Title X, Public Health

I. For all children in the care of the department, the department shall determine whether each child is receiving benefits administered by the Social Security Administration or the Veterans Administration within 60 days after the child enters the department's care. If the departm…

I. On or before June 1, 2014, the commissioner, after consultation with stakeholders including state, county, and local officials and health care providers, shall submit a statewide section 1115 demonstration waiver to enhance designated state health programs and transform the Me…

Subject to the approval of the governor and council, the commissioner of health and human services shall appoint a deputy commissioner who shall serve for a term of 4 years. The deputy commissioner shall perform such duties as may be assigned by the commissioner, which may includ…

I. Notwithstanding any regulation or provision of law to the contrary, a manufacturer of a drug, biologic, or device, a pharmacist, a health care facility, a health care provider, or a person or entity involved in the care of a patient using a drug, biologic, or device may obtain…

I. Within 18 months of the effective date of this section, provided that at least 2 applications have been submitted that score sufficiently high to receive a certificate, the department shall issue alternative treatment center registration certificates to the 2 highest-scoring a…

I. Unless prohibited by court order, the facility or school shall, make reasonable efforts to verbally notify the child's parent or guardian and guardian ad litem whenever seclusion or restraint has been used on the child. Such notification shall be made as soon as practicable an…

The association shall be exempt from payment of all fees and all taxes levied by this state or any of its subdivisions, except taxes levied on real property.

I. No person shall use any tobacco product, device, e-cigarette, e-liquid, or alternative nicotine products in any public educational facility or on the grounds of any public educational facility. II. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a violation and, notwit…

Consistent with federal laws, the department of health and human services, in connection with the administration of this chapter and any compact pursuant to it, shall include in any state plan made pursuant to the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 (P.L. 96-272) , …

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

Notwithstanding RSA 126-U:7, foster family homes, as defined in RSA 170-E:25, shall keep records and provide notice of incidents involving seclusion or restraint, according to rules adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A by the commissioner of the department of human services. The rules s…

I. There is established a commission to study environmentally-triggered chronic illness. II. (a) The members of the commission shall be as follows: (1) Five members of the house of representatives, 3 of whom shall be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives and 2 …

I. The department of environmental services and the department of health and human services shall develop and implement a method by which the departments share certain health outcome and environmental data. On or before September 1, 2018, the commissioners of the department of en…

For the purposes of this subdivision, a rare disease means a disease affecting 200,000 people or fewer in the United States.

I. There is hereby established the New Hampshire rare disease advisory council. II. (a) The advisory council shall consist of the following members: (1) Two members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives. (2) One member of the se…

I. There is established a commission to study environmental and public health impacts resulting from per fluorinated chemicals (PFAS) releases to the air, soil, and water in Merrimack, Litchfield, Londonderry, Hudson, and Bedford. II. (a) The members of the commission shall be as…

The general court enacts this chapter to promote maximum access by removing barriers in state law and indemnifying those involved in providing potentially life-saving or dramatically life-improving treatments and treatments to improve the quality of patients' remaining life, to i…

I. An alternative treatment center shall be operated on a not-for-profit basis for the benefit of its patients. An alternative treatment center need not be recognized as a tax-exempt organization by the Internal Revenue Service. I-a. If the property of an alternative treatment ce…

I. The state board of education shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to: (a) Periodic, regular review by the department of education of records maintained by schools relative to the use of seclusion and restraint. (b) A process for the department of education's rece…

There shall be no liability on the part of and no cause of action of any nature shall arise against any association member or its agents or employees, the association or its agents or employees, members of the board of directors, or the commissioner or the commissioner's represen…

I. (a) No person shall sell, give, or furnish tobacco products, e-cigarettes, e-liquid, or alternative nicotine products to a person who has not attained 21 years of age who has a note from an adult requesting such sale, gift, or delivery. Tobacco products, e-cigarettes, e-liquid…

The commissioner of health and human services may appoint one member of the commissioner's staff who shall act in the commissioner's stead when the commissioner is absent from the state and at such other times as directed by the commissioner. When acting for the commissioner such…

I. The commissioner of the department of health and human services shall establish a prescription drug assistance pilot program for seniors. The purpose of the pilot program shall be to wraparound or supplement the federal prescription drug benefit under Medicare Part D by paying…

I. There is hereby established in the state treasury the opioid abatement trust fund that shall be kept distinct and separate from all other funds. All proceeds received by the state from all consumer protection settlements or judgments against opioid manufacturers or distributor…

I. The commissioner of the department of health and human services, in consultation with the opioid abatement advisory commission established in RSA 126-A:85, shall administer the opioid abatement trust fund established in RSA 126-A:83. The commissioner shall draw from the opioid…

I. There is hereby established the New Hampshire opioid abatement advisory commission, which shall consult with and advise the commissioner of the department of health and human services relative to the proper administration and management of the opioid abatement trust fund, as e…

I. The opioid abatement advisory commission in coordination with the governor's commission on addiction, treatment, and prevention, and in alignment with relevant state plans, shall: (a) Consult with and advise the commissioner of the department of health and human services on th…

I. The commissioner of the department of health and human services shall, in consultation with the state health assessment and state health improvement plan advisory council established in RSA 126-A:88, and others, develop a state health assessment and a state health improvement …

I. There is hereby established a state health assessment and state health improvement plan advisory council. The council should be diverse with respect to race, ethnicity, geography, ideology, and age, and shall be comprised of the following members: (a) Two members of the house …

In this subdivision: I. [Repealed.] II. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the department of health and human services. III. "Controlled substance" means controlled drugs as defined in RSA 318-B:1, VI. IV. "Department" means the department of health and human services, esta…

I. There shall be established within the department the following unclassified positions. (a) Subject to the approval of the governor and council, the commissioner of health and human services shall appoint a deputy commissioner and 3 associate commissioners, each of whom shall s…

The commissioner of the department of health and human services shall adopt, under RSA 541-A, any rules necessary to implement this chapter.

I. The commissioner of the department of health and human services shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to: (a) Periodic, regular review by the department of health and human services of records maintained by facilities regarding the use of seclusion and restraint. …

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

The commission shall have the primary responsibility for enforcing this chapter. Local, county, and state law enforcement officers shall also have jurisdiction to enforce this chapter. Such authority may be delegated to agents working under their authority.

I. The department shall design, establish, and contract with a third party for the implementation and operation of an electronic system to facilitate the confidential sharing of information relating to the prescribing and dispensing of schedule II-IV controlled substances, by pre…

I. The department shall develop a system of registration for all prescribers and dispensers of schedule II-IV controlled substances within the state. The system of registration shall be established by rules adopted by the department, pursuant to RSA 541-A. II. All prescribers and…

I. Information contained in the program, information obtained from it, and information contained in the records of requests for information from the program, is confidential, is not a public record or otherwise subject to disclosure under RSA 91-A, and is not subject to discovery…

I. The commissioner may authorize designated program staff to provide information in the prescription health and safety program upon request only to the following persons: (a) By electronic or written request to prescribers, dispensers, and the chief medical examiner and delegate…

I. Any dispenser or prescriber who fails to submit the information required in RSA 126-A:91 or knowingly submits incorrect information shall be subject to a warning letter and provided with an opportunity to correct the failure. Any dispenser or prescriber who subsequently fails …

The department shall work in collaboration with the advisory council established under RSA 126-A:96 to adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A, and prior to the department adopting any proposed rule, the department shall provide the council an opportunity to hold a roll call vote in su…

I. There is hereby established an advisory council to carry out the duties under this subdivision. Members of the council shall not be compensated for serving on the council, or serve on the council for more than one 5-year term except for the attorney general, or designee, or th…

During a declared state of emergency as defined in RSA 4:45, III(c) containing an evacuation order, any hotel or community shelter that shelters evacuated persons shall allow disaster animal response trailers, or other reasonable accommodations, on site to accommodate any compani…

I. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, doula services shall be covered under the medical assistance for eligible Medicaid beneficiaries. II. As used in this section, "doula services" means services provided by a highly-qualified doula certified by the state pursu…

Any town by vote at town meeting and any city by vote of the city councils may unite with any other town or city to form a district department of health. The affairs of any such district department of health shall be managed by a board as hereinafter provided.

Any district department of health organized hereunder is authorized to use any additional funds which the department of health and human services may secure from federal agencies or other official agencies and which it may allot to such district department of health.