Title X, Public Health

The department shall establish a family support council in each area which shall consist of persons who have a developmentally disabled family member. The family support council shall provide advice to the area agency in the development of a family support plan for the area and s…

I. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to create a private cause of action against any person or entity except as specified in paragraph II. [Paragraph II effective until certified approval of a legislative report regarding the amendment of the Right to Try Act pursuant to…

For the purposes of this chapter the following terms shall have the following meanings: I. "Adoption assistance state" means a state which is signatory to an adoption assistance agreement in a particular case. II. "Commissioner" means commissioner, department of health and human …

Beginning November 1, 2021, and each November 1 thereafter, the department or other designated state agency shall submit an annual report to the chairperson of the health, human services and elderly affairs committee, the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of …

I. There is hereby established a commission to evaluate the effectiveness and future of the New Hampshire granite advantage health care program. (a) The members of the commission shall be as follows: (1) Three members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate, one o…

I. No person shall sell, give, or furnish rolling papers to a minor. Violations of this paragraph shall be civil infractions punishable by administrative action of the commission against the licensee pursuant to rules adopted by the commission under 541-A. II. No person under 21 …

The state shall enter into medicaid waivers from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, subject in each case to a review by the oversight committee on health and human services, established in RSA 126-A:13, which shall make a report to the legislative fiscal comm…

The department shall develop a Medicaid waiver to support the extension of Medicaid-allowable family planning services, as defined in the state's Medicaid plan, to Medicaid-eligible clients. The department shall present the proposed waiver design, including proposed coverage grou…

I. The commissioner of the department of health and human services shall submit a Title XIX Medicaid state plan amendment to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for the purpose of establishing a Medicaid hospice benefit. The hospice benefit shall incorporate, t…

I. The department shall seek funding for a Medicaid children's oral health initiative program as part of the department's budget for the biennium ending June 30, 2013, and each biennium thereafter. The program shall provide reimbursement to primary care providers who deliver prev…

Pursuant to Section 214 of the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA), no later than January 1, 2024, the commissioner of the department of health and human services shall submit to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) the state p…

I. (a) Whenever the court issues an order for evaluation, care, or treatment of a child at a facility that provides child inpatient psychiatric treatment within the state mental health system pursuant to RSA 169-B, 169-C, or 169-D, the expenses of such evaluation, care, or treatm…

Upon petition for support in the name of the state, the superior court may enter an order requiring any patient or resident or persons legally chargeable for the support of a patient or resident to contribute to the support of such patient or resident. Anyone against whom an orde…

I. Subject to the provisions of RSA 126-A:43, II, the state is entitled to recover the expense of care, treatment, and maintenance of any patient or resident at any of the institutions named in RSA 126-A:34 or at a public or private institution or otherwise at the direction of th…

I. The commissioner shall establish for any patient, resident, or client of an institution, facility, or program named in RSA 126-A:34, a uniform rate to cover the expenses of the several categories of service provided to patients, residents, or clients such as but not necessaril…

The commissioner may charge less than the uniform rate when the commissioner finds a patient or any relative chargeable therewith is able to bear only a portion of the expense incident to the patient's care, treatment, and maintenance at such institution, or care, treatment, and …

I. Any person transferred to the New Hampshire hospital under RSA 135:17 for observations as to sanity under court order shall be at state expense for the observation period only. II. Any patient or resident of such institutions defined in RSA 126-A:34 or patient receiving care, …

The commissioner shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to rates for special services rendered to patients or residents of institutions named in RSA 126-A:34.

The superintendent of such institutions shall forward forthwith to the commissioner any change in population at such institutions, any change affecting the rates charged patients or residents, and any other changes affecting expenses incurred by a patient or resident.

All payments, except for educational payments made pursuant to RSA 126-A:39, made by or with respect to a patient at any institution named in RSA 126-A:34, which furnished medical services shall conclusively be deemed to be made on account of medical services.

The commissioner shall develop or designate a statewide program for poison information and treatment. In connection with this program, the commissioner shall be responsible for establishment or designation of a poison information and treatment center which shall make available to…

The commission may accept any gifts, donations, or grants from any source whatsoever provided such gifts, donations, or grants shall be used exclusively in the furtherance of the duties of the commission.

I. Administrative and executive direction of the department of health and human services shall be under the direction of a commissioner of health and human services who shall be appointed by the governor and council. The commissioner shall hold office for a term of 4 years from t…

In addition to the duties and powers enumerated elsewhere in this chapter: I. The commissioner of insurance shall, after notice from the association, issue a show cause order to any assessable entity that fails to comply with the association's plan of operation. In addition to la…

The council shall submit a report no later than November 1 each year to the speaker of the house, the president of the senate, and the governor. This report may include recommendations, if any, for legislation to improve wellness and primary prevention services to children and fa…

I. No person may distribute or offer to distribute samples of tobacco products, e-cigarettes, e-liquid, or alternative nicotine products in a public place or to a person who has not attained 21 years of age. This prohibition shall not apply to sampling: (a) In an area to which mi…

If any provision of this chapter, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect the other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or applications and to this end …

The council shall report annually on or before December 1 to the governor and the general court regarding the progress being made to provide services and support to youths with chronic conditions and their families in regular educational and medical environments allowing them to …

I. The commissioner may accept grants, services, and property from the federal government, foundations, organizations, medical schools, and other entities as may be available for the purposes of fulfilling the obligations of the program established in this chapter. II. The commis…

The commissioner shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A relative to: I. Further definition of services to be provided under this chapter. II. Requirements for eligibility for services. III. Manner of providing services under RSA 126-G:3. IV. Size of regional family support councils an…

A compact entered into pursuant to the authority conferred by this chapter shall contain the following: I. A provision making it available for joinder by all states. II. A provision for withdrawal from the compact upon written notice to each party state, but with a period of one …

I. It shall be an affirmative defense for any person charged with manufacturing, possessing, having under his or her control, selling, purchasing, prescribing, administering, transporting, or possessing with intent to sell, dispense, or compound cannabis, cannabis analog, or any …

I. The program shall employ an outcome-based evaluation of its Medicaid program annually to: (a) Provide accountability to patients and the overall program. (b) Ensure that patients are making informed decisions in carrying out health care choices and utilizing the most appropria…

I. Restraint shall only be used in a school or facility to ensure the immediate physical safety of persons when there is a substantial and imminent risk of serious bodily harm to the child or others. The determination of whether the use of restraint is justified under this sectio…

I. Seclusion shall never be used explicitly or implicitly as punishment or discipline for the behavior of a child. It may only be used when a child's behavior poses a substantial and imminent risk of physical harm to the child or to others, and may only continue until that danger…

The commissioner of the department of health and human services and the area agencies shall provide to any person, or that person's guardian, who is receiving state services pursuant to a plan with an individualized budget, a copy of such budget and the expenditures made under su…

I. When permitted by this chapter, seclusion may only be imposed in rooms which: (a) Are of a size which is appropriate for the chronological and developmental age, size, and behavior of the children placed in them. (b) Have a ceiling height that is comparable to the ceiling heig…

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the youth development center may confine children in their rooms when such confinement is part of a routine practice applicable to substantial portions of the population at the center and not imposed as a consequence in respons…

For purposes of classification under RSA 100-A, any person who is or becomes the bureau chief for emergency preparedness with the department's division of health public services, shall be included in the definition of group II under RSA 100-A:1, VII(h) and VIII(c) under the retir…

I. Not later than one year after the effective date of this chapter, the department shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, governing: (a) The form and content of applications for issuance and renewals of registry identification cards for qualifying patients and designated care…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the governor shall designate the department of health and human services to administer the provisions of Title XX of the Social Security Act, Public Law 93-647, and the commissioner is hereby authorized to receive and di…

The board of directors shall submit to the commissioner, no later than 120 days after the close of the association's fiscal year, a financial report in a form approved by the commissioner.

The council is authorized to receive funds from federal and state agencies and programs, private entities, charitable entities, and any other source.

Use of restraint in schools shall be limited to physical restraint as permitted by this chapter. Schools shall not use medication restraint and shall not use mechanical restraint except as otherwise permitted in the transportation of children pursuant to RSA 126-U:12.

I. No person under 21 years of age shall purchase, attempt to purchase, possess, or use any tobacco product, e-cigarette, device, e-liquid, or alternative nicotine products. II. The prohibition on possession of tobacco products, devices, e-cigarettes, e-liquid, or alternative nic…