Title X, Public Health

I. For the purposes of assuring compliance with RSA 141-E:7, I and II; 141-E:8, I and II; 141-E:9; 141-E:10; and 141-E:11, or with any rule adopted by the commissioner, an authorized representative of the department may, upon presentation of appropriate credentials and at any rea…

I. Test results shall be promptly provided by the licensed laboratory in a written report to the applicant's physician, physician associate, or advanced practice registered nurse and the source individual's physician, physician associate, or advanced practice registered nurse. II…

I. If, after an order is issued under RSA 141-C:12, any commodity, conveyance, cargo or baggage is not removed to the place of quarantine or is not decontaminated or is brought near any dwelling house, facility, or housing providing services to people, or near any place of busine…

If any person shall, without permission of the commissioner, his designee, or a health officer acting on the request of the commissioner, enter a place of isolation or quarantine, board a conveyance under quarantine, enter the limits of a place designated for the decontamination …

I. No person shall use or disclose any information concerning an applicant or a source individual if that information becomes known to the person in the course of carrying out his or her responsibilities under this subdivision or as a result of obtaining a testing order. II. Para…

I. Whenever the commissioner has reason to believe that the provisions of RSA 141-E:7, I or II; 141-E:8, I or II; 141-E:9; 141-E:10; or 141-E:11, or any rule adopted by the commissioner under this chapter has been violated, he or she shall issue a notice of violation and an order…

I. Any person subject to an order for submission of a specimen, or for examination, immunization, treatment, isolation, quarantine, provision of information, inspection of a building or conveyance, or any other order of the commissioner under this chapter or RSA 21-P:53, may requ…

I. Any person infected with a communicable disease, or reasonably suspected of being infected with a communicable disease, and whose continued presence among the citizenry poses a significant threat to health and life, shall be ordered by the commissioner under RSA 141-C:11, to r…

I. A person shall be guilty of a class B felony if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person, if he or she knowingly and willfully: (a) Violates any provisions of RSA 141-E or any rule adopted under it; (b) Violates any term or condition of a license, certificat…

Subject to rules adopted by the commissioner under RSA 141-G:19, an applicant's workers' compensation insurance carrier shall be responsible for paying the costs of the test, including the charges of the health care facility taking the blood sample and the charges of the laborato…

I. Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 326-B:2, I-a, and RSA 329:1-c, a health care professional authorized to prescribe prescription medication for the treatment or prevention of a communicable disease may prescribe, dispense, or distribute directly or by standing order, drugs…

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to authorize the commissioner to restrict in any manner a person's right to select the mode of treatment of his choice, or to refuse treatment, when treatment is ordered by the commissioner under RSA 141-C:15, I, or to request any physic…

No legal proceeding for damages may be commenced or maintained against a person who in good faith, and not in a wanton or reckless manner, engages in any act or omission: I. In the exercise or intended exercise of any power under this subdivision; II. In the performance or intend…

I. (a) The commissioner may impose an administrative fine not to exceed $4,000 for each offense upon any person who violates any provision of RSA 141-E:3 or any rule adopted by the commissioner under this chapter; or upon any person who makes or certifies a material false stateme…

I. The commissioner, with the written approval of the governor, may close, direct, and compel the evacuation and decontamination of any building located within the state that is accessible to the public, such as businesses, primary and secondary schools, and universities, regardl…

The commissioner, with the written approval of the governor, may order the cancellation of public gatherings and events within the state, or in specific geographic areas of the state, as is deemed necessary to prevent an imminent danger to the public health. Notice of any order c…

I. All documents or notifications required to be given to or served on a person shall be given or served in accordance with the rules adopted by the commissioner, in collaboration with the judicial branch, under RSA 141-G:19. II. If a person is required under this subdivision to …

Any person who violates any provision of RSA 141-E or any rule adopted under it, or any term or condition of a license, certificate, or order issued under RSA 141-E, shall be subject to a civil forfeiture of up to $25,000 for each day of a continuing violation, in addition to enf…

The commissioner may purchase and distribute anti-toxins, serums, vaccines, immunizing agents, antibiotics and other pharmaceutical agents which the commissioner deems advisable to prevent, prepare for, or respond to an outbreak of communicable disease or other serious threat to …

There is hereby established a vaccine purchase fund for the purchase of antitoxins, serums, vaccines and immunizing agents, which are to be provided to the public at no cost except for the actual cost of administering such agents, under RSA 141-C:17. Any funds provided to the dep…

If there is a statewide or regional shortage or threatened shortage of any anti-toxins, serums, vaccines, immunizing agents, antibiotics, and other pharmaceutical agents, or mechanical equipment, and such shortage poses a serious threat to the public health, the commissioner, wit…

Items taken by the commissioner pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to the compensation provisions of RSA 4:46, but in no event shall the owner thereof be entitled to more than the Medicaid rate for the item that was in effect at the time of the taking. No…

I. The commissioner may request the examination, and order isolation, quarantine, and treatment of any person reasonably suspected of having been exposed to or of exposing another person or persons to a sexually transmitted disease. Any order of treatment issued under this paragr…

I. Any source individual who purposely contravenes a testing order shall be guilty of a violation. II. Any person who purposely violates the provisions of RSA 141-G:14, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. III. If an offense under this subdivision continues for more than one day, a …

If any provision 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 this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or applications, and to this end the…

I. The commissioner shall make available laboratory tests for the early detection and control of communicable diseases such as acquired immune deficiency syndrome, rubella, herpes virus, legionnaire's disease, eastern equine encephalitis, viral hepatitis, chlamydia, rabies, rotav…

Pursuant to RSA 275-E, no employer shall discharge or cause to be discharged or otherwise discipline or in any manner discriminate against any employee, prospective employee, or employee representative because that person has filed any complaint or has instituted or caused to be …

I. The commissioner shall be responsible for the statewide supervision of first responder and healthcare provider exposure blood testing. II. The commissioner shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A, relative to: (a) Defining diseases or conditions as bloodborne pathogens for the purpo…

As used in this chapter: I. "Critical health problem" means any of the following: (a) Lead poisoning. (b) Reye's syndrome. (c) A disease, condition, or procedure relating to public health which is determined by the commissioner to be of particular concern or importance as a criti…

In this chapter: I. "Birth condition" means one or more of the birth conditions recommended by the National Birth Defects Prevention Network and/or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. II. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the department of health and human serv…

In this chapter: I. "Asbestos" means amosite, chrysotile, crocidolite, or asbestiform tremolite, actinolite, or anthophyllite. II. "Asbestos abatement" means any of the following activities: (a) The wrecking or removal of any load-supporting structural member containing or covere…

The purpose of this chapter is to authorize the establishment of activities for the prevention, assessment, and control of chronic diseases which may be attributed to the environment, individual lifestyle, or the workplace.

In this chapter: I. "Agent" means any individual authorized by the commissioner to assist in carrying out the provisions of this chapter. II. "Baggage" means the personal belongings of travelers. Such personal belongings need not be in the personal possession of the traveler. III…

I. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no individual or member of the individual's family shall be required to undergo genetic testing as a condition of doing business with another person. II. Except as required to establish paternity under RSA 522, or as required to te…

An individual who has sustained either (1) irreversible cessation of circulatory and respiratory functions, or (2) irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including the brain stem, is dead. A determination of death shall be made in accordance with accepted me…

I. Each employer of emergency response/public safety workers shall identify a medical referral consultant who has agreed to accept referrals and to evaluate and follow up such workers' unprotected exposures. The medical referral consultant shall be a licensed physician, a registe…

In this chapter: I. "Antibody" means a protein produced by the body in response to specific foreign substances such as bacteria or viruses. II. "Antigen" means a substance that stimulates the production of antibodies. II-a. "Communicable hepatitis B virus infection" means the pre…

The commissioner or his designee shall prepare and distribute such current public information materials relative to the cause, prevention, and treatment of the various communicable diseases and relative to rules adopted under this chapter as may best instruct health care provider…

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to allow the department to enforce such occupational safety and health standards which have been preempted by the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, 29 U.S.C. sec. 651 et seq.

I. All parents or legal guardians shall have their children, who are residing in this state, immunized against diphtheria, mumps, pertussis, poliomyelitis, rubella, rubeola, tetanus, varicella, Hepatitis B, and Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib). II. No child shall be admitted o…

I. Any person who immunizes a child shall complete a form to be supplied by the commissioner and shall give the completed form to the parent or legal guardian. II. Schools and child care agencies shall keep immunization records for all enrolled children. Such records shall be ava…

A child shall be exempt from immunization if: I. A physician licensed under RSA 329, or a physician exempted under RSA 329:21, III, an advanced practice registered nurse licensed under RSA 326-B, or a physician associate licensed under RSA 328-D certifies that immunization agains…

During an outbreak of a communicable disease for which immunization is required under RSA 141-C:20-a, children exempted under RSA 141-C:20-c shall not attend the school or child care agency threatened by the communicable disease. The commissioner shall prepare a written order as …

Schools and child care agencies, whether public or private, shall make an annual report to the commissioner relative to the status of immunization of all enrolled children.

I. The department shall establish and maintain a state immunization registry. The registry shall be a single repository of accurate, complete and current immunization records to aid, coordinate, and promote effective and cost-efficient disease prevention and control efforts. II. …

I. Any printed or electronic materials relative to required childhood immunizations in RSA 141-C:20-a produced by the department of health and human services and distributed in connection with school and child care enrollment on or after the effective date of this section shall i…