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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 422:40 — NH Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 422 / Section 40
422:40 Required Rulemaking.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to: I. The use of department-owned aircraft, and fees charged to other state departments and agencies, as authorized by RSA 422:6, in the event the department becomes the owner of an aircraft. II. Notice requirements for construction or alteration of any structure when such notice shall promote air safety, as authorized by RSA 422:8. III. Terms and conditions of activities at state airways system facilities, including Skyhaven airport, as authorized by RSA 422:9. IV. Application procedures and approval criteria for airport sites, as authorized by RSA 422:16. V. Application procedures and approval criteria for airport registration certificates, as authorized by RSA 422:17 and RSA 422:21. VI. Application procedures and approval criteria for aircraft and commercial aviation operator registration certificates, as authorized by RSA 422:21. VII. Procedures for the conduct of hearings relative to denial, suspension or revocation of certificates of registration, and the imposition of administrative fines, as authorized by RSA 422:29. VIII. Procedures and criteria for the receipt of aircraft accident and aircraft incident reports and the sharing of such information with the public, as authorized by RSA 422:7 and RSA 422:28.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 170-G:4-d — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 170-G / Section 4-d
170-G:4-d Content of Provider Contracts.
Status: in_force

I. All contracts between the department and providers of services under this chapter, or any behavior health service to children, shall include provisions addressing outcome measurement, incentives for the use of evidence-based practices, and accountability for high-quality services. Such provisions shall, at minimum, include the following: (a) Required use of a uniform assessment instrument developed and/or approved by the department pursuant to RSA 170-G:4-e. (b) In the case of providers of services to children pursuant to the dispositional authority of the circuit court under RSA 169-B and 169-D, outcome measurement which includes recidivism as measured by post-service arrests, violations of parole, conditional release, or other conditional liberty, and behavior meeting the definition of a child in need of service under RSA 169-D:2. Contracts with such providers shall also include incentives for recidivism reduction. (c) Reporting to the department changes in assessment results following provision of the contracted service for each child served. I-a. The commissioner shall employ a procurement model for administering the provision of therapeutic-based residential behavioral health treatment services provided pursuant to RSA 170-G and RSA 135-F. All contracts shall incorporate the use of trauma-focused models of care. In cases where the unique needs of a juvenile or the capacity of a contracted provider prevent the use of a contracted provider, the commissioner may approve and shall pay for placement with another certified provider on a temporary basis if the commissioner determines that the placement is necessary to meet the juvenile's immediate treatment needs. II. The department shall include substantially similar requirements in its standards for provider certification and other processes administered by the department to qualify providers to deliver services pursuant to this chapter.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 194-C:8 — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 194-C / Section 8
194-C:8 Weighted Voting.
Status: in_force

In all votes regarding school administrative unit affairs, including the organization of such unit's school board and selection of officers, each district shall be entitled to one vote for each 16 pupils residing in that district and enrolled in schools under the administrative unit. A balance of 8 or more students shall entitle that district to an additional vote. A balance of fewer than 8 students shall have no net effect on a district's vote. Enrollments shall be based on the average daily membership in residence of each district for the school year which ended in the preceding June. Weighted votes shall only be used upon the demand of a majority of the members of any board present and voting in the school administrative unit. The school board members present at a school administrative unit school board meeting shall be entitled to cast the entire number of votes assigned to their school districts, provided that each representative present shall be entitled to a proportionate share of the total to be cast as provided in RSA 194-C:7.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 111:3 — NH Code / Title VIII / Chapter 111 / Section 3
111:3 Name.
Status: in_force

Such state defense forces shall be additional to and distinct from the New Hampshire national guard; shall be armed and uniformed; shall be known as the New Hampshire state guard; and are hereinafter referred to as the state guard.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 161-H:5 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 161-H / Section 5
161-H:5 Notice to Employer.
Status: in_force

Before the commencement of withholding procedures, the obligor's employer shall be given notice of the following: I. The amount to be withheld and that it cannot exceed the limits set under RSA 161-H:2, V. II. That the employer must implement withholding no later than the first pay period that occurs after 14 days after the notice was mailed. III. That the withholding is binding on the employer until further notice. IV. That the employer must send the withheld amount to the state or other payee at the same time the obligor is paid. V. That the employer is liable for the accumulated amount it should have withheld if it fails to withhold in accordance with the provisions of the notice. VI. That the withholding under this section shall have priority over any other legal process under state law against the same wages, with the exception of claims for current or past due child support. VII. That in addition to the amount withheld for medical child support, the employer may deduct a fee of $1 for each withholding for the administrative cost incurred as a result of the withholding procedures. VIII. That the employers shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of up to $1,000 for discharging, refusing to employ, or taking any disciplinary action against an obligor because of the withholding procedures. IX. That the employer shall notify the state or other payee within 15 days of the obligor's termination of employment, and shall provide the obligor's last known address and the name of and address of the present employer, if known. X. That the employer shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor for failure to comply with the provisions of paragraphs I-V. XI. That the employer shall be liable for an administrative fine of $100 per pay period for each employee who has wage assignment obligations with that employer payable directly to the department with respect to whom the employer has willfully failed to comply with the provisions of paragraphs II and IV. Prior to assessing such fine against the employer, the department shall notify the employer of its intent to assess the fine, the amount of the fine, the date by which the fine is payable, and shall provide the employer with the opportunity to contest the imposition of the fine. The only basis for contesting the imposition of such fine is a mistake of fact or that the employer did not knowingly fail to comply with the provisions of paragraphs II and IV.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 170-G:4-e — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 170-G / Section 4-e
170-G:4-e Assessment, Treatment, and Discharge Planning.
Status: in_force

I. In every case in which a placement outside the home is being considered, the department shall require the completion of a written clinical assessment of the behavioral health and other treatment needs of the child. II. A written treatment plan shall be required upon a child's placement in a residential or other treatment program. The plan shall have definable goals and strategies to achieve those goals and include concrete, outcome-oriented interventions with the objective of restoring, rehabilitating, or maintaining the child's capacity to successfully function in the community and diminish the need for a more intensive level of care. III. The development of a written discharge plan for each child shall begin upon admission to any treatment program, and shall be available to the parents or guardians of the child no later than 10 days following admission to the program. Treatment and discharge plans shall be updated on an ongoing basis as treatment proceeds and a child's condition changes. IV. All assessments conducted pursuant to this section shall include the use of a universal, strengths-based assessment tool which is adopted by the department and used throughout the system of care for children's mental health as defined in RSA 135-F. IV-a. The assessment of behavioral health and other treatment needs of a child at risk of residential treatment either through RSA 169-B, 169-C, 169-D, or RSA 135-F, the system of care for children's mental health due to problem behavior, shall include an evidence-based functional behavioral assessment and a behavioral intervention plan, if clinically indicated. If the child's school district has no responsibility under IDEA to complete a functional behavioral assessment and it is not related to the child's educational needs, the department shall obtain a functional behavioral assessment. If a functional behavioral assessment cannot be completed prior to entry into residential treatment, the department shall ensure that an assessment is initiated within 30 days of that entry. The functional behavioral assessment shall be conducted by individuals qualified to perform the assessment, which may include, but is not limited to, a board certified behavior analyst or psychologist. The assessment shall include, but not be limited to, a file review, at least 2 hours of observation in a natural or clinical setting, and a final written report, which shall include specific recommendations to include within a positive behavior intervention plan. V. The assessment of the child's behavioral health and other treatment needs shall be repeated upon discharge from any residential treatment program or commitment pursuant to RSA 169-B:19, I(j). VI. Assessments required by this section may not be conducted by employees of a residential treatment provider or commitment pursuant to RSA 169-B:19, I(j).
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 420-J:7-e — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 420-J / Section 7-e
420-J:7-e Notice of Consumer Rights.
Status: in_force

A health carrier shall, at least annually, in a conspicuous communication as approved by the commissioner which may be included as an insert in an annual mailing or by electronic communication, notify each covered person of his or her consumer rights under this chapter, including, but not limited to, appeal rights and the ability to access services out-of-network in the event covered services are not available in-network. A health carrier shall also notify covered persons of the right to access out-of-network services when the covered person contacts the health carrier directly requesting assistance finding clinically appropriate in-network care. A health carrier shall also provide notification to covered persons of their right to appeal whenever a covered person contacts the health carrier regarding a denial of coverage or when a health carrier verbally informs the covered person of the denial of coverage.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 402-J:18 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 402-J / Section 18
402-J:18 Rules.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may, in accordance with RSA 541-A, adopt reasonable rules as are necessary or proper to carry out the purpose of this chapter.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 91-A:7-a — NH Code / Title VI / Chapter 91-A / Section 7-a
91-A:7-a Office Established.
Status: in_force

There is hereby established the office of the right-to-know ombudsman to be administratively attached to the office of state and public sector labor relations under RSA 273-E. The right-to-know ombudsman shall be paid a stipend of $200 in each biweekly state payroll cycle for such work performed outside of scheduled sessions. The right-to-know ombudsman shall also be paid $400 for each day devoted to the work of the office and shall be reimbursed for travel, professional development, and other business-related expenses. The right-to-know ombudsman shall be paid $50 per hour for time spent on the drafting of final decisions. The ombudsman shall be appointed by the governor and council and shall have the following minimum qualifications: I. Be a member of the New Hampshire bar. II. Have a minimum of 5 years full-time practice of law in any jurisdiction. III. Be experienced with and knowledgeable of the provisions of this chapter and all New Hampshire laws regarding right-to-know. IV. Annually, complete a minimum of 3 hours of continuing legal education courses or other training relevant to the provisions of this chapter.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 637:8 — NH Code / Title LXII / Chapter 637 / Section 8
637:8 Theft of Services.
Status: in_force

I. A person commits theft if he obtains services which he knows are available only for compensation by deception, threat, force, or any other means designed to avoid the due payment therefor. "Deception" has the same meaning as in RSA 637:4, II, and "threat" the same meaning as in RSA 637:5, II. II. A person commits theft if, having control over the disposition of services of another, to which he knows he is not entitled, he diverts such services to his own benefit or to the benefit of another who he knows is not entitled thereto. III. As used in this section, "services" includes, but is not necessarily limited to, labor, professional service, public utility and transportation services, restaurant, hotel, motel, tourist cabin, rooming house and like accommodations, the supplying of equipment, tools, vehicles, or trailers for temporary use, telephone or telegraph service, gas, electricity, water or steam, admission to entertainment, exhibitions, sporting events or other events for which a charge is made. IV. This section shall not apply to the attachment of private equipment to residential telephone lines unless the telephone company can prove that the attached equipment will cause direct harm to the telephone system. Attached equipment which is registered with the public utilities commission shall not require a protective interconnecting device. If the telephone company cites this section in its directories or other customer informational material, said company shall duplicate the entire section verbatim therein.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 287-F:13 — NH Code / Title XXIV / Chapter 287-F / Section 13
287-F:13 Interpretation.
Status: in_force

This compact shall be construed liberally to accomplish its purposes.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 282-A:177 — NH Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 282-A / Section 177
282-A:177 Administration.
Status: in_force

The provisions of RSA 282-A:103-106, relative to the unemployment compensation fund, and of RSA 282-A:138-140, relative to the unemployment compensation and employment service administration fund, to the contrary notwithstanding, the commissioner of the department of employment security is authorized to requisition and receive from this state's account in the unemployment trust fund in the treasury of the United States, in the manner permitted by federal law, such moneys standing to its credit in said fund as are permitted by federal law to be used for expenses of administering the provisions of this chapter and to expend such moneys for such purpose. The state treasurer shall be the custodian of the amounts of money so requisitioned and received. He shall administer such fund in accordance with the directions of the commissioner of the department of employment security and such rules as the commissioner may adopt not inconsistent with federal law. The commissioner may enter into contracts and educational agreements with and for the employees of the department of employment security under such terms and conditions, which are consistent with federal requirements, as he deems advisable.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 621:6 — NH Code / Title LX / Chapter 621 / Section 6
621:6 Books and Records of Account.
Status: in_force

All books of account and documents relating to the center shall be open to examination by the bank commissioner, the governor and council, or either legislative branch.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 266:62 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 266 / Section 62
266:62 School Bus Design Rules.
Status: in_force

The director shall adopt pursuant to RSA 260:5 and enforce all needful rules to govern the design of all school buses used for the transportation of school children when owned and operated by any school district, publicly or privately owned, or operated while under contract in this state.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 24:21-a — NH Code / Title II / Chapter 24 / Section 21-a
24:21-a Budget Estimates.
Status: in_force

I. Except as provided in paragraph II, the county commissioners shall deliver or mail to each member of the county convention who will be in office on the date that appropriations are voted and to the chairperson of the board of selectmen in each town and the mayor of each city within the county and to the secretary of state prior to December 1 annually their itemized recommendations of the sums necessary to be raised for the county in the year next ensuing, stating therein in detail the objects for which the money is required, together with a statement of actual expenditures and income for at least 9 months of the preceding calendar year. All moneys to be appropriated by the county must be stipulated in the budget on a "gross" basis, showing revenues from all sources, including grants, gifts, bequests and bond issues, as offsetting revenues to appropriations affected. II. If the county is on an optional fiscal year basis pursuant to RSA 31:94-a, the recommendations together with a statement of actual expenditures and income for at least 9 months of the preceding fiscal year shall be mailed or delivered prior to June 1 annually and the delivery or mailing to the members of the county convention shall be made to those members in office on the date of the delivery or mailing. III. No county convention shall vote appropriations for the ensuing budget period until 28 days shall have elapsed from the mailing of such recommendations. In counties which are not on an optional fiscal year basis pursuant to RSA 31:94-a, appropriations for the first year of each biennium may not be voted until after the first meeting of the county convention under RSA 24:9-a.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 137-J:25 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 137-J / Section 25
137-J:25 Presumed Consent to Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; Health Care Providers and Residential Care Providers Not Required to Expand to Provide Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.
Status: in_force

I. Every person shall be presumed to consent to the administration of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the event of cardiac or respiratory arrest, unless one or more of the following conditions, of which the health care provider or residential care provider has actual knowledge, apply: (a) A do not resuscitate order in accordance with the provisions of this chapter has been issued for that person; (b) A completed advance directive for that person is in effect, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, in which the person indicated a wish not to receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or the principal's agent or surrogate has determined that the person would not wish to receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation; (c) A person who lacks capacity to make health care decisions is actively dying and admitted to a health care facility, and the person's agent or surrogate is not available and the facility has made diligent efforts to contact the agent or surrogate without success, or the person's agent or surrogate is not legally capable of making health care decisions for the person, and the attending practitioner and a physician knowledgeable about the patient's condition, have determined that the provision of cardiopulmonary resuscitation would be contrary to accepted medical standards and would cause unnecessary harm to the person, and the attending practitioner has completed a do not resuscitate order; or (d) A person is under treatment solely by spiritual means through prayer in accordance with the tenets and practices of a recognized church or religious denomination by a duly accredited practitioner thereof. (e) The application of cardiopulmonary resuscitation would clearly be medically futile based on accepted medical standards. II. Nothing in this section shall be construed to revoke any statute, regulation, or law otherwise requiring or exempting a health care provider or residential care provider from instituting or maintaining the ability to provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation or expanding its existing equipment, facilities, or personnel to provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 7:32-c — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 7 / Section 32-c
7:32-c Purpose.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this subdivision is to ensure that health care charitable trusts provide the communities they serve with benefits in keeping with the charitable purposes for which the trusts were established and in recognition of the advantages the trusts enjoy. It acknowledges that each community is unique and its particular health care problems and needs should be examined and the community benefits provided by health care charitable trusts which serve it should be directed toward addressing the issues and concerns of that community. Community involvement in the development of community benefits plans is necessary to make the health care charitable trusts more responsive to the true needs of the community. State oversight of the planning process and public access to the community benefits plans will assure appropriate use of the resources of health care charitable trusts.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 524:10 — NH Code / Title LIII / Chapter 524 / Section 10
524:10 Suit and Foreclosure.
Status: in_force

Any person who holds a note secured by a mortgage, or partially secured by a mortgage, shall have the right to bring suit upon the note without losing the security upon the mortgaged property, and a suit upon the note and a suit to foreclose the mortgage may be maintained at the same time.