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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 420-J:6-a — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 420-J / Section 6-a
420-J:6-a Obstetrical-Gynecological Coverage.
Status: in_force

I. Health plans shall not require prior authorization by a covered person's primary care provider for coverage of the following services provided by participating providers who specialize in obstetrics and gynecology: (a) Maternity care; (b) An annual gynecological visit; and (c) Follow-up care for obstetrical or gynecological conditions identified during such maternity care or annual gynecological visit. II. Health plans may establish reasonable requirements for participating obstetricians and gynecologists to communicate with the covered person's primary care provider regarding the covered person's condition, treatment, and any need for follow-up care.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 405:4 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 405 / Section 4
405:4 Mutual Insurance Company.
Status: in_force

No such mutual insurance company shall be licensed to do business in the state unless it shall possess $800,000 of surplus to policyholders invested as provided in RSA 405:2, nor unless its assets equal its outstanding liabilities, including reinsurance, to be estimated as in the case of joint stock insurance companies, and including also the amount of its guaranteed capital.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 49-C:6 — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 49-C / Section 6
49-C:6 Preparation of Ballots.
Status: in_force

The city clerk shall prepare the ballots to be used at the municipal elections. Under charters providing for election by the Australian ballot system, the ballots shall be prepared in accordance with the procedure provided for in general election laws governing such system. Under charters providing for non-partisan elections, the ballot shall contain the names in alphabetical order by surname according to the alphabetization procedure established in RSA 656:5-a, without party designation, of all who file with the city clerk as candidates for elective office. The charter shall specify a filing period, the filing fee to be paid for each office, and, as an alternative method of becoming a candidate on the ballot, the number of qualified voters which may be subscribed to a nominating petition in such form as the charter may set out.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 165:27-a — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 165 / Section 27-a
165:27-a Assignment for Funeral and Burial or Cremation Expenses.
Status: in_force

I. Except when a town or city assisted person has made arrangements for a prepaid funeral, if there are liquid assets at death, there shall be an automatic assignment to the funeral director or the person who paid for the funeral and burial or cremation of the deceased to the extent of funeral and burial or cremation expenses up to $2,000. II. The funeral director or the person who paid for the funeral and burial or cremation expenses may submit a notarized statement to the effect that he has paid the expenses, together with an itemized list of the expenses, to the entity holding the assets. Upon submission of the statement and the list, the person shall receive payment to the extent of the expenses authorized under this section. III. The entity making the payment shall provide a receipt and shall send a copy of the receipt to the town selectmen or city council of the appropriate town or city. IV. If no assets remain after a payment is made under this section, the entity making the payment shall so notify the probate court having jurisdiction over the estate.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 383:9-e — NH Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 383 / Section 9-e
383:9-e Corporations as Small Business Lenders.
Status: in_force

If a corporation becomes a small business lender through any loan program by the United States Small Business Administration, which requires the corporation to meet banking requirements and to be examined at least annually by the New Hampshire banking department, an examination shall be made by the bank commissioner of the activities of the small business lender, and such reports shall be available to the United States Small Business Administration. The corporation shall not be deemed a banking institution, but shall be subject to the supervision, examination, control and enforcement authority of the bank commissioner under RSA 383 with regard to its loan portfolio. The bank commissioner shall make an annual report of the small business lender, and such report shall be available to the guarantying agency including the United States Small Business Administration. The corporation shall pay the cost of any such examination by the commissioner under RSA 383:11.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 507-H:9 — NH Code / Title LII / Chapter 507-H / Section 9
507-H:9 De-Identifed Data.
Status: in_force

I. Any controller in possession of de-identified data shall: (a) Take reasonable measures to ensure that the data cannot be associated with an individual; (b) Publicly commit to maintaining and using de-identified data without attempting to reidentify the data; and (c) Contractually obligate any recipients of the deidentified data to comply with all provisions of this chapter. II. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to: (a) Require a controller or processor to re-identify de-identified data or pseudonymous data; or (b) Maintain data in identifiable form, or collect, obtain, retain or access any data or technology, in order to be capable of associating an authenticated consumer request with personal data. III. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require a controller or processor to comply with an authenticated consumer rights request if the controller: (a) Is not reasonably capable of associating the request with the personal data or it would be unreasonably burdensome for the controller to associate the request with the personal data; (b) Does not use the personal data to recognize or respond to the specific consumer who is the subject of the personal data, or associate the personal data with other personal data about the same specific consumer; and (c) Does not sell the personal data to any third-party or otherwise voluntarily disclose the personal data to any third party other than a processor, except as otherwise permitted in this section. IV. The rights afforded under RSA 507-H:4, I(a)-(d) shall not apply to pseudonymized data in cases where the controller is able to demonstrate that any information necessary to identify the consumer is kept separately and is subject to effective technical and organizational controls that prevent the controller from accessing such information. V. A controller that discloses pseudonymous data or de-identified data shall exercise reasonable oversight to monitor compliance with any contractual commitments to which the pseudonymous data or deidentified data is subject and shall take appropriate steps to address any breaches of those contractual commitments.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 358-I:10 — NH Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 358-I / Section 10
358-I:10 Applicability.
Status: in_force

I. The provisions of RSA 358-I:2, 4, 6 and 7 shall apply to all health clubs operating or intending to operate in this state. II. The provisions of RSA 358-I:3 and 5 shall apply to all health club contracts entered into on or after June 24, 1983.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 7:25 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 7 / Section 25
7:25 Notice to Attend Investigation.
Status: in_force

Whenever the attorney general may require the attendance of any such person, agent, trustee, fiduciary, beneficiary, institution, association, corporation, or political agency, as provided in RSA 7:24, he shall issue a notice setting the time and place when such attendance is required and shall cause the same to be delivered or sent by registered mail to such person, agent, trustee, fiduciary, beneficiary, institution, association, corporation, or political agency at least 14 days before the date fixed in the notice for such attendance.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 28:7-a — NH Code / Title II / Chapter 28 / Section 7-a
28:7-a Services to Unincorporated Towns and Unorganized Places.
Status: in_force

For each unincorporated town or unorganized place, the county in which it is located and its commissioners shall have the same responsibilities for providing services as a town and its governing body. County conventions may at any legal meeting grant and vote such sums of money as they judge necessary for any purpose for which the county may act, if such appropriation is not prohibited by the laws or by the constitution of this state. The cost of providing services for a county's unincorporated towns and unorganized places shall be assessed on the property taxpayers of the unincorporated towns or unorganized places under RSA 81.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 207:23-a — NH Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 207 / Section 23-a
207:23-a Damage by Bears.
Status: in_force

I. Any person engaged in the husbandry and sale of at least $1,000 in agricultural products as defined in RSA 21:34-a who suffers loss or damage to livestock, bees, orchards or growing crops,in an amount of $250 or more at the current wholesale value of the items, by bear shall, if he or she claims damage therefor, notify the executive director of fish and game in writing of such damage within 30 days of the discovery of such damage. The executive director or the executive director's agent shall investigate such claim within 30 days from the receipt of notice of such damage, and in accordance with RSA 541-A:29, determine whether such damage was caused by bear, and appraise the amount to be paid, and notify the claimant in writing of the determination. II. If the person sustaining the damage claimed under this section is dissatisfied with the finding of the executive director, such person shall notify the executive director in writing, and an adjudicative proceeding shall be commenced pursuant to RSA 541-A:31. III. If the person sustaining the damage is dissatisfied with the decision of the executive director following the adjudicative proceeding, a further appeal shall be available in accordance with RSA 541. IV. The executive director, upon reaching final agreement with the claimant, or after the conclusion of an appeal, shall present a certificate of the amount of appraisal to the governor, who is authorized to draw a warrant upon any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated in payment therefor. V. The executive director shall, in accordance with RSA 541-A, adopt rules to administer this provision, to include: (a) Criteria to determine whether a person engaged in the husbandry and sale of agricultural products as defined in RSA 21:34-a qualifies to be a claimant hereunder, provided that any such person who shall document gross sales of any qualifying crop of at least $1,000 in a calendar year shall be deemed to qualify as a claimant. (b) Procedures used to receive and document claims of damage by bear from claimants, to include when the damage occurred, which qualifying crop is affected, and what losses may be fairly attributed to action by such bear; (c) A method to determine the current wholesale value of items covered by this section, to be used in the process of investigating and adjudicating any claim; (d) Procedures to be used in the conduct of adjudicative proceedings hereunder; and (e) Criteria to be used to recommend preventive measures and mitigating measures that claimants may use to prevent future harm, and that will be used to determine whether claims in future years shall be allowed for payment.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 21-J:9-c — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 21-J / Section 9-c
21-J:9-c Orders for Reassessment.
Status: in_force

The following provisions shall govern cases in which the board of tax and land appeals has certified an order for reassessment to the department pursuant to RSA 71-B:17: I. The commissioner may contract for the services of certified appraisers as needed to complete such reassessments in compliance with any certified orders of the board of tax and land appeals. II. All reasonable expenses incurred by the department in completing a reassessment shall be paid in the first instance from the appropriation for the department, but each city, town, or county in the case of an unincorporated place, shall, upon notification by the commissioner of the amount due, reimburse the department for such expenses incurred as follows: (a) The expenses for completing a reassessment, including, but not limited to, salaries of staff of the department for such time as the staff have spent on the reassessment, with the exception of expenses incurred by the department in the supervision and monitoring of appraisals pursuant to RSA 21-J:11, shall be reimbursed; and (b) The amount of such reimbursement to the department shall, without vote of the municipality, be assessed and collected.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 48:1-a — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 48 / Section 1-a
48:1-a Certification.
Status: in_force

Any report, form or assurance required to be submitted to the state by a city officer which requires the submitting officer to certify to the accuracy of information it contains shall use a statement for the certification in a form substantially similar to the following: "The information submitted on this form is a true and accurate statement to the best of my personal knowledge and belief based on the information available to me at the time entered hereon and no information is presently known by me to exist which leads me to believe or suspect otherwise."
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 487:39 — NH Code / Title L / Chapter 487 / Section 39
487:39 Purpose.
Status: in_force

The general court finds that landscape changes and recreational and other uses of rivers and their watersheds have placed increasing stress upon the state's rivers, posing a threat to water quality and the continued support of designated uses. The general court recognizes the need for adequate data to identify the status of and trends in water quality as a basis for action, to restore, preserve, and maintain the state's rivers so that these significant environmental, recreational, and economic assets will continue to benefit the social and economic well-being of the state's citizens and support healthy ecosystems.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 146:4 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 146 / Section 4
146:4 Adulterated Drugs, Devices.
Status: in_force

A drug or device shall be deemed to be adulterated in the following cases: I. (1) If it consists in whole or in part of any filthy, putrid, or decomposed substances; or (2) if it has been produced, prepared, packed or held under insanitary conditions whereby it may have been contaminated with filth, or whereby it may have been rendered injurious to health; or (3) if it is a drug and its container is composed, in whole or in part of any poisonous or deleterious substance which may render the contents injurious to health; or (4) if (a) it is a drug and it bears or contains for purposes of coloring only, a color additive which is unsafe within the meaning of RSA 146:21; or (b) it is a color additive, the intended use of which in or on drugs is for the purpose of coloring only, and it is unsafe within the meaning of RSA 146:21. II. If it purports to be or is represented as a drug, the name of which is recognized in an official compendium, and its strength differs from, or its quality or purity falls below, the standard set forth in such compendium. Such determination as to strength, quality, or purity shall be made in accordance with the tests or methods of assay set forth in such compendium, or in the absence of or inadequacy of such tests or methods of assay, those prescribed under authority of the federal act. No drug defined in an official compendium shall be deemed to be adulterated under this paragraph because it differs from the standard of strength, quality, or purity therefor set forth in such compendium, if its difference in strength, quality, or purity from such standard is plainly stated on the label. III. If it is not subject to the provisions of paragraph II of this section and its strength differs from, or its purity or quality falls below, that which it purports or is represented to possess. IV. If it is a drug and any substance has been (1) mixed or packed therewith so as to reduce its quality or strength; or (2) substituted wholly or in part therefor. V. If it is a drug and the methods used in, or the facilities or controls used for, its manufacture, processing, packing, or holding do not conform to or are not operated or administered in conformity with good manufacturing practice to assure that such drug meets the requirements of this chapter as to safety and has the identity and strength, and meets the quality and purity characteristics, which it purports or is represented to possess.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 524:9 — NH Code / Title LIII / Chapter 524 / Section 9
524:9 Copy of Note.
Status: in_force

The court may allow a copy of a note or other instrument to be filed in a suit for the purpose of rendering judgment thereon.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 230-A:14 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 230-A / Section 14
230-A:14 Termination of Corridor.
Status: in_force

The highway planning corridor shall terminate: I. Upon the filing of a return of highway layout and the acquisition of the property necessary for the highway for which the planning corridor was created; or II. Upon a declaration by the layout authority that the corridor, or any portion thereof, is discontinued. The discontinuance of a highway planning corridor shall not be subject to appeal, and shall not entitle any person to damages.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 400-A:21 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 400-A / Section 21
400-A:21 Witnesses; Disciplinary Proceedings.
Status: in_force

I. If any individual without reasonable cause fails to appear when summoned as a witness, or refuses to answer a lawful and pertinent question, or refuses to produce documentary evidence when directed to do so by the commissioner or deports himself in a disrespectful or disorderly manner at the inquiry, or obstructs the proceedings by any means, whether or not in the presence of the commissioner or his designee, he is guilty of contempt and may be dealt with as provided in RSA 400-A:21, II. II. The commissioner or his designee, as the case may be, may file a complaint in the superior court, setting forth under oath the facts constituting the contempt and requesting an order returnable in not less than 2 nor more than 5 days, directing the alleged contemner to show cause before the court, why he should not be punished for contempt. Upon the return of such order, the court shall examine the alleged contemner under oath, and the alleged contemner shall have an opportunity to be heard. If the court determines that the respondent has committed any alleged contempt, the court shall punish the offender as if the contempt had occurred in an action arising in or pending in such court. Provided however, the contemner shall have a period of 10 days from the determination of the superior court within which to purge himself of contempt and thereby avoid the sanctions imposed.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 294-E:11 — NH Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 294-E / Section 11
294-E:11 Notarization and Acknowledgment.
Status: in_force

If a law requires a signature or record to be notarized, acknowledged, verified, or made under oath, the requirement is satisfied if the electronic signature of the person authorized to perform those acts, together with all other information required to be included by other applicable law, is attached to or logically associated with the signature or record.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 227-C:13 — NH Code / Title XIX / Chapter 227-C / Section 13
227-C:13 Establishment of a State Historical Resources Council.
Status: in_force

There is hereby established a state historical resources council which shall be the only state historical resources council. The membership of the council shall consist of the governor, or his designee; the director of historical resources, who shall be nonvoting members; and 9 members of the public appointed by the governor and council, at least 3 of whom shall be qualified in the field of architecture, history and archeology; and the others shall be qualified in other fields including, but not limited to, law, real estate, planning, architectural history and historic preservation. The public members shall serve a term of 5 years; however, on the initial appointment, 3 shall be appointed for 2 years, 2 appointed for 3 years, 2 appointed for 4 years, and 2 appointed for 5 years. Each shall serve until his successor is appointed and qualified. Any vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 141-B:2 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 141-B / Section 2
141-B:2 Purpose.
Status: in_force

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.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 420-B:8-h — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 420-B / Section 8-h
420-B:8-h Notification of Allowable Benefit.
Status: in_force

All health maintenance organizations shall provide to each subscriber, on request, a written statement of the dollar amount of allowable benefit for any procedure which is requested by the appropriate procedure code.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 204-C:22 — NH Code / Title XVII / Chapter 204-C / Section 22
204-C:22 Rent Levels.
Status: in_force

With respect to mortgage loans made by the authority under RSA 204-C:15, the authority shall, pursuant to rules adopted by it, make the following initial rental determinations for the dwelling units included in rental multi-family housing financed under this chapter: I. The rent or carrying charge to be charged to eligible persons and families other than elderly and low income persons and families, which together with subsidies, if any, shall not be lower than the economic cost of such housing and be sufficiently high to achieve and maintain a sound development; and II. The rent or carrying charge to be charged to elderly and low income persons and families which rent shall be sufficiently low in the judgment of the authority for at least a reasonable number of the dwelling units, but in no event fewer than 1/8 of such units, to be provided by such housing to enable such persons and families to occupy such units without the expenditure of more than 30 percent of their annual income for basic shelter cost, including the additional cost, if any, of heat, hot water, and other utilities, except telephone; provided, however, that, if necessary to make the project financially feasible, such percentage of annual income may be increased to 32 percent; and provided further that, if, in order to meet federal requirements or to obtain federal assistance, a different percentage of annual income shall be required, then such percentage of annual income shall be increased or based on the federal requirement, if applicable.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 3:11 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 3 / Section 11
3:11 State Insect.
Status: in_force

The ladybug, also known as the ladybird and the lady beetle, is hereby designated as the official state insect of New Hampshire.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 418:31 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 418 / Section 31
418:31 Licensing of Agents.
Status: in_force

I. Agents of societies shall be licensed in accordance with the provisions of RSA 402-J regulating the licensing, revocation, suspension or termination of license of resident and nonresident agents. II. Any person who acts in violation of this section shall, in addition to any penalties or forfeiture with the power of the commissioner, be subject to the provisions of RSA 402-J.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 404-D:1 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 404-D / Section 1
404-D:1 Title.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the New Hampshire life and health insurance guaranty association act.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 171-A:28 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 171-A / Section 28
171-A:28 Duty to Transport.
Status: in_force

Upon request, the office of the sheriff of the county in which any person is located who is to be taken into custody in accordance with RSA 171-A:27 shall take such person into custody and transport that person to the appropriate destination.