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NH Rev Stat § 126-U:5-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 126-U - Limiting the Use of Child Restraint Practices in Schools and Treatment Facilities|Section 126-U:5-b - Conditions of Seclusion.

    126-U:5-b Conditions of Seclusion. –||I. When permitted by this chapter, seclusion may only be imposed in rooms which:||(a) Are of a size which is appropriate for the chronological and developmental age, size, and behavior of the children placed in them.||(b) Have a ceiling height that is comparable to the ceiling height of the other rooms in the building in which they are located.||(c) Are equipped with heating, cooling, ventilation, and lighting systems that are comparable to the systems that are in use in the other rooms of the building in which they are located.||(d) Are free of any object that poses a danger to the children being placed in the rooms.||(e) Have doors which are either not equipped with locks, or are equipped with devices that automatically disengage the lock in case of an emergency. For the purposes of this subparagraph, an "emergency" includes, but is not limited to:||(1) The need to provide direct and immediate medical attention to a child;||(2) Fire;||(3) The need to remove a child to a safe location during a building lockdown; or||(4) Other critical situations that may require immediate removal of a child from seclusion to a safe location.||(f) Are equipped with unbreakable observation windows or equivalent devices to allow the safe, direct, and uninterrupted observation of every part of the room.||II. Each use of seclusion shall be directly and continuously visually and auditorially monitored by a person trained in the safe use of seclusion.|||Source. 2014, 324:6, eff. Sept. 30, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 126-U:5-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 126-U - Limiting the Use of Child Restraint Practices in Schools and Treatment Facilities|Section 126-U:5-c - Room Confinement at the Youth Development Center.

    126-U:5-c Room Confinement at the Youth Development Center. –||Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the youth development center may confine children in their rooms when such confinement is part of a routine practice applicable to substantial portions of the population at the center and not imposed as a consequence in response to the behavior of one or more children. Such confinement is not subject to the notice and reporting requirements of RSA 126-U:7.|||Source. 2014, 324:6, eff. Sept. 30, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 126-U:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 126-U - Limiting the Use of Child Restraint Practices in Schools and Treatment Facilities|Section 126-U:6 - Schools Limited to Physical Restraint.

    126-U:6 Schools Limited to Physical Restraint. –||Use of restraint in schools shall be limited to physical restraint as permitted by this chapter. Schools shall not use medication restraint and shall not use mechanical restraint except as otherwise permitted in the transportation of children pursuant to RSA 126-U:12.|||Source. 2010, 375:2, eff. Sept. 1, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 126-U:7-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 126-U - Limiting the Use of Child Restraint Practices in Schools and Treatment Facilities|Section 126-U:7-a - Notice and Record-Keeping Requirements for Foster Family Homes.

    126-U:7-a Notice and Record-Keeping Requirements for Foster Family Homes. –||Notwithstanding RSA 126-U:7, foster family homes, as defined in RSA 170-E:25, shall keep records and provide notice of incidents involving seclusion or restraint, according to rules adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A by the commissioner of the department of human services. The rules shall provide for timely notice to parents or guardians, which may be provided through the department. In cases involving serious injury or death to a child subject to seclusion or restraint in a foster home, the rules shall provide for timely notification to the commissioner of the department of health and human services, the attorney general, and the state's federally-designated protection and advocacy agency for individuals with disabilities.|||Source. 2014, 324:7, eff. Sept. 30, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 126-U:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 126-U - Limiting the Use of Child Restraint Practices in Schools and Treatment Facilities|Section 126-U:8 - Review of Restraint Records by Department of Education.

    126-U:8 Review of Restraint Records by Department of Education. –||I. The state board of education shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to:||(a) Periodic, regular review by the department of education of records maintained by schools relative to the use of seclusion and restraint.||(b) A process for the department of education's receipt of complaints and its conduct of investigations of improper use of seclusion and restraint in schools. The process shall provide for:||(1) Investigation of complaints regarding any violation of this chapter, regardless of whether injury results.||(2) Investigation by persons not affiliated with the school district which is the subject of the complaint.||(3) Resolution of complaints and completion of investigations within 30 days, with provision for limited extensions for good cause.||(4) Protection of children before and after completion of the investigation.||(5) Appropriate remedial measures to address physical and other injuries, protect against retaliation, and reduce the incidence of violations of this chapter.||II. Beginning November 1, 2010, and each November 1 thereafter, the state board of education shall provide an annual report to the chairpersons of the education committees of the senate and house of representatives regarding the use of seclusion and restraint in schools. The annual report shall be prepared from the periodic, regular review of such records, and shall include the number and location of reported incidents and the status of any outstanding investigations.|||Source. 2010, 375:2. 2014, 324:8, eff. Sept. 30, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 126-U:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 126-U - Limiting the Use of Child Restraint Practices in Schools and Treatment Facilities|Section 126-U:9 - Review of Restraint Records by Department of Health and Human Services.

    126-U:9 Review of Restraint Records by Department of Health and Human Services. –||I. The commissioner of the department of health and human services shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to:||(a) Periodic, regular review by the department of health and human services of records maintained by facilities regarding the use of seclusion and restraint.||(b) A process for the department's receipt of complaints and its conduct of investigations of reports of improper use of seclusion and restraint in facilities, which may be through the department of health and human services, office of the ombudsman, or otherwise. The process shall provide for:||(1) Investigation of complaints regarding any violation of this chapter, regardless of whether injury results.||(2) Investigation by persons not affiliated with the facility which is the subject of the complaint.||(3) Resolution of complaints and completion of investigations within 30 days, with provision for limited extensions for good cause.||(4) Protection of children before and after completion of the investigation.||(5) Appropriate remedial measures to address physical and other injuries, protect against retaliation, and reduce the incidence of violations of this chapter.||II. Beginning November 1, 2010, and each November 1 thereafter, the commissioner of the department of health and human services shall provide an annual report to the committees of the house of representatives and the senate with jurisdiction over health and human services and over children and family law, regarding the use of seclusion and restraint in facilities. The annual report shall be based on the periodic, regular review of such records and shall include the number and location of reported incidents and the status of any outstanding investigations.|||Source. 2010, 375:2. 2014, 324:8, eff. Sept. 30, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 126-U:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 126-U - Limiting the Use of Child Restraint Practices in Schools and Treatment Facilities|Section 126-U:10 - Injury or Death During Incidents of Restraint or Seclusion.

    126-U:10 Injury or Death During Incidents of Restraint or Seclusion. –||I. In cases involving serious injury or death to a child subject to restraint or seclusion in a facility, the facility shall, in addition to the provisions of RSA 126-U:7, notify the commissioner of the department of health and human services, the attorney general, and the state's federally-designated protection and advocacy agency for individuals with disabilities. Such notice shall include the notification required in RSA 126-U:7, II. The department of health and human services shall annually notify facilities of their responsibilities under this section and provide contact information for the persons to be notified.||II. In cases involving serious injury or death to a child subject to restraint or seclusion in a school, the school shall, in addition to the provisions of RSA 126-U:7, notify the commissioner of the department of education, the attorney general, and the state's federally-designated protection and advocacy agency for individuals with disabilities. Such notice shall include the written notification required in RSA 126-U:7, II. The department of education shall annually notify schools of their responsibilities under this section and provide contact information for the persons to be notified.|||Source. 2010, 375:2. 2014, 324:8, eff. Sept. 30, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 126-U:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 126-U - Limiting the Use of Child Restraint Practices in Schools and Treatment Facilities|Section 126-U:11 - Authorization and Monitoring of Extended Restraint.

    126-U:11 Authorization and Monitoring of Extended Restraint. –||In a school or facility:||I. Restraint shall not be imposed for longer than is necessary to protect the child or others from the substantial and imminent risk of serious bodily harm.||II. Children in restraint shall be the subject of continuous direct observation by personnel trained in the safe use of restraint.||III. No period of restraint of a child may exceed 15 minutes without the approval of the director or a supervisory employee designated by the director to provide such approval.||IV. No period of restraint of a child may exceed 30 minutes unless a face-to-face assessment of the mental, emotional, and physical well-being of the child is conducted by the facility or school director or by a supervisory employee designated by the director who is trained to conduct such assessments. The assessment shall also include a determination of whether the restraint is being conducted safely and for a purpose authorized by this chapter. Such assessments shall be repeated at least every 30 minutes during the period of restraint. Each such assessment shall be documented in writing and such records shall be retained by the facility or school as part of the written notification required in RSA 126-U:7, II.|||Source. 2010, 375:2, eff. Sept. 1, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 126-U:12 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 126-U - Limiting the Use of Child Restraint Practices in Schools and Treatment Facilities|Section 126-U:12 - Restriction of the Use of Mechanical Restraint During the Transport of Children.

    126-U:12 Restriction of the Use of Mechanical Restraint During the Transport of Children. –||I. A school or facility shall not use mechanical restraints during the transportation of children unless case-specific circumstances dictate that such methods are necessary.||II. Whenever a child is transported to a location outside a school or facility, the director shall ensure that all reasonable and appropriate measures consistent with public safety are made to transport or escort the child in a manner which:||(a) Prevents physical and psychological trauma;||(b) Respects the privacy of the child; and||(c) Represents the least restrictive means necessary for the safety of the child.||III. Whenever a child is transported using mechanical restraints, the director shall document in writing the reasons for the use of mechanical restraints. Such documentation shall be treated as a notification of restraint under RSA 126-U:7.|||Source. 2010, 375:2, eff. Sept. 1, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 126-U:13 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 126-U - Limiting the Use of Child Restraint Practices in Schools and Treatment Facilities|Section 126-U:13 - Restriction of the Use of Mechanical Restraint in Courtrooms.

    126-U:13 Restriction of the Use of Mechanical Restraint in Courtrooms. –||At any hearing under RSA 169-B, RSA 169-C, or RSA 169-D, the judge may subject a child to mechanical restraint in the courtroom only when the judge finds the restraint to be reasonably necessary to maintain order, prevent the child's escape, or provide for the safety of the courtroom. Whenever practical, the judge shall provide the child and the child's attorney an opportunity to be heard to contest the use of mechanical restraint before the judge orders its use. If mechanical restraint is ordered, the judge shall make written findings of fact in support of the order.|||Source. 2010, 375:2, eff. Sept. 1, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 126-U:14 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 126-U - Limiting the Use of Child Restraint Practices in Schools and Treatment Facilities|Section 126-U:14 - School Review Following the Use of Restraint or Seclusion.

    126-U:14 School Review Following the Use of Restraint or Seclusion. –||Upon information that restraint or seclusion has been used for the first time upon a child with a disability as defined in RSA 186-C:2, I or a child who is receiving services under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. section 701, and its implementing regulations, the school shall review the individual educational program and/or Section 504 plan and make such adjustments as are indicated to eliminate or reduce the future use of restraint or seclusion. A parent or guardian of a child with a disability may request such a review at any time following an instance of restraint or seclusion and such request shall be granted if there have been multiple instances of restraint or seclusion since the last review.|||Source. 2014, 324:9, eff. Sept. 30, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 126-X:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 126-X - Use of Cannabis for Therapeutic Purposes|Section 126-X:5 - Affirmative Defense.

    126-X:5 Affirmative Defense. –||I. It shall be an affirmative defense for any person charged with manufacturing, possessing, having under his or her control, selling, purchasing, prescribing, administering, transporting, or possessing with intent to sell, dispense, or compound cannabis, cannabis analog, or any preparation containing cannabis, if:||(a) The actor is a qualifying patient who has been issued a valid registry identification card, was in possession of cannabis in a quantity and location permitted pursuant to this chapter, and was engaged in the therapeutic use of cannabis;||(b) The actor is a designated caregiver who has been issued a valid registry identification card, was in possession of cannabis in a quantity and location permitted pursuant to this chapter, and was engaged in the therapeutic use of cannabis on behalf of a qualifying patient; or||(c) The actor is an employee of a laboratory conducting testing required for alternative treatment centers pursuant to rules adopted under this chapter.||II. This section shall not be construed as an affirmative defense for any offense other than those acts as set forth in paragraph I.|||Source. 2013, 242:1, eff. July 23, 2013. 2015, 143:6, eff. Aug. 11, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 126-X:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 126-X - Use of Cannabis for Therapeutic Purposes|Section 126-X:9 - Repealed by 2021, 52:2, eff. July 24 2021.

    126-X:9 Repealed by 2021, 52:2, eff. July 24 2021. –|
NH Rev Stat § 126-X:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 126-X - Use of Cannabis for Therapeutic Purposes|Section 126-X:10 - Annual Data Report; Release of Data.

    126-X:10 Annual Data Report;  Release of Data. –||I. The commissioner of the department of health and human services shall report annually on the therapeutic use of cannabis program established under this chapter to the health and human services oversight committee established under RSA 126-A:13, to the board of medicine, and to the board of nursing.||II. The report shall be in electronic format to allow for identification of patterns of certification by patient and caregiver, location, age, medical condition, symptom, or side effect, and provider, and for analysis and research to inform future policy, educational, and clinical decisions.||III. The initial report shall be filed no later than December 1, 2014.||IV. The commissioner's data report shall include but not be limited to the following information:||(a) The number of designated caregivers and the number of qualifying patients, by town or city and county.||(b) The ages of the qualifying patients and the ages of the designated caregivers.||(c) The qualifying medical conditions and the number of each qualifying medical condition.||(d) The symptoms or side effects and the number of each symptom or side effect.||(e) The number of physicians and the number of advanced practice registered nurses issuing written certifications.||(f) The number of providers in each medical specialty issuing written certifications.||(g) Any other issues related to the therapeutic use of cannabis permitted under this chapter that the health and human services oversight committee shall request.||V. A summary of the report submitted by alternative treatment centers as required under RSA 126-X:8, XII.||VI. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, data collected under this chapter, including de-identified or aggregate data contained in the confidential registry database, may be released, with the approval of the commissioner or designee, to individuals or entities for the purposes of public health, health care operations, or research if such release is consistent with all applicable HIPAA standards.|||Source. 2013, 242:1, eff. July 23, 2013. 2019, 85:1, 2, eff. Aug. 17, 2019.|
NH Rev Stat § 126-X:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 126-X - Use of Cannabis for Therapeutic Purposes|Section 126-X:11 - Registry Identification Card and Certificate Fund.

    126-X:11 Registry Identification Card and Certificate Fund. –||There is hereby established in the office of the state treasurer a fund to be known as the registry identification card and certificate fund which shall be kept separate and distinct from all other funds. The fund is established to pay for the operational expenses of permitting the therapeutic use of cannabis as established in this chapter. The moneys in this fund shall be nonlapsing and continually appropriated to the department. Interest on fund balances shall accrue to the fund. All fines and other income received by the department and all monetary fees, gifts, grants, and donations received by the department pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the fund.|||Source. 2013, 242:1, eff. July 23, 2013.|
NH Rev Stat § 126-X:12 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 126-X - Use of Cannabis for Therapeutic Purposes|Section 126-X:12 - Therapeutic Cannabis Medical Oversight Board Established; Membership; Duties.

    126-X:12 Therapeutic Cannabis Medical Oversight Board Established;  Membership;  Duties. –||I. There is hereby established the therapeutic cannabis medical oversight board which shall monitor and contribute to the oversight of the clinical, quality, and public health related matters of the use of cannabis for therapeutic purposes under this chapter.||II. The board shall consist of the medical director, department of health and human services, or designee, a qualifying patient, appointed by the commissioner of the department, a clinical representative from an alternative treatment center, appointed by the commissioner, and 10 medical providers also appointed by the commissioner. The medical provider members shall represent the following fields:||(a) Neurology.||(b) Pain management.||(c) Oncology.||(d) Psychiatry.||(e) Pediatrics.||(f) Family or internal medicine.||(g) Obstetrics and gynecology.||(h) Addiction.||(i) Palliative care.||(j) Physiatry/orthopedics.||III. At its first meeting the board shall elect by majority vote a chairperson and an alternate. A quorum shall consist of a majority of members.||IV. The board shall convene at least 2 times per year to monitor and contribute to the oversight of the clinical, quality, and public health related matters of therapeutic cannabis under this chapter by:||(a) Reviewing medical and scientific evidence pertaining to currently approved and additional qualifying conditions.||(b) Reviewing laboratory results of required testing of cannabis cultivated and/or processed by an alternative treatment center and the use of pesticides on products under RSA 126-X:6, III(a)(16).||(c) Monitoring clinical outcomes.||(d) Reviewing training protocols for dispensary staff based on models from other states.||(e) Receiving updates from alternative treatment centers on effectiveness of various strains, types of cannabinoids, and different routes of administration for specific conditions.||(f) Reviewing best practices for medical providers regarding provider education, certification of patients, and patient access to the program.||(g) Reviewing any other clinical, quality, and public health related matter relative to use of cannabis under this chapter.||V. The board may make recommendations to the commissioner to add or remove qualifying medical conditions under RSA 126-X:1, IX based on the findings pursuant to subparagraph IV(a) and after receiving input from the public through a public hearing process. The commissioner may recommend legislation based on the board's findings.||VI. On or before January 1 of each year, the board shall make a report to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the oversight committee on health and human services established under RSA 126-A:13, the board of medicine, and the board of nursing.|||Source. 2018, 228:2, eff. Aug. 7, 2018. 2021, 52:1, eff. July 24, 2021.|