Title XII, Public Safety and Welfare

In addition to any other penalties imposed under this chapter, any person who violates the provisions of this chapter shall be liable, in any civil action, to any person for damages resulting from the illegal sale or use of permissible fireworks, and neither assumption of risk no…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the commissioner may immediately suspend a license issued pursuant to RSA 160-C:3 if the commissioner has evidence that the licensee is selling fireworks contrary to any of the provisions of RSA 160-C or any rules adopte…

The commissioner shall adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A relative to: I. The procedure and reasons for suspending or revoking a license issued pursuant to RSA 160-B:6. II. Increasing the amount of sale necessary to constitute a wholesale sale, to account for inflation or other ec…

I. No person shall advertise permissible fireworks by means of radio, television, newspaper, flyer, catalog, billboard, mobile or stationary sign, or any other means in such a way as to confuse or mislead the public about: (a) The conditions under which fireworks may be purchased…

Upon application, the superior court or district court is authorized to permit the law enforcement officials or certified fire citation officers of the state, counties, or any city or town to seize, take, remove, or cause to be removed at the expense of the owner all stocks of fi…

In this chapter: I. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the department of health and human services. II. "Covered drugs" means drugs that are on the New Hampshire preferred drug list. III. "Department" means the department of health and human services. IV. "Dispensing fee" m…

Older adults and people with disabilities, including children with special health care needs, require the support of home health care services. The purpose of this chapter is to ensure medically-necessary home health care services are available to Medicaid recipients at their res…

Common law and statutory procedures governing the enforcement of support for dependent children by responsible parents have not proven sufficiently effective or efficient to cope with the increasing incidence of financial dependency. It is hereby declared that the common law and …

The purpose of this chapter is to establish a senior citizens bill of rights, which shall apply to the management of housing for older persons and independent living retirement communities, as defined in this chapter.

In this chapter: I. "Asset test" means the asset limits as defined by the Medicare Modernization Act. II. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the department of health and human services. III. "Contractor" means the person, partnership, or corporate entity which has an approv…

I. Many individuals require assistance with eating, bathing, dressing, personal hygiene, and activities of daily living to maintain their independence and dignity. Personal care services are non-medical, hands-on supports that substitute for the loss of an individual's physical o…

Unless the context indicates otherwise, in this chapter: I. "Adult" means any person 18 years of age or older. II. "Commissioner" means commissioner of health and human services. III. [Repealed.] IV. "Department" means the department of health and human services. V. "Elderly" mea…

I. It is the responsibility of the state of New Hampshire through the department of health and human services, to conserve the expenditure of public assistance funds, whenever possible, in order that such funds shall not be expended if there are private funds available or which c…

In this chapter: I. "Department" shall mean the department of health and human services. II. "Personal care attendant" shall mean a qualified non-family member whether or not that person is a professional or paraprofessional and who, in accordance with a plan of care prescribed b…

In this chapter: I. "Dependent child" means any natural or adoptive child or stepchild who has not terminated high school education or reached the age of 18 years, whichever is later, or becomes married or otherwise emancipated, or becomes a member of the armed services. II. "Dep…

The purpose of this chapter is to establish standards for the uniform disclosure of information to consumers of costs and services provided by assisted living residences, independent living retirement communities, and housing for older persons, as well as rules and policies gover…

I. Twenty-one days after service of notice of debt under RSA 161-C:7, or service of the decision under RSA 161-C:9, the amount stated in the notice of debt or in the decision shall be a lien against all property of the responsible parent and shall incorporate any unpaid child sup…

There is hereby established the office of the long-term care ombudsman to be administratively attached to the department of health and human services under RSA 21-G:10 or administered through contract with an independent non-profit agency under the oversight of the department of …

I. For all child support obligations payable through the department, service of all papers relating to the enforcement of an existing obligation for support including, but not limited to, hearing notices, support violation notices, show cause notices, and motions and notices purs…

Any person, corporation, partnership, association or other entity operating an independent living retirement community in this state shall file an annual registration statement with the consumer protection bureau of the department of justice, with a copy to the department of heal…

To the extent permitted by the Food Stamp Act of 1977, under 7 C.F.R. section 273.18(e), and federal regulations adopted thereunder, the department of health and human services shall terminate or waive any claim to reimbursement for the overpayment of supplemental nutrition assis…

In this subdivision: I. "Act" means any action of any individual, facility, or government agency including any failure or refusal to act by such individual, facility, or government agency. II. "Administrator" means any person who is charged with the general administration or supe…

I. Except as provided in paragraph II of this section, any property otherwise exempt from trustee process, attachment and execution shall be exempt from an order to withhold and deliver, administrative seizure and disposition, and lien and foreclosure. Insurance settlement paymen…

I. The department shall be authorized to certify that an obligor is not in compliance with a legal order of support, or that any party has failed, after receiving notice, to comply with subpoenas or orders relating to paternity or child support proceedings, to any licensing board…

I. An order to withhold and deliver property of any kind, including but not restricted to earnings which are due, owing or belonging to a responsible parent, may be served on any person when the commissioner has reason to believe that there is in the possession of any such person…

The commissioner, in consultation with the attorney general, shall designate a person as the administrator and chief executive officer of the office who shall be called the long-term care ombudsman and who shall be a person with expertise and experience in the field of long-term …

I. Whenever a support lien has been filed pursuant to RSA 161-C:10 the commissioner may collect the support debt stated in said lien by the distraint, seizure and sale of the property subject to said lien. The commissioner shall serve notice to the responsible parent and any pers…

I. The long-term care ombudsman shall: (a) Investigate any act, omission, practice, policy or procedure of any individual, facility, or government agency that may adversely affect the health, safety, welfare, or civil or human rights of: (1) Any elderly resident of a facility; or…

I. In the course of an investigation, the representative of the office shall: (a) Make the necessary inquiries and obtain such information as he or she deems necessary. (b) Enter and inspect the premises of a facility or government agency and inspect there any books, files, medic…

Whenever a support lien has been filed, an action in foreclosure of lien upon real or personal property may be brought in the superior court of the county where real or personal property is or was located and the lien was filed and judgment shall be rendered against the obligor f…

I. Each state agency shall provide in its policies and procedures related to children that all forms of corporal punishment are prohibited. II. In this section: (a) "Agency" means any executive branch department, institution, bureau, or office of the state, engaged in providing s…

Any person owning real property, or any interest in real property, against which a support lien has been filed and foreclosure instituted, shall have the right to pay the amount due, together with expenses of the proceedings and reasonable attorney fees to the commissioner. Upon …

I. No discriminatory, disciplinary, or retaliatory action shall be taken against any officer or employee of a facility or government agency by such facility or government agency; nor against any resident of a facility; nor against any legal representative or family member of any …

I. There is established a commission to study the use and regulation of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in New Hampshire. II. Notwithstanding RSA 14:49, II(c), the members of the commission shall be as follows: (a) Two members of the senate, where at least on…

The office may request from any government agency, and such agency is hereby authorized and directed to provide, such cooperation and assistance, services, and data as will enable the office to properly perform or exercise any of its functions, duties, and powers under RSA 161-F:…

If any person has, subject to any order to withhold and deliver, earnings, deposits, accounts or balances in excess of the amount of the debt claimed by the department plus $100, that person may, without liability under this chapter, release the excess to the responsible parent.

I. The department of health and human services shall establish and maintain a secure electronic mechanism, adopted by rule under RSA 541-A, to receive student data from the department of education for the purpose of Summer EBT enrollment. II. The department of health and human se…

I. The long-term care ombudsman shall establish and maintain a statewide reporting system to collect and analyze data relating to complaints and conditions in facilities for the purpose of identifying and resolving individual and systemic complaints, problems and issues and for t…

The commissioner may release a support lien or order to withhold and deliver on all or part of the property of the responsible parent or return seized property without liability, if the commissioner deems adequate an assurance of payment or if the collection of the debt will be f…

Any person, institution, or official who in good faith participates in the reporting of a complaint, or who in good faith investigates that complaint, participates in an investigation, or provides access or information to those persons carrying out the investigation or who partic…

The commissioner may at any time consistent with the income, earning capacity and resources of the debtor, set or reset a level and schedule of payments to be paid upon the debt.

The long-term care ombudsman and all representatives of the office are prohibited from serving as legal representatives of any person before state or federal courts in any action that is related in any manner to the ongoing duties or responsibilities of the office.

Any person who fails to answer within the time prescribed or fails to deliver property pursuant to an order to withhold and deliver or after actual notice of filing of a support lien fails to pay over, release, sell, transfer, or convey real or personal property subject to a supp…

The department of health and human services established under RSA 126-A:4 shall be responsible for the administration of this chapter.

As used in this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: I. "Legal order of support" means any judgment or order including an order in a final decree of divorce for the support of dependent children issued by a…

In this chapter: I. "Certification" means written notification from the department to any appropriate licensing board that an obligor is not in compliance with a legal order of support for the purpose of suspending, revoking, or denying the issuance or renewal of any appropriate …