Title X, Public Health

The commissioner shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to: I. Conducting prevention and screening services and delivering education programs; II. Content and design of all forms and reports required by this chapter; III. The procedures for disclosure of information g…

The commissioner shall compile a list of reportable communicable diseases necessary to protect the citizenry. The commissioner shall develop and provide a form for the reporting of communicable diseases under this section. The form shall include, at a minimum, the name, age, addr…

I. A report provided to the cancer registry disclosing the identity of an individual, who was reported as having a cancer, shall only be released to persons demonstrating a need which is essential to health-related research, except that the release shall be conditioned upon the p…

No person, whether natural or not natural, owning, controlling or managing any workplace, public building, facility, school, or rental dwelling involved in asbestos abatement shall permit such abatement of asbestos in a dry state or in violation of any rules adopted by the commis…

A person who intends to apply under RSA 141-G:10, I for a testing order after an unprotected exposure to a source individual shall provide notice of that intention to the source individual in accordance with rules adopted under RSA 141-G:19.

The commissioner or his designee shall conduct follow-up activities when reports of individuals found serologic positive are provided under RSA 141-C:7. I. Such activities shall be conducted with due regard to the personal and property rights of the individual person and shall be…

I. The commissioner or designee may investigate incidents of communicable diseases. Such investigations shall include, but not be limited to, requiring additional information and periodic reports from the reporting official, interviews with reporting officials, their patients, an…

The commissioner of the department of health and human services may adopt rules under RSA 541-A concerning the following: I. The form and manner through which information shall be made available to and by the program under RSA 141-J:3 and 4. II. The election procedure pursuant to…

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require that health care workers be tested for the presence of the human immunodeficiency virus or the hepatitis B virus as a condition of employment or practice in a health care facility licensed in accordance with RSA 151.

In this chapter: I. "Best available science" means findings of fact carefully and impartially derived from the application of the scientific method and based upon all of the available information, published and unpublished alike. Best available science does not require that state…

I. Mosquitoes can harbor organisms and infect people with diseases that pose a serious risk to the public health. When an increased threat of disease is discovered through surveillance, a state agency may select targeted control of mosquitoes as a measure to reduce human health r…

I. Where feasible, state agencies managing land shall promote primary prevention by providing on-site public outreach and education that focuses on the health risks associated with mosquitoes and the importance of personal protection, complementing that provided by the department…

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Food Service Licensure Act."

For the purpose of this chapter the term food shall include all articles used for food, drink, confectionery or condiment, whether simple, mixed or compound, and all substances and ingredients used in the preparation thereof.

No person, firm or corporation shall, within the state, put up for sale in package form any beverage without having obtained a license, to be issued by the department of health and human services. Any New Hampshire beverage manufacturers offering product direct to consumer that h…

Whoever violates any of the provisions of this chapter or fails to comply with the lawful orders and requirements of the commissioner shall, upon conviction of a: I. First offense, be guilty of a violation; II. Second offense, be guilty of a misdemeanor; and III. Third offense, b…

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 chapter or rules adopte…

I. (a) Upon receipt of an application in writing from a new beverage manufacturer, or from a beverage manufacturer that has changed ownership, or from a beverage manufacturer which has had its previous license revoked, the commissioner of the department of health and human servic…

The operation of a food service establishment or a retail food store without a license issued under this chapter, or the continued operation of such establishment or store after a license has been revoked or has expired, is declared to be a danger to the public health. In additio…

I. (a) Each food service establishment licensed by the state under RSA 143-A:6 shall have a person in charge and present during all hours of operation trained as a certified food protection manager by a program approved by the Conference for Food Protection or other equivalent in…

No beverage or beverage concentrate, for retail sale, manufactured out of the state, shall be sold or offered for sale within the state unless the same has first been registered by its manufacturer or by the manufacturer's agent with the department of health and human services. S…

I. In this subdivision: (a) "Homestead food operation" means a person who produces homestead food products, excluding potentially hazardous food, only in the home kitchen of that person's primary residence in New Hampshire or a food production area in the person's primary residen…

The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of the department of agriculture, markets, and food shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to: I. Foods which may be made in a homestead food operation and potentially hazardous foods, which shall not be made in …

In case any establishment, or any part thereof, licensed hereunder shall be deemed by the commissioner of the department of health and human services to be conducted in an insanitary manner, or there shall be any practice deemed in violation of any law, or of any legally adopted …

In this subdivision: I. "Federally exempt poultry producer" means a poultry producer that qualifies for a federal exemption from inspection under the federal Poultry Products Inspection Act. II. "Licensed restaurant" means a food service establishment, licensed under RSA 143-A:4,…

Before revoking or canceling any license or registration the commissioner of the department of health and human services shall give written notice, stating that he contemplates such action and giving his reasons therefor. Said notice shall appoint a time of hearing and shall be s…

I. A licensed restaurant may purchase uninspected, processed, whole poultry or rabbits from unlicensed rabbit producers or federally exempt poultry producers who provide proof of compliance with the registration and educational requirements of this subdivision. All packaging cont…

Any person, firm or corporation whose license has been suspended or revoked, or for whom a renewal therefor has been denied, shall discontinue the manufacture and sale within the state of the products concerned. The sale of the products of any manufacturer or bottler not licensed…

All containers used in the manufacture of beverages, other than cider manufacturers regulated by the department of agriculture, shall be cleaned and sterilized in such manner as may be provided in the rules adopted under this chapter. All materials used in the manufacture of beve…

I. A federally exempt poultry producer may, in a calendar year, sell to licensed restaurants uninspected, processed whole poultry that the producer has raised in a quantity not to exceed the federal limit established in 21 U.S.C. section 464 and an unlicensed rabbit producer may,…

The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of the department of agriculture, markets, and food, shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to: I. Content and format of all labeling requirements, except for the label content required under RSA 143-A:15, III; I…

Whoever violates any provision of this subdivision, or any rule or regulation lawfully made hereunder, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

For purposes of this subdivision, "uninspected bison, elk, or red deer" means carcasses, parts, meat, and meat food products of bison, elk, or red deer slaughtered and processed in accordance with RSA 427:16, XII and sold or to be sold as provided in RSA 427:2-a, IV.

Any beverage or beverage concentrate sold, kept or offered for sale without having been registered as herein provided may be forfeited.

All packaging containing uninspected bison, elk, or red deer shall be clearly labeled to include a description of the product, the name, address, and telephone number of the farm where the product originates, and the date of slaughter.

The department of health and human services and local boards of health shall be charged with the enforcement hereof.

The provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to persons, firms, and corporations duly licensed under the provisions of the milk sanitation code, RSA 184:79-102.

The purpose of this chapter is to ensure that the health of the public is protected from the consumption of food contaminated by food service establishments or retail food stores during storage, preparation, service, or display, and to ensure that food service establishments and …

The existence or maintenance of any unclean, unhealthful or unsanitary condition or practice in any establishment or place where food is produced, manufactured, stored or sold, or in any car or vehicle used for the transportation or distribution thereof, is forbidden.

The term "shellfish," as used in this subdivision, means all fresh or frozen edible species of oysters, clams or mussels, either shucked or in the shell, or scallops in any form, except when the final product form is the adductor muscle only.

I. A licensed restaurant, as defined in RSA 143-A:14, II, may purchase from bison, elk, or red deer producers uninspected bison, elk or red deer that is labeled in accordance with RSA 143-A:19. II. For at least 90 days from the date of each purchase, the licensed restaurant shall…

I. A retailer may purchase from bison, elk, or red deer producers uninspected bison, elk, or red deer that is labeled in accordance with RSA 143-A:19 for resale. II. For at least 90 days from the date of each purchase, the retailer shall keep on file the receipt of purchase to in…

No shellfish shall be harvested in New Hampshire for food unless taken from areas approved by the commissioner of the department of environmental services. If taken from out-of-state sources, shellfish harvested for food shall be taken from areas approved by the appropriate state…

In this chapter: I. "Community supported agriculture" or "CSA" means a distribution system in which a farmer distributes produce directly to consumers. II. "Department" means the department of health and human services. III. "Distributor" means a person who purchases wild mushroo…

The department of health and human services shall serve as the state shellfish sanitation control authority for the commercial sale and processing of shellfish. The department of environmental services shall serve as the state shellfish sanitation control authority for the determ…

No person or facility shall process or pack shellfish either shucked or in the shell until a certificate has been granted by the department of health and human services. A certificate shall be issued to any facility which has complied with the rules of the commissioner of the dep…