp operators under RSA 170-E:56, I. (b) Requirements for performing criminal background checks at youth skill camps and certifying acceptable results as required under RSA …

I. "Recreation camp" means any place set apart for recreational purposes for children. It shall not apply to group child day care centers and preschool programs as defined in RSA 170-E:2, private camps owned or leased for individual or family use, or to any camp operated for a pe…

I. No person shall for profit or for charitable purposes operate any recreation camp, as defined in RSA 170-E:55, I, designed or intended as a vacation or recreation resort, without a license issued by the department. Such license shall be conditioned upon the maintenance of clea…

There is established the recreation camp and youth skills camp fund. This fund shall be nonlapsing and continually appropriated to the commissioner of the department of health and human services, for the purpose of paying costs associated with administering the provisions of this…

Notwithstanding any law or rule to the contrary, any physical examination which is required before a child may enter a recreational camp may be conducted by a physician, an advance practice registered nurse, or a physician associate.

A recreation camp shall permit a child with severe, potentially life-threatening allergies to possess and use epinephrine if the following conditions are satisfied: I. The child has the written approval of the child's health care provider and the written approval of the parent or…

Any person who intends to operate a child day care agency as defined in RSA 170-E:2, IV, shall apply for a license to operate one or more types of child day care agencies. Application for a license to operate a child day care agency shall be made to the department in the manner a…

I. The board may parole a delinquent, if: (a) The commissioner has determined that parole is in the best interest of the delinquent and the public and that further incarceration will be of no benefit; and (b) It shall appear to the board that there is a reasonable probability tha…

The petition for the termination of the parent-child relationship shall include, to the best information or belief of the petitioner: I. The name and place of residence of the petitioner. II. The name, sex, date and place of birth, and residence of the child. III. The basis for t…

I. As used in Article VII of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, the term "executive head" means the governor. The commissioner of the department of health and human services shall serve as compact administrator in accordance with the terms of said Article VII. I…

I. In an intrastate or interstate adoption, but not an international adoption, the following persons shall be given notice by the court and shall have the right to request a hearing to prove paternity: (a) A person named by the birth mother in an affidavit: (1) Filed with the cou…

I. There is hereby established a board to advise the department of health and human services on services for children, youth, and families. The board shall consist of 12 members and such additional members as may be necessary to comply with federal regulations for the acceptance …

I. Any person who provides child day care services and receives state funds for such services, but is not required to be licensed under RSA 170-E:4 as a child day care agency, shall register with the department of health and human services. II. The department of health and human …