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NH Rev Stat § 141-C:16-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 141-C - Communicable Disease|Section 141-C:16-a - Closure; Decontamination.

    141-C:16-a Closure;  Decontamination. –||I. The commissioner, with the written approval of the governor, may close, direct, and compel the evacuation and decontamination of any building located within the state that is accessible to the public, such as businesses, primary and secondary schools, and universities, regardless of whether publicly or privately owned, when there is reasonable cause to believe the building may present an imminent danger to the public health. The commissioner may also cause any material located within or on the grounds of a building to be decontaminated or destroyed when there is reasonable cause to believe that the material may present imminent danger to the public health. Destruction of any material under this chapter shall be considered a taking of private property and shall be subject to the compensation provisions of RSA 4:46.||II. Notice shall be made by posting notice on all means of ingress or egress of the building and, within 24 hours of posting, mailing the notice, return receipt requested, to the owner of record. The notice shall state the reason for the action and its anticipated duration.||III. Orders issued pursuant to this section shall be effective immediately and shall remain in effect in accordance with this section unless the superior court issues a decision directing otherwise. Any person who is aggrieved by an order pursuant to this section may request a hearing in the superior court to contest that order. The superior court shall schedule and hold a hearing and issue a decision within 5 working days of the court's receipt of the request for a hearing, unless a shorter period is required for review. At the hearing, the burden of proof shall be on the commissioner to prove by clear and convincing evidence that the action taken is reasonably necessary to protect the health of the public.||IV. Orders issued under this section shall be subject to the due process provisions of RSA 141-C:14-a.|||Source. 2002, 258:22. 2008, 336:1, eff. July 7, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 141-C:16-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 141-C - Communicable Disease|Section 141-C:16-b - Cancellation of Events.

    141-C:16-b Cancellation of Events. –||The commissioner, with the written approval of the governor, may order the cancellation of public gatherings and events within the state, or in specific geographic areas of the state, as is deemed necessary to prevent an imminent danger to the public health. Notice of any order canceling a public gathering or event shall be made in writing, shall specify the reason for the cancellation, and shall be delivered to the organizer of the event or owner of the venue where the event was to occur in a manner that will give as much notice prior to the cancellation as is reasonably possible. Notice shall also be given to the public in a manner that is reasonably likely to be available to the members of the public affected by the order. Such order shall be effective immediately and shall remain in effect in accordance with this section unless the superior court issues a decision directing otherwise. Any person who is aggrieved by an order pursuant to this section may request a hearing in the superior court to contest that order. The superior court shall schedule and hold a hearing and issue a decision within 5 working days of the court's receipt of the request for a hearing, unless a shorter period is required for review. At the hearing, the burden of proof shall be on the commissioner to prove by clear and convincing evidence that cancellation of the public gathering or event is reasonably necessary to protect the health of the public.|||Source. 2008, 336:2, eff. July 7, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 141-C:17 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 141-C - Communicable Disease|Section 141-C:17 - Purchase; Distribution.

    141-C:17 Purchase;  Distribution. –||The commissioner may purchase and distribute anti-toxins, serums, vaccines, immunizing agents, antibiotics and other pharmaceutical agents which the commissioner deems advisable to prevent, prepare for, or respond to an outbreak of communicable disease or other serious threat to the public health. Any medications distributed in the event of a public health incident declared pursuant to RSA 508:17-a shall be exempt from labeling in accordance with RSA 318:47-b. State employees and other persons acting under the authority and direction of the commissioner may carry out the activities authorized under this section.|||Source. 1986, 198:21. 1990, 61:3. 1994, 208:8. 1995, 310:183. 2008, 271:4, eff. June 26, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 141-C:17-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 141-C - Communicable Disease|Section 141-C:17-a - Vaccine Purchase Fund.

    141-C:17-a Vaccine Purchase Fund. –||There is hereby established a vaccine purchase fund for the purchase of antitoxins, serums, vaccines and immunizing agents, which are to be provided to the public at no cost except for the actual cost of administering such agents, under RSA 141-C:17. Any funds provided to the department for this purpose and deposited in the fund shall not be used for any other purpose. Moneys in the fund shall be continually appropriated to the commissioner of the department of health and human services.|||Source. 1991, 280:1. 1995, 310:175, 182, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 141-C:17-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 141-C - Communicable Disease|Section 141-C:17-b - Custody; Rationing.

    141-C:17-b Custody;  Rationing. –||If there is a statewide or regional shortage or threatened shortage of any anti-toxins, serums, vaccines, immunizing agents, antibiotics, and other pharmaceutical agents, or mechanical equipment, and such shortage poses a serious threat to the public health, the commissioner, with the written approval of the governor, may control, restrict, and ration the use, sale, dispensing, distribution, or transportation of such agents as necessary to best protect the health, safety, and welfare of the people of this state. In making rationing or other supply and distribution decisions, the commissioner may determine the preference and priority for distribution of such agents, such as giving preference to health care providers and emergency response personnel. The commissioner, with the written approval of the governor, shall have the discretion to take custody of all supplies of specific anti-toxins, serums, vaccines, immunizing agents, antibiotics, and other pharmaceutical agents, or mechanical equipment, existing within the state to ensure that such agents are distributed and utilized appropriately. Notice of an order issued pursuant to this section shall be given in writing to the owner of the personal property, or, if the owner cannot be readily determined, to the person in charge of the location where the personal property is located. The notice shall specify the reason for the action and its expected duration. Such order shall be effectively immediately and shall remain in effect in accordance with this section unless the superior court issues a decision directing otherwise. The owner of any property subject to an order issued pursuant to this section may request a hearing in the superior court to contest that order. The superior court shall schedule and hold a hearing and issue a decision within 5 working days of the court's receipt of the request for a hearing, unless a shorter period is required for review. At the hearing, the burden shall be on the commissioner to prove by clear and convincing evidence that the order is reasonably necessary to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public. Multiple requests for hearings under this section may be consolidated into one hearing if the underlying facts are similar, the court deems such consolidation to be appropriate, and the court determines that such consolidation will adequately satisfy the due process rights of the persons who requested a hearing.|||Source. 2008, 336:3, eff. July 7, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 141-C:17-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 141-C - Communicable Disease|Section 141-C:17-c - Compensation and Expenditures.

    141-C:17-c Compensation and Expenditures. –||Items taken by the commissioner pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to the compensation provisions of RSA 4:46, but in no event shall the owner thereof be entitled to more than the Medicaid rate for the item that was in effect at the time of the taking. Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 9:19-9:21, the commissioner may make such expenditures as necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter; provided, that expenditures are made from funds appropriated to the department that the commissioner determines to be available for this purpose and information regarding the expenditures is promptly submitted to the fiscal committee of the general court and the governor and council.|||Source. 2008, 336:3, eff. July 7, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 141-C:18 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 141-C - Communicable Disease|Section 141-C:18 - Sexually Transmitted Disease.

    141-C:18 Sexually Transmitted Disease. –||I. The commissioner may request the examination, and order isolation, quarantine, and treatment of any person reasonably suspected of having been exposed to or of exposing another person or persons to a sexually transmitted disease. Any order of treatment issued under this paragraph shall be in accordance with RSA 141-C:11, RSA 141-C:12, and RSA 141-C:15.||II. Any minor 14 years of age or older may voluntarily submit himself to medical diagnosis and treatment for a sexually transmitted disease and a licensed physician may diagnose, treat or prescribe for the treatment of a sexually transmitted disease in a minor 14 years of age or older, without the knowledge or consent of the parent or legal guardian of such minor.|||Source. 1986, 198:21. 1995, 310:183, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 141-C:19 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 141-C - Communicable Disease|Section 141-C:19 - Laboratory Support Services; Rules.

    141-C:19 Laboratory Support Services;  Rules. –||I. The commissioner shall make available laboratory tests for the early detection and control of communicable diseases such as acquired immune deficiency syndrome, rubella, herpes virus, legionnaire's disease, eastern equine encephalitis, viral hepatitis, chlamydia, rabies, rotavirus, rubeola, influenza, salmonella, pertussis and toxoplasmosis.||II. The commissioner shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to adding to the list of communicable diseases in paragraph I for which testing shall be available and establishing a fee schedule for all tests available under this section. The commissioner may waive such fees when it is in the best interest of the health of the public to do so.|||Source. 1986, 198:21. 1995, 310:183, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 141-C:20 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 141-C - Communicable Disease|Section 141-C:20 - Education.

    141-C:20 Education. –||The commissioner or his designee shall prepare and distribute such current public information materials relative to the cause, prevention, and treatment of the various communicable diseases and relative to rules adopted under this chapter as may best instruct health care providers and the public in methods of prevention and control of communicable diseases, including proper treatment methods.|||Source. 1986, 198:21. 1995, 310:183, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 141-C:20-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 141-C - Communicable Disease|Section 141-C:20-a - Immunization.

    141-C:20-a Immunization. –||I. All parents or legal guardians shall have their children who are residing in this state immunized against certain diseases. These diseases shall include, but not be limited to, diphtheria, mumps, pertussis, poliomyelitis, rubella, rubeola, and tetanus. The commissioner shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A relative to other diseases which require immunization.||II. No child shall be admitted or enrolled in any school or child care agency, public or private, unless the following is demonstrated:||(a) Immunization under paragraph I;||(b) Partial immunization relative to the age of the child as specified in rules adopted by the commissioner; or||(c) Exemption under RSA 141-C:20-c.||III. Nothing in this section shall require an immunization/vaccination requirement for diseases that are noncommunicable. Noncommunicable disease means a disease that is not infectious or transmissible from person-to-person.|||Source. 1987, 193:7. 1995, 310:183, eff. Nov. 1, 1995. 2017, 137:1, eff. Aug. 15, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 141-C:20-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 141-C - Communicable Disease|Section 141-C:20-b - Records.

    141-C:20-b Records. –||I. Any person who immunizes a child shall complete a form to be supplied by the commissioner and shall give the completed form to the parent or legal guardian.||II. Schools and child care agencies shall keep immunization records for all enrolled children. Such records shall be available for inspection during reasonable hours upon request by the commissioner or his designee.|||Source. 1987, 193:7. 1995, 310:183, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 141-C:20-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 141-C - Communicable Disease|Section 141-C:20-c - Exemptions.

    141-C:20-c Exemptions. –||A child shall be exempt from immunization if:||I. A physician licensed under RSA 329, or a physician exempted under RSA 329:21, III, certifies that immunization against a particular disease may be detrimental to the child's health. The exemption shall exist only for the length of time, in the opinion of the physician, such immunization would be detrimental to the child. An exemption from immunization for one disease shall not affect other required immunizations.||II. A parent or legal guardian objects to immunization because of religious beliefs. The parent or legal guardian shall sign a notarized form stating that the child has not been immunized because of religious beliefs.|||Source. 1987, 193:7. 2001, 18:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.|
NH Rev Stat § 141-C:20-d (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 141-C - Communicable Disease|Section 141-C:20-d - Exclusion During Outbreak of Disease.

    141-C:20-d Exclusion During Outbreak of Disease. –||During an outbreak of a communicable disease for which immunization is required under RSA 141-C:20-a, children exempted under RSA 141-C:20-c shall not attend the school or child care agency threatened by the communicable disease. The commissioner shall prepare a written order as required under RSA 141-C:12, I.|||Source. 1987, 193:7. 1995, 310:183, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 141-C:20-e (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 141-C - Communicable Disease|Section 141-C:20-e - Immunization Reports.

    141-C:20-e Immunization Reports. –||Schools and child care agencies, whether public or private, shall make an annual report to the commissioner relative to the status of immunization of all enrolled children.|||Source. 1987, 193:7. 1995, 310:183, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 141-C:21 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 141-C - Communicable Disease|Section 141-C:21 - Penalty.

    141-C:21 Penalty. –||Any person who shall violate, disobey, refuse, omit or neglect to comply with any of the provisions of RSA 141-C, or of the rules adopted pursuant to it, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person.|||Source. 1986, 198:21, eff. Aug. 2, 1986.|
NH Rev Stat § 141-C:22 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 141-C - Communicable Disease|Section 141-C:22 - Penalty for Sale or Use for Personal Gain.

    141-C:22 Penalty for Sale or Use for Personal Gain. –||Any natural person selling or disposing of any pharmaceutical agents purchased or distributed under RSA 141-C:17 for personal gain shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any other person shall be guilty of a felony.|||Source. 1986, 198:21. 1990, 61:4, eff. June 5, 1990.|
NH Rev Stat § 141-C:23 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 141-C - Communicable Disease|Section 141-C:23 - Injunction.

    141-C:23 Injunction. –||A civil action may be instituted in superior court on behalf of the department for injunctive relief to prevent the violation of the provisions of this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter. The court may proceed in the action in a summary manner or otherwise and may enjoin in all such cases any person in violation of any provisions of this chapter or its rules.|||Source. 1994, 208:4. 1995, 310:175, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 141-C:24 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 141-C - Communicable Disease|Section 141-C:24 - Mosquito Control Districts; Rulemaking.

    141-C:24 Mosquito Control Districts;  Rulemaking. –||Contiguous municipalities may establish mosquito control districts for the purposes of applying for moneys from the mosquito control fund established in RSA 141-C:25 and for the purposes of applying for spraying permits. The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of the department of agriculture, markets, and food shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to the establishment of such mosquito districts. A mosquito control district established pursuant to RSA 430:13 shall be considered a mosquito control district under this chapter.|||Source. 2006, 284:1. 2007, 22:1, eff. July 1, 2007.|
NH Rev Stat § 141-C:26 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 141-C - Communicable Disease|Section 141-C:26 - Acute Care Centers.

    141-C:26 Acute Care Centers. –||The commissioner, with the written approval of the governor, may establish, operate, or authorize the operation of temporary acute care centers for the purpose of the delivery of acute medical services to persons who would normally require admission to an acute care hospital, when there is a public health incident as defined in RSA 508:17-a, II(c) and when the acute care hospitals in the area do not have the physical and human resources necessary to meet the demand or anticipated demand for medical care. Any such facility so established or designated shall be exempt from the provisions of RSA 151. The commissioner shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, regarding the facility and staffing requirements, screening and admission criteria, payment and reimbursements, clinical standards, recordkeeping, and discharge criteria for acute care centers. In adopting such rules, the commissioner shall take into consideration, to the extent feasible, the rights and responsibilities of patients set forth in RSA 151:21. For purposes of immunity, actions taken pursuant to this section shall be considered an emergency management function under RSA 21-P:41, I.|||Source. 2008, 271:5. 2012, 282:7, eff. June 30, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 141-C:28 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 141-C - Communicable Disease|Section 141-C:28 - No Conflict With Emergency Management Powers.

    141-C:28 No Conflict With Emergency Management Powers. –||Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit or restrict the exercise of the governor's emergency management powers under RSA 4:45-RSA 4:47.|||Source. 2008, 336:4, eff. July 7, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 141-D:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 141-D - Uniform Determination of Death Act|Section 141-D:1 - Title.

    141-D:1 Title. –||This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Uniform Determination of Death Act."|||Source. 1986, 191:1, eff. July 1, 1987.|
NH Rev Stat § 141-D:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 141-D - Uniform Determination of Death Act|Section 141-D:2 - Determination of Death.

    141-D:2 Determination of Death. –||An individual who has sustained either (1) irreversible cessation of circulatory and respiratory functions, or (2) irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including the brain stem, is dead. A determination of death shall be made in accordance with accepted medical standards.|||Source. 1986, 191:1, eff. July 1, 1987.|
NH Rev Stat § 141-E:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 141-E - Asbestos Management and Control|Section 141-E:1 - Statement of Policy.

    141-E:1 Statement of Policy. –||I. The general court finds that exposure to asbestos fibers over time has been linked by medical and scientific authorities to a significant increase in the incidence of diseases, such as asbestosis, bronchogenic carcinoma, mesothelioma, and other malignancies, and that such diseases place unnecessary and preventable burdens on society while depriving the victims of livelihood, well-being, and life.||II. The general court also finds that:||(a) Abatement of asbestos from workplaces, schools, public facilities, and dwellings, which is carried out to reduce the exposure of the public to this health threat, further jeopardizes public health when the abatement is done without adequate safeguards and by unqualified individuals; and||(b) Asbestos disposal sites pose a potential threat to human health if improperly managed.||III. Therefore, in order to protect the health of the public from this threat, it shall be the policy of the state to establish and enforce asbestos exposure standards and to control the exposure of the public to asbestos by regulation of asbestos abatement and asbestos disposal site activities. The intent of this chapter is not to overburden the unknowing homeowner, but rather to assure commercial and industrial compliance with asbestos disposal site regulation and asbestos abatement efforts.||IV. Relative to asbestos abatement activities, as defined by RSA 141-E:2, II, it shall be the responsibility of the department of environmental services, to carry out this policy in accordance with RSA 141-E:3 and RSA 141-E:6-11, and in such a manner as to avoid direct conflict with other state and federal requirements.||V. Relative to management of asbestos disposal sites, as defined by RSA 141-E:2, III, it shall be the responsibility of the department of environmental services to carry out this policy in accordance with RSA 141-E:3 and RSA 141-E:21-25, in lieu of RSA 149-M as previously carried out, and in such a manner as to avoid direct conflict with other state and federal requirements.|||Source. 2000, 275:1. 2005, 249:2, eff. Sept. 12, 2005.|
NH Rev Stat § 141-E:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 141-E - Asbestos Management and Control|Section 141-E:5 - Repealed by 2010, 368:1(42), eff. Dec. 31, 2010.

    141-E:5 Repealed by 2010, 368:1(42), eff. Dec. 31, 2010. –|