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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 415:18-m — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 415 / Section 18-m
415:18-m Retroactive Denials Prohibited; Exceptions.
Status: in_force

I. In this section, "retroactive denial of a previously paid claim" means any attempt by an insurer to retroactively collect payments already made to a health care provider with respect to a claim by requiring repayment of such payments, reducing other payments currently owed to the provider, withholding or setting off against future payments, reducing or affecting the future claim payments to the provider in any other manner. II. No insurer shall impose on any health care provider any retroactive denial of a previously paid claim or any part thereof unless: (a) The insurer has provided the reason for the retroactive denial in writing to the health care provider; and (b) The time which has elapsed since the date of payment of the challenged claim does not exceed 18 months. The retroactive denial of a previously paid claim may be permitted beyond 18 months from the date of payment only for the following reasons: (1) The claim was submitted fraudulently; (2) The claim payment was incorrect because the health care provider or the insured was already paid for the health care services identified in the claim; (3) The health care services identified in the claim were not delivered by the health care provider; (4) The claim payment was for services covered by Title XVIII, Title XIX, or Title XXI of the Social Security Act; (5) The claim payment is the subject of an adjustment with a different insurer, administrator, or payor and such adjustment is not affected by a contractual relationship, association, or affiliation involving claims payment, processing, or pricing; or (6) The claim payment is the subject of legal action. III. An insurer shall notify a health care provider at least 15 days in advance of the imposition of any retroactive denials of previously paid claims. The health care provider shall have 6 months from the date of notification under this paragraph to determine whether the insured has other appropriate insurance, which was in effect on the date of service. Notwithstanding the contractual terms between the insurer and provider, the insurer shall allow for the submission of a claim that was previously denied by another insurer due to the insured's transfer or termination of coverage.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 149-M:55 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 149-M / Section 55
149-M:55 Public Education and Outreach.
Status: in_force

I. The department shall implement a public education, outreach, and assistance program for households, hazardous waste generators, local and regional solid waste management agencies, dismantlers, institutions, and schools on the hazards of mercury, the requirements and obligations of individuals, manufacturers, and agencies under this subdivision, and voluntary efforts that individuals, institutions, and businesses can undertake to help further reduce mercury in the environment. The department shall cooperate with manufacturers of mercury-added products and other affected businesses in the development and implementation of public education and technical assistance programs. II. The department shall cooperate with the neighboring states and provinces and regional organizations in the northeastern United States and Canada on developing outreach, assistance, and education programs, where appropriate.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 416-A:9 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 416-A / Section 9
416-A:9 Unearned Premium Reserve.
Status: in_force

In lieu of those reserves required for other insurance companies, every domestic title insurance company, and every foreign or alien title insurance company which under the state of domicile is not required to maintain a substantially equivalent unearned premium reserve shall, in addition to other reserves, establish and maintain a reserve to be known as the "unearned premium reserve" for title insurance, which shall, at all times and for all purposes, constitute the unearned portions of premiums due or received and shall be charged as a reserve liability of such title insurance company in determining its financial condition. The unearned premium reserve shall be retained and held by such title insurance company for the protection of the policyholders' interest in policies which have not expired. Except upon liquidation, dissolution, or insolvency, assets equal to the amount of such reserve shall not be subject to distribution among depositors or other creditors or stockholders of such title insurance company until all claims of policyholders or holders of other title insurance contracts or agreements of such title insurance company have been paid in full and all liability on the policies or other title insurance contracts or agreements, whether contingent or actual, has been discharged or lawfully reinsured. Income from the investment of the amount of such reserve shall be the unrestricted property of the title insurance company.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 311:7-i — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 311 / Section 7-i
311:7-i Severability.
Status: in_force

If any provision of this subdivision or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications hereof which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or application, and to this end the provisions of this subdivision are severable.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 275-E:1 — NH Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 275-E / Section 1
275-E:1 Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter: I. "Employee" means and includes every person who may be permitted, required, or directed by any employer, in consideration of direct or indirect gain or profit, to engage in any employment, but shall not include any person exempted from the definition of employee as stated in RSA 281-A:2, VI(b)(2), (3), or (4), or RSA 281-A:2, VII(b), or a person providing services as part of a residential placement for individuals with developmental, acquired, or emotional disabilities, or any person who meets all of the following criteria: (a) The person possesses or has applied for a federal employer identification number or social security number, or in the alternative, has agreed in writing to carry out the responsibilities imposed on employers under this chapter. (b) The person has control and discretion over the means and manner of performance of the work, in that the result of the work, rather than the means or manner by which the work is performed, is the primary element bargained for by the employer. (c) The person has control over the time when the work is performed, and the time of performance is not dictated by the employer. However, this shall not prohibit the employer from reaching an agreement with the person as to completion schedule, range of work hours, and maximum number of work hours to be provided by the person, and in the case of entertainment, the time such entertainment is to be presented. (d) The person hires and pays the person's assistants, if any, and to the extent such assistants are employees, supervises the details of the assistants' work. (e) The person holds himself or herself out to be in business for himself or herself or is registered with the state as a business and the person has continuing or recurring business liabilities or obligations. (f) The person is responsible for satisfactory completion of work and may be held contractually responsible for failure to complete the work. (g) The person is not required to work exclusively for the employer. II. "Employer" means an individual, partnership, association, corporation, legal representative, trustee, receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, governmental entity, and any common carrier who employs any person. Employer shall include any person acting in the interest of an employer directly or indirectly. III. "Governmental entity" means any branch, department, commission, bureau, agency, or agent of the government of this state or a political subdivision of this state.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 170-H:13 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 170-H / Section 13
170-H:13 Administrative Attachment.
Status: in_force

I. The juvenile parole board shall be administratively attached to the department of health and human services. II. The juvenile parole board shall: (a) Exercise its powers, duties, functions and responsibilities independently of the department of health and human services and without approval or control of the department, except as otherwise specifically provided by statute; (b) Submit the budget requests required by RSA 9 through the department; and (c) Submit reports required of it by law or by the governor through the department. III. The department of health and human services shall: (a) Provide budgeting, recordkeeping and related administrative and clerical assistance to the board if mutually agreed to in writing, provided that the board shall pay the department on a cost allocation basis for such services; (b) Include the board's budget requests, as submitted and without changes, in the departmental budget. IV. Unless otherwise provided by law, the juvenile parole board shall hire personnel in accordance with state personnel laws.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 167:86 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 167 / Section 86
167:86 Support Services.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall reimburse persons for necessary travel, child care, and other support service expenses incurred while conducting employment program activities. The amount shall be determined by the commissioner by rules pursuant to RSA 541-A. Child care shall be appropriate and safe. The lack of such care shall be considered good cause for deferral from participation.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 415:6-i — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 415 / Section 6-i
415:6-i Retroactive Denials Prohibited; Exceptions.
Status: in_force

I. In this section, "retroactive denial of a previously paid claim" means any attempt by an insurer to retroactively collect payments already made to a health care provider with respect to a claim by requiring repayment of such payments, reducing other payments currently owed to the provider, withholding or setting off against future payments, or reducing or affecting the future claim payments to the provider in any other manner. II. No insurer shall impose on any health care provider any retroactive denial of a previously paid claim or any part thereof unless: (a) The insurer has provided the reason for the retroactive denial in writing to the health care provider; and (b) The time which has elapsed since the date of payment of the challenged claim does not exceed 12 months. The retroactive denial of a previously paid claim may be permitted beyond 12 months from the date of payment only for the following reasons: (1) The claim was submitted fraudulently; (2) The claim payment was incorrect because the health care provider or the insured was already paid for the health care services identified in the claim; (3) The health care services identified in the claim were not delivered by the health care provider; (4) The claim payment was for services covered by Title XVIII, Title XIX , or Title XXI of the Social Security Act; (5) The claim payment is the subject of an adjustment with a different insurer, administrator, or payor and such adjustment is not affected by a contractual relationship, association, or affiliation involving claims payment, processing, or pricing; or (6) The claim payment is the subject of legal action. III. An insurer shall notify a health care provider at least 15 days in advance of the imposition of any retroactive denials of previously paid claims. The health care provider shall have 6 months from the date of notification under this paragraph to determine whether the insured has other appropriate insurance, which was in effect on the date of service. Notwithstanding the contractual terms between the insurer and provider, the insurer shall allow for the submission of a claim that was previously denied by another insurer due to the insured's transfer or termination of coverage.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 235:19 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 235 / Section 19
235:19 Unexpended Funds.
Status: in_force

Any part of such joint fund not expended during the year for which it is set apart and apportioned may be expended on class I, II, or III highways during any succeeding year at the discretion of the commissioner of transportation.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 485-C:6 — NH Code / Title L / Chapter 485-C / Section 6
485-C:6 Ambient Groundwater Quality Standards.
Status: in_force

I. The commissioner shall establish and adopt ambient groundwater quality standards for regulated contaminants which adversely affect human health or the environment. Ambient groundwater standards shall apply to all regulated contaminants which result from human operations or activities, but do not apply to naturally occurring contaminants. Where state maximum contaminant levels have been adopted under RSA 485:3, I(b), or established in law, ambient groundwater quality standards shall be equivalent to such standards or where federal maximum contaminant level or health advisories have been promulgated under the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act or rules relevant to such act, the commissioner may adopt ambient groundwater quality standards equivalent to such standards. The commissioner may also adopt standards that are more stringent than federal or state maximum contaminant levels or federal health advisories if, accounting for an adequate margin of safety to protect human health at all life stages, including but not limited to pre-natal development, the commissioner determines federal standards are insufficient for protection of human health. Where such standards are adopted based upon health advisories promulgated under the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act that address cancer risks, the ambient groundwater quality standards shall be equivalent to that exposure which causes a lifetime exposure risk of one cancer in 1,000,000 exposed population. Where no federal or state maximum contaminant level or health advisory has been adopted, the commissioner may adopt ambient groundwater quality standards on a basis which provides for an adequate margin of safety to protect human health and safety. II. Health advisories that are adopted as ambient groundwater quality standards shall be reviewed by the department at least every 5 years to determine if new research warrants revising the current ambient groundwater quality standard. If the department finds a revision is necessary it shall conduct rulemaking to adopt the revised standard. III. Ambient groundwater quality standards shall be the water quality basis for issuance of groundwater discharge permits under RSA 485-A:13. IV. Except for discharges of domestic wastewater regulated under RSA 485-A:13 and RSA 485-A:29, no person shall violate ambient groundwater quality standards. V. By January 1, 2019, the commissioner shall, in consultation with the commissioner of the department of health and human services and interested parties, initiate rulemaking to adopt ambient groundwater quality standards for perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) and perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS). VI. By January 1, 2019, the commissioner shall, in consultation with the commissioner of the department of health and human services and interested parties, conduct a review to determine whether current research warrants revising the existing ambient groundwater quality standards for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS).
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 657:5 — NH Code / Title LXIII / Chapter 657 / Section 5
657:5 Forwarding Forms.
Status: in_force

The secretary of state shall retain for his own use so many application forms for absentee ballots as he may deem necessary and shall supply each town and city clerk in the state with so many of them as he may deem sufficient.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 235:20 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 235 / Section 20
235:20 Surplus Funds After Completion.
Status: in_force

Whenever, upon the completion of a project on a class I, II, or III highway in any city or town, the joint fund has not been expended in full, the unexpended balance shall revert to the state and city or town in the same proportion as each contributed.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 316-A:20 — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 316-A / Section 20
316-A:20 Renewal.
Status: in_force

I. The procedure and timeframe for license renewals shall be as described in RSA 310:8. II. Each applicant for renewal shall submit satisfactory evidence that the applicant has completed at least 20 hours of continuing education approved by or conducted by the International Chiropractors Association, or the American Chiropractic Association, or the office of professional licensure and certification on behalf of the New Hampshire board of chiropractic examiners, or any state-chartered chiropractic school or college, within one year prior to the date of renewal. In the event of failure to comply with the provisions of this section, the applicant shall appear before the board to show cause why the license should not be suspended.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 477:25 — NH Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 477 / Section 25
477:25 Statute of Uses Not to Effect Trusts.
Status: in_force

When a conveyance or devise of real estate is made to a grantee or devisee in trust or as trustee under a declaration of trust, such conveyance or devise shall vest in the grantee or devisee, as trustee, legal title with full power to convey the real estate in accordance with the trust.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 329:7 — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 329 / Section 7
329:7 Meetings; Officers.
Status: in_force

I. The board shall meet monthly, or more often as its business requires. A president and such other officers as the board deems necessary shall be chosen annually from the membership of the board. II. No board action shall be taken without an affirmative vote of the majority of board members eligible to participate in the matter in question. Board members shall not be eligible to participate in a vote when the board member has recused himself or herself from participation due to a conflict of interest. III. The president of the board may call an emergency meeting when required by an imminent peril to the public health or safety or when the physical presence of a quorum is not reasonably practical for immediate board action, such as an issue related to medical services in rural or underserved communities. Emergency meetings may be conducted telephonically, with a quorum of board members eligible to vote with respect to the subject matter of the emergency. Any vote resulting from such meetings shall have the same effect as votes resulting from other meetings of the board, if such vote is ratified at the next regularly scheduled board meeting. The minutes and the procedures for emergency meetings shall comply with RSA 91-A:2. IV. The duties of the officers of the board shall be those usually pertaining to such officers. Elected board officers shall not serve more than 5 years in such elected positions.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 261:16 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 261 / Section 16
261:16 Involuntary Transfers.
Status: in_force

I. If the interest of an owner in a vehicle passes to another other than by voluntary transfer, the transferee shall, except as provided in paragraph II, promptly mail or deliver to the department the last certificate of title, if available, proof of the transfer, and his application for a new certificate in the form the director prescribes. II. If the interest of the owner is terminated or the vehicle is sold under a security agreement by a lienholder named in the certificate of title, the transferee shall promptly mail or deliver to the department the last certificate of title, his application for a new certificate in the form the director prescribes, and an affidavit made by or on behalf of the lienholder that the vehicle was repossessed and that the interest of the owner was lawfully terminated or sold pursuant to the terms of the security agreement. If the lienholder succeeds to the interest of the owner and holds the vehicle for resale, he need not secure a new certificate of title but, upon transfer to another person, shall promptly mail or deliver to the transferee or to the department the certificate, affidavit and other documents required to be sent to the director by the transferee. III. A person holding a certificate of title whose interest in the vehicle has been extinguished or transferred other than by voluntary transfer shall mail or deliver the certificate to the department upon request of the department. The delivery of the certificate pursuant to the request of the department does not affect the rights of the person surrendering the certificate, and the action of the department issuing a new certificate of title as provided herein is not conclusive upon the rights of an owner or lienholder named in the old certificate.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 186:40 — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 186 / Section 40
186:40 Administration.
Status: in_force

The commissioner, department of education, is authorized to arrange with institutions and with school boards of towns or city districts in the state to furnish the necessary buildings, equipment, and additional funds required in carrying out the provisions of the federal acts, so far as those acts apply to this state; and school districts are authorized to enter into such contracts with the commissioner. The commissioner is further authorized to approve certain schools and educational institutions within the state as vocational training centers for the purpose of enlarging the opportunities for such training and putting into effect the provisions of RSA 186:39 and to make suitable arrangements with such schools and institutions to receive pupils for vocational training who may not reside in the town or school district where such school or institution is located.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 669:17 — NH Code / Title LXIII / Chapter 669 / Section 17
669:17 Officers Who May be Elected; Election by Ballot or Other Means.
Status: repealed

The town officers specified in this section may be elected by ballot or by other means at annual town elections or meetings by the voters of the town as determined by said voters. Such an officer may not be elected by official ballot until the annual town election first following the establishment of the office. When a town votes to establish such an optional office, the town may also then vote to elect by any means at the same meeting an officer to serve until the next annual town election or meeting or may vote to authorize the officer with the power to fill a vacancy in the office as provided in RSA 669:61-669:75 to appoint someone until the next annual town election or meeting. This section applies to the following offices: I. Town assessors (RSA 41:2-c through 2-i). II. [Repealed.] III. Overseers of public welfare (RSA 41:2). IV. Constables or police officers, other than those elected under RSA 41:47 (RSA 41:2). V. Elected planning board members (RSA 673:2). V-a. Elected zoning board of adjustment members (RSA 673:3). VI. Elected budget committee members (RSA 32:15). VII. Tax collector for a 1-year term (RSA 41:2). VIII. Fire chief or firewards for a term of one or more years, as determined by the local legislative body under RSA 154:1 through RSA 154:1-c. VIII-a. Elected conservation commission members (RSA 36-A:3). IX. Any other officers the town may judge necessary for managing its affairs under RSA 41:2.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 227-C:2 — NH Code / Title XIX / Chapter 227-C / Section 2
227-C:2 State Historic Preservation Office.
Status: in_force

The division of historical resources, department of natural and cultural resources established by RSA 12-A:10-l shall also be known as the state historic preservation office. The director, division of historical resources shall also be known as the state historic preservation officer.