Bill Text: NH HB118 | 2019 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relative to notifying a child's primary health care provider of a report of abuse or neglect.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2019-06-11 - Signed by Governor Sununu 06/05/2019; Chapter 45; Eff: 01/01/2020 [HB118 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2019-HB118-Enrolled.html
HB 118 - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES
19Mar2019... 0556h
2019 SESSION
19-0031
05/10
HOUSE BILL 118
AN ACT relative to notifying a child's primary health care provider of a report of abuse or neglect.
SPONSORS: Rep. Berrien, Rock. 18; Rep. Weber, Ches. 1; Rep. Fothergill, Coos 1; Sen. Carson, Dist 14
COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill directs the department of health and human services to develop a methodology for notifying the child's primary health care provider of a report of abuse and neglect, and clarifies immunity and confidentiality requirements in such cases.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
19Mar2019... 0556h 19-0031
05/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen
AN ACT relative to notifying a child's primary health care provider of a report of abuse or neglect.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Child Protection Act; Reporting Law; Immunity From Liability. Amend RSA 169-C:31 to read as follows:
169-C:31 Immunity From Liability. Anyone participating in good faith in the making of a report pursuant to this chapter or who provides information or assistance, including medical evaluations or consultations, in connection with a report, investigation, or legal intervention pursuant to a good faith report of child abuse or neglect, is immune from any liability, civil or criminal, that might otherwise be incurred or imposed. Any such participant has the same immunity with respect to participation in any investigation by the department or judicial proceeding resulting from such report.
2 New Paragraph; Child Protection Act; Reporting Law; Duties of the Department; Notice to Child's Primary Health Care Provider. Amend RSA 169-C:34 by inserting after paragraph VII the following new paragraph:
VIII. The department shall develop a methodology to notify the child’s primary health care provider regarding the nature of the investigation in those cases in which the investigation has identified the primary health care provider.
3 New Subparagraph; Case Record Confidentiality; Primary Health Care Provider Access. Amend RSA 170-G:8-a, II(b) by inserting after subparagraph (4) the following new subparagraph:
(5) The child's primary health care provider.
4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2020.
