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NH Rev Stat § 170-E:45 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 170-E - Child Day Care, Residential Care, and Child-Placing Agencies|Section 170-E:45 - Penalty.

    170-E:45 Penalty. –||I. Any person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor who:||(a) Conducts, operates or acts as a child care facility or child-placing agency without a license or permit to do so in violation of RSA 170-E:27, I;||(b) Makes materially false statements in order to obtain or retain a license or permit;||(c) Fails to keep the records and make the reports required under this subdivision;||(d) Is required to obtain a license or permit under this subdivision and who advertises or causes to be published an advertisement for a service which is not authorized by any license or permit held;||(e) Violates any other provision of this subdivision or any rule adopted under RSA 541-A by the commissioner for the enforcement of this subdivision;||(f) Fails to comply with the requirements for notifying parents, legal guardians, or the department under RSA 170-E:27-a, I.||II. Foster family homes which have not been licensed but which have been asked to receive children by the department or another child-placing agency on an emergency basis shall not be subject to the penalty provided in subparagraph I(a). The exemption provided in this paragraph is valid for a period of 30 days from the date of placement of the child in the home.||III. Each day a violation continues to exist shall constitute a separate offense.|||Source. 1990, 257:8. 1995, 310:175. 2001, 188:3, eff. Sept. 3, 2001.|
NH Rev Stat § 170-E:46 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 170-E - Child Day Care, Residential Care, and Child-Placing Agencies|Section 170-E:46 - Injunctive Relief.

    170-E:46 Injunctive Relief. –||Any person may institute in any court of competent jurisdiction an action to prevent, restrain, correct or abate any violation of this subdivision or of the rules adopted under RSA 170-E:34; and the court shall adjudge relief, by way of injunction, which may be mandatory or otherwise as may be proper under all the facts and circumstances of the case, in order fully to effectuate the purpose of this subdivision and the rules adopted under it. In a prosecution under this subdivision, a defendant who relies upon the relationship of any child to himself has the burden of proof as to that relationship.|||Source. 1990, 257:8, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.|
NH Rev Stat § 170-E:47 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 170-E - Child Day Care, Residential Care, and Child-Placing Agencies|Section 170-E:47 - License Remains in Effect.

    170-E:47 License Remains in Effect. –||Any license issued under this subdivision remains valid until its expiration date, unless revoked by the department, or until the date established by conditions placed on the license.|||Source. 1990, 257:8, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.|
NH Rev Stat § 170-E:48 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 170-E - Child Day Care, Residential Care, and Child-Placing Agencies|Section 170-E:48 - Retaliation Prohibited.

    170-E:48 Retaliation Prohibited. –||A child care agency or child-placing agency license holder shall not retaliate, through discharge, harassment, or other discrimination, against an employee who in good faith reports a suspected violation of the provisions of this subdivision and rules adopted under it. Such retaliation shall constitute grounds for license revocation.|||Source. 1990, 257:8, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.|
NH Rev Stat § 170-E:49 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 170-E - Child Day Care, Residential Care, and Child-Placing Agencies|Section 170-E:49 - Confidentiality and Investigations.

    170-E:49 Confidentiality and Investigations. –||The department may request and shall receive cooperation from other state agencies in connection with investigations and licensure. Because certain information kept by other state agencies and requested by the department may be confidential, the department shall strictly observe the confidentiality requirements of the agency from which it receives information.|||Source. 1990, 257:8, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.|
NH Rev Stat § 170-E:50 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 170-E - Child Day Care, Residential Care, and Child-Placing Agencies|Section 170-E:50 - Credentialing of Personnel in Early Care and Education Programs; Rulemaking.

    170-E:50 Credentialing of Personnel in Early Care and Education Programs;  Rulemaking. –||I. The commissioner shall adopt rules, under RSA 541-A, relative to accepting applications and issuing a credential to early care and education personnel including, but not limited to child care, preschool, and Head Start program personnel who have requested such a credential and who have satisfied the education and training requirements set forth in the child care program licensing rules established by the department of health and human services. Each application for a credential shall be accompanied by a fee which shall be credited to the general fund. The commissioner shall adopt rules, under RSA 541-A, establishing a fee for this purpose.||II. The department of health and human services shall incorporate this program, funded by the fee established in paragraph I of this section, into the next biennial department budget after the effective date of this section.|||Source. 1999, 185:1, eff. Aug. 31, 1999.|
NH Rev Stat § 170-E:51 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 170-E - Child Day Care, Residential Care, and Child-Placing Agencies|Section 170-E:51 - Collaboration Between the Department of Health and Human Services and Foster Parents.

    170-E:51 Collaboration Between the Department of Health and Human Services and Foster Parents. –||The general court finds that foster parents providing care for children who are in the custody of the department of health and human services play an integral, indispensable, and vital role in the department's effort to care for dependent children displaced from their homes. The general court further finds that it is in the best interest of the department of health and human services to acknowledge foster parents as active and participating members of this system and to support them through the following foster parent rights, as primary caregivers for children in the care and custody of the state of New Hampshire.|||Source. 2018, 301:1, eff. Aug. 24, 2018.|
NH Rev Stat § 170-E:52 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 170-E - Child Day Care, Residential Care, and Child-Placing Agencies|Section 170-E:52 - Foster Parents.

    170-E:52 Foster Parents. –||When a child is placed in a foster home pursuant to a juvenile court order:||I. The foster parent shall be treated with consideration and respect.||II. The department of health and human services shall consult with the foster parent prior to the release of the foster parent's address, phone number, or other personally identifying information to the child's parent or guardian.||III. The department of health and human services shall make a representative of the department available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for the purpose of aiding the foster parent in caring for the acute needs of the foster child.||IV. The foster parent shall be given timely notice of scheduled meetings and appointments involving the foster child. The foster parent shall:||(a) Be provided with a written copy of information pertinent to the care of the child.||(b) Receive reasonable notice of any changes to the case plan as related to the child.||(c) Be apprised of the number of times the child has moved from one foster home to another and, as appropriate, the reasons therefor, as related to the child.||(d) Have the ability to request a team meeting to address concerns specific to the child.||V. The foster parent shall be given reasonable notice of any plan to remove a child from the foster home. The notice shall include the reason for the change or termination in placement, provided there is no concern for the safety and welfare of the child.||VI. Pursuant to RSA 169-C:14, the foster parent shall receive notice of all court proceedings, may submit written reports, and, at the court's discretion, may attend such hearings and provide oral reports of the child's behavior, progress, and developmental, educational, and healthcare needs.|||Source. 2018, 301:1, eff. Aug. 24, 2018.|
NH Rev Stat § 170-E:53 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 170-E - Child Day Care, Residential Care, and Child-Placing Agencies|Section 170-E:53 - Extension of Foster Care Beyond the Age of 18.

    170-E:53 Extension of Foster Care Beyond the Age of 18. –||I. The commissioner of the department of health and human services shall, not later than 6 months after the effective date of this section, submit an amendment to the state plan required by 42 U.S.C. section 671 to the United States secretary of health and human services to implement 42 U.S.C. section 675(8) to make federal payments for foster care under Title IV-E directly on behalf of any person who meets the following requirements:||(a) The person has attained the age of 18 but not attained the age of 21.||(b) The person was in the custody of the department of health and human services upon attaining the age of 18.||(c) The person signs a voluntary participation agreement.||(d) The person:||(1) Is completing secondary education or a program leading to an equivalent credential; or||(2) Is enrolled in an institution that provides postsecondary or vocational education; or||(3) Is participating in a program or activity designed to promote, or remove barriers to, employment; or||(4) Is employed for at least 80 hours per month; or||(5) Is incapable of doing any of the activities described in subparagraphs (1)-(4) due to a medical condition, which incapacity is supported by regularly updated information in the person's case record or plan.||II. Any person who meets the requirements of paragraph I may apply for extended foster care payments and services pursuant to such application as the department may require. If a person who meets the requirements of paragraph I refused services at the time of the person's eighteenth birthday, such person may apply to regain services at any time prior to his or her twenty-first birthday.||III. Such services shall be in addition to any other transitional services or programs for which the individual may be eligible, including but not limited to those provided pursuant to 42 U.S.C. section 677, the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood. Not less than 6 months after the effective date of this section, the commissioner of the department of health and human services shall submit any amendment to the state plan or certification required under 42 U.S.C. section 677(b)(3) to provide assistance and services to individuals who have aged out of foster care and have not attained 23 years of age.|||Source. 2019, 175:1, eff. Sept. 8, 2019.|
NH Rev Stat § 170-E:53-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 170-E - Child Day Care, Residential Care, and Child-Placing Agencies|Section 170-E:53-a - Purpose.

    170-E:53-a Purpose. –||The purpose of this subdivision is to provide for the licensing of recreation camps and certification of criminal background checks for youth skill camps.|||Source. 2019, 346:133, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.|
NH Rev Stat § 170-E:54 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 170-E - Child Day Care, Residential Care, and Child-Placing Agencies|Section 170-E:54 - Rulemaking.

    170-E:54 Rulemaking. –||I. The commissioner shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A relative to:||(a) Issuance of licenses to recreation camp operators under RSA 170-E:56, I.||(b) Requirements for performing criminal background checks at youth skill camps and certifying acceptable results as required under RSA 170-E:56 and establishing appropriate sanctions and penalties for failing to perform the required background checks.||II. The commissioner shall adopt all other necessary rules under RSA 541-A, relative to public health and safety issues for the protection of persons attending recreation camps regulated under RSA 170-E:56, I.|||Source. 2019, 346:133, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.|
NH Rev Stat § 170-E:55 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 170-E - Child Day Care, Residential Care, and Child-Placing Agencies|Section 170-E:55 - Definitions.

    170-E:55 Definitions. –||I. "Recreation camp" means any place set apart for recreational purposes for boys and girls. It shall not apply to private camps owned or leased for individual or family use, or to any camp operated for a period of less than 10 days in a year.||II. "Youth skill camp" means a nonprofit or for-profit program that lasts 8 hours total or more in a year for the purpose of teaching a skill to minors. Such camps include, but are not limited to, the teaching of sports, the arts, and scientific inquiry.|||Source. 2019, 346:133, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.|
NH Rev Stat § 170-E:57 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 170-E - Child Day Care, Residential Care, and Child-Placing Agencies|Section 170-E:57 - Recreation Camp and Youth Skill Camp Fund.

    170-E:57 Recreation Camp and Youth Skill Camp Fund. –||There is established the recreation camp and youth skills camp fund. This fund shall be nonlapsing and continually appropriated to the commissioner of the department of health and human services, for the purpose of paying costs associated with administering the provisions of this subdivision.|||Source. 2019, 346:133, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.|
NH Rev Stat § 170-E:58 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 170-E - Child Day Care, Residential Care, and Child-Placing Agencies|Section 170-E:58 - Statement of Health for Recreational Camps.

    170-E:58 Statement of Health for Recreational Camps. –||Notwithstanding any law or rule to the contrary, any physical examination which is required before a child may enter a recreational camp may be conducted by a physician, an advance practice registered nurse, or a physician assistant.|||Source. 2019, 346:133, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.|
NH Rev Stat § 170-E:59 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 170-E - Child Day Care, Residential Care, and Child-Placing Agencies|Section 170-E:59 - Possession and Use of Epinephrine Auto-Injectors at Recreation Camps.

    170-E:59 Possession and Use of Epinephrine Auto-Injectors at Recreation Camps. –||A recreation camp shall permit a child with severe, potentially life-threatening allergies to possess and use an epinephrine auto-injector, if the following conditions are satisfied:||I. The child has the written approval of the child's physician and the written approval of the parent or guardian. The camp shall obtain the following information from the child's physician:||(a) The child's name.||(b) The name and signature of the licensed prescriber and business and emergency numbers.||(c) The name, route, and dosage of medication.||(d) The frequency and time of medication administration or assistance.||(e) The date of the order.||(f) A diagnosis and any other medical conditions requiring medications, if not a violation of confidentiality or if not contrary to the request of the parent or guardian to keep confidential.||(g) Specific recommendations for administration.||(h) Any special side effects, contraindications, and adverse reactions to be observed.||(i) The name of each required medication.||(j) Any severe adverse reactions that may occur to another child, for whom the epinephrine auto-injector is not prescribed, should such a child receive a dose of the medication.||II. The recreational camp administrator or, if a nurse is assigned to the camp, the nurse shall receive copies of the written approvals required by paragraph I.||III. The child's parent or guardian shall submit written verification from the physician confirming that the child has the knowledge and skills to safely possess and use an epinephrine auto-injector in a camp setting.||IV. If the conditions provided in this section are satisfied, the child may possess and use the epinephrine auto-injector at the camp or at any camp-sponsored activity, event, or program.||V. In this section, "physician" means any physician or health practitioner with the authority to write prescriptions.|||Source. 2019, 346:133, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.|
NH Rev Stat § 170-E:60 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 170-E - Child Day Care, Residential Care, and Child-Placing Agencies|Section 170-E:60 - Use of Epinephrine Auto-Injector.

    170-E:60 Use of Epinephrine Auto-Injector. –||Immediately after using the epinephrine auto-injector, the child shall report such use to the nurse or another camp employee to enable the nurse or camp employee to provide appropriate follow-up care.|||Source. 2019, 346:133, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.|
NH Rev Stat § 170-E:61 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 170-E - Child Day Care, Residential Care, and Child-Placing Agencies|Section 170-E:61 - Availability of Epinephrine Auto-Injector.

    170-E:61 Availability of Epinephrine Auto-Injector. –||The recreational camp nurse or, if a nurse is not assigned to the camp, the recreational camp administrator shall maintain for the use of a child with severe allergies at least one epinephrine auto-injector, provided by the child or the child's parent or guardian, which shall be readily accessible to the recreational camp staff caring for children requiring such medications.|||Source. 2019, 346:133, eff. Jan. 1, 2020. 2021, 122:50, eff. July 9, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 170-E:62 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 170-E - Child Day Care, Residential Care, and Child-Placing Agencies|Section 170-E:62 - Immunity.

    170-E:62 Immunity. –||No recreational camp or camp employee shall be liable in a suit for damages as a result of any act or omission related to a child's use of an epinephrine auto-injector if the provisions of RSA 170-E:59 have been met, unless the damages were caused by willful or wanton conduct or disregard of the criteria established in that section for the possession and self-administration of an epinephrine auto-injector by a child.|||Source. 2019, 346:133, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.|
NH Rev Stat § 170-E:63 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 170-E - Child Day Care, Residential Care, and Child-Placing Agencies|Section 170-E:63 - Possession and Use of Asthma Inhalers at Recreation Camps.

    170-E:63 Possession and Use of Asthma Inhalers at Recreation Camps. –||A recreation camp shall permit a child to possess and use a metered dose inhaler or a dry powder inhaler to alleviate asthmatic symptoms, or before exercise to prevent the onset of asthmatic symptoms, if the following conditions are satisfied:||I. The child has the written approval of the child's physician and the written approval of the parent or guardian. The camp shall obtain the following information from the child's physician:||(a) The child's name.||(b) The name and signature of the licensed prescriber and business and emergency numbers.||(c) The name, route, and dosage of medication.||(d) The frequency and time of medication administration or assistance.||(e) The date of the order.||(f) A diagnosis and any other medical conditions requiring medications, if not a violation of confidentiality or if not contrary to the request of the parent or guardian to keep confidential.||(g) Specific recommendations for administration.||(h) Any special side effects, contraindications, and adverse reactions to be observed.||(i) The name of each required medication.||(j) At least one emergency telephone number for contacting the parent or guardian.||II. The recreational camp administrator or, if a nurse is assigned to the camp, the nurse shall receive copies of the written approvals required by paragraph I.||III. The child's parent or guardian shall submit written verification from the physician confirming that the child has the knowledge and skills to safely possess and use an asthma inhaler in a camp setting.||IV. If the conditions provided in this section are satisfied, the child may possess and use the inhaler at the camp or at any camp sponsored activity, event, or program.||V. In this section, "physician" includes any physician or health practitioner with the authority to write prescriptions.|||Source. 2019, 346:133, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.|
NH Rev Stat § 170-E:63-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 170-E - Child Day Care, Residential Care, and Child-Placing Agencies|Section 170-E:63-a - Availability of Asthma Inhalers.

    170-E:63-a Availability of Asthma Inhalers. –||The recreational camp nurse or, if a nurse is not assigned to the camp, the recreational camp administrator shall maintain for the use of a child with asthma at least one metered dose inhaler or a dry powder inhaler, provided by the child or the child's parent or guardian, which shall be readily accessible to the recreational camp staff caring for children requiring such medications.|||Source. 2021, 122:51, eff. July 9, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 170-E:64 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 170-E - Child Day Care, Residential Care, and Child-Placing Agencies|Section 170-E:64 - Immunity.

    170-E:64 Immunity. –||No recreational camp or camp employee shall be liable in a suit for damages as a result of any act or omission related to a child's use of an inhaler if the provisions of RSA 170-E:63 have been met, unless the damages were caused by willful or wanton conduct or disregard of the criteria established in that section for the possession and self-administration of an asthma inhaler by a child.|||Source. 2019, 346:133, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.|
NH Rev Stat § 170-E:65 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 170-E - Child Day Care, Residential Care, and Child-Placing Agencies|Section 170-E:65 - Injunction.

    170-E:65 Injunction. –||Any person operating or maintaining a recreation camp or youth skill camp without the same having been approved by the department may be enjoined by the superior court or any justice of the court upon petition brought by the attorney general.|||Source. 2019, 346:133, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.|
NH Rev Stat § 170-E:66 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 170-E - Child Day Care, Residential Care, and Child-Placing Agencies|Section 170-E:66 - Penalty; Administrative Fines.

    170-E:66 Penalty;  Administrative Fines. –||I. Whoever violates any of the provisions of this subdivision, or rules adopted under this subdivision shall be guilty of a violation if a natural person, or guilty of a misdemeanor if any other person.||II. The commissioner, after notice and hearing, may impose an administrative fine not to exceed $2,000 for each offense upon any person who violates any provision of this subdivision, any rule adopted under this subdivision, or any license or approval issued under this subdivision. Re-hearings and appeals from a decision of the commissioner under this paragraph shall be in accordance with RSA 541. Any administrative fine imposed under this section shall not preclude the imposition of further penalties under this chapter. The proceeds of administrative fines levied pursuant to this paragraph shall be deposited in the general fund. The commissioner shall adopt rules, under RSA 541-A, relative to:||(a) A schedule of administrative fines which may be imposed under this paragraph; and||(b) Procedures for notice and hearing prior to the imposition of an administrative fine.|||Source. 2019, 346:133, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.|