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NH Rev Stat § 137-J:37 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 137-J - Written Directives for Medical Decision Making for Adults Without Capacity to Make Health Care Decisions|Section 137-J:37 - Limitations of Surrogacy.

    137-J:37 Limitations of Surrogacy. –||I. A surrogate shall not be identified over the express objection of the patient, and a surrogacy shall terminate if at any time a patient for whom a surrogate has been appointed expresses objection to the continuation of the surrogacy.||II. No attending practitioner shall be required to identify a surrogate, and may, in the event a surrogate has been identified, revoke the surrogacy if the surrogate is unwilling or unable to act.||III. An attending practitioner may, but shall not be required to, initiate guardianship proceedings or encourage a family member or friend to seek guardianship in the event a patient is determined to lack capacity to make health care decisions and no guardian, agent under a health care power of attorney, or surrogate has been appointed or named.||IV. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require an attending practitioner to treat a patient who the practitioner reasonably believes lacks health care decision-making capacity and for whom no guardian, agent, or surrogate has been appointed.||V. The surrogate may make health care decisions for a principal to the same extent as an agent under a durable power of attorney for health care for up to 180 days after being identified in RSA 137-J:35, I. The authority of the surrogate shall terminate if the principal regains the capacity to make health care decisions or a guardian is appointed. The authority of the surrogate shall terminate after 180 days, unless the patient is determined to be actively dying.|||Source. 2014, 239:12, eff. Jan. 1, 2015. 2020, 39:47, eff. Jan. 1, 2021. 2021, 176:14, eff. July 30, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 137-K:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 137-K - Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries|Section 137-K:1 - Purpose.

    137-K:1 Purpose. –||The purpose of this chapter is to support injury prevention efforts and to help meet the needs of individuals who have sustained brain and spinal cord injuries, who would otherwise be dependent on the public for their care and rehabilitation.|||Source. 1997, 262:2, eff. June 19, 1997.|
NH Rev Stat § 137-K:1-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 137-K - Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries|Section 137-K:1-a - Definitions.

    137-K:1-a Definitions. –||In this chapter:||I. "Brain and spinal cord injury" means any injury to the brain or spinal cord which causes death or requires medical care and treatment or results in long-term disability.||II. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the department of health and human services.||III. "Department" means the department of health and human services.||IV. "Prevention services" means organized activities which are capable of reducing the incidence and prevalence of brain and spinal cord injuries.||V. "Risk assessment" means the measurement and evaluation of the threat resulting from these injuries.||VI. "Facility" means a governmental or private agency, department, institution, clinic, laboratory, hospital, health maintenance organization, association, physician, or other similar unit diagnosing or providing treatment for brain and spinal cord injuries.|||Source. 1999, 349:2, eff. Jan. 21, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 137-K:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 137-K - Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries|Section 137-K:3 - Rulemaking.

    137-K:3 Rulemaking. –||The commissioner shall, after consultation with the advisory council established in RSA 137-K:2, adopt rules under RSA 541-A relative to:||I. Direct assistance, service coordination, family support activities for individuals with serious brain or spinal cord injuries and their families, and injury prevention activities which may be supported by any grants received under this chapter.||II. Eligibility criteria for direct assistance and family support services.||III. Procedures for disbursements of grants.||IV. Eligibility criteria and service requirements for care and rehabilitation services for individuals with serious brain and spinal cord injuries provided by the department through existing programs.||V. Conducting prevention and screening services and delivering education programs.||VI. Content and design of all forms and reports required by this chapter.||VII. Procedures for disclosure of information gathered by the brain and spinal cord registry, by monitoring and evaluating health data, and from completed risk assessments.||VIII. Eligibility criteria and objectives for the brain injury program, established under RSA 137-K:9.||IX. The protection of the rights, dignity, autonomy, and integrity of persons who have sustained brain and spinal cord injuries, including specific procedures to protect such rights.|||Source. 1997, 262:2. 1999, 349:4, 5. 2002, 245:2. 2012, 171:7, eff. Aug. 10, 2012.|
NH Rev Stat § 137-K:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 137-K - Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries|Section 137-K:4 - Duties.

    137-K:4 Duties. –||The commissioner shall:||I. Educate the public regarding factors associated with the risk of brain and spinal cord injuries.||II. Monitor the morbidity and mortality of brain and spinal cord injuries.||III. Evaluate available health data for use in delivering prevention services.||IV. Offer prevention services to population groups at risk of developing brain and spinal cord injuries.||V. Undertake risk assessment activities.|||Source. 1999, 349:6, eff. Jan. 21, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 137-K:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 137-K - Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries|Section 137-K:5 - Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Registry Established.

    137-K:5 Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Registry Established. –||There shall be established in the department a brain and spinal cord injury registry for compilation and analysis of information relating to the incidence, diagnosis, and treatment of brain and spinal cord injuries.|||Source. 1999, 349:6, eff. Jan. 21, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 137-K:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 137-K - Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries|Section 137-K:6 - Reporting.

    137-K:6 Reporting. –||All facilities shall provide a report to the brain and spinal cord injury registry containing information regarding a brain and spinal cord injury diagnosed or being treated.|||Source. 1999, 349:6, eff. Jan. 21, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 137-K:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 137-K - Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries|Section 137-K:7 - Disclosure; Confidentiality.

    137-K:7 Disclosure;  Confidentiality. –||I. A report provided to the brain and spinal cord injury registry disclosing the identity of an individual, who was reported as having a brain and spinal cord injury, shall only be released to persons demonstrating a need which is essential to health-related research, except that the release shall be conditioned upon the individual granting authority to release the information and personal identities remaining confidential.||II. Analyses and compilations of data prepared under RSA 137-K:4 which do not disclose the identity of an individual and which cannot be used to surmise an identity shall be available to the public under RSA 91-A.||III. The physician-patient privilege shall not apply to reports prepared pursuant to RSA 137-K:6.|||Source. 1999, 349:6, eff. Jan. 21, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 137-K:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 137-K - Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries|Section 137-K:8 - Maintenance of Reports.

    137-K:8 Maintenance of Reports. –||Reports provided to the brain and spinal cord injury registry under RSA 137-K:6, and analyses and data prepared under RSA 137-K:4 shall be maintained by the department in a manner suitable for brain and spinal cord injury research purposes, and shall be available to persons as prescribed in RSA 137-K:7.|||Source. 1999, 349:6, eff. Jan. 21, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 137-K:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 137-K - Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries|Section 137-K:9 - Brain Injury Program Established.

    137-K:9 Brain Injury Program Established. –||There shall be established in the department a brain injury program to provide direct services on behalf of individuals and their families affected by brain injuries, including, but not limited to, community resource coordination, support of a statewide toll-free number for information and assistance, family support, advocacy and vocational support; to administer the brain and spinal cord injury registry; and to fund the injury prevention effort.|||Source. 2002, 245:3, eff. May 17, 2002.|
NH Rev Stat § 137-L:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 137-L - New Hampshire Polst Registry Act|Section 137-L:1 - Short Title.

    137-L:1 Short Title. –||This chapter shall be known as the "New Hampshire POLST Registry Act."|||Source. 2014, 328:1, eff. July 1, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 137-L:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 137-L - New Hampshire Polst Registry Act|Section 137-L:2 - Definitions.

    137-L:2 Definitions. –||In this chapter:||I. "Authorized user" means a person authorized by the department to provide information to or receive information from the POLST registry.||II. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the department of health and human services.||III. "Department" means the department of health and human services.||IV. "Advanced practice registered nurse" means an advanced practice registered nurse licensed under RSA 326-B.||V. "Physician" means a physician licensed under RSA 329.||VI. "Physician assistant" means a physician assistant licensed under RSA 328-D.||VII. "POLST" means a provider order for life-sustaining treatment signed by a physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant.||VIII. "POLST registry" means the registry established in RSA 137-L:3.|||Source. 2014, 328:1, eff. July 1, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 137-L:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 137-L - New Hampshire Polst Registry Act|Section 137-L:3 - POLST Registry Established; Rulemaking; Fund.

    137-L:3 POLST Registry Established;  Rulemaking;  Fund. –||I. Subject to sufficient funding, the department shall establish and operate a statewide registry for the collection and dissemination of provider orders for life-sustaining treatment to help ensure that medical treatment preferences for an individual nearing the end of his or her life are honored.||II. The commissioner shall adopt rules within 6 months of the effective date of this chapter, pursuant to RSA 541-A relative to:||(a) Requiring submission of the following documents to the registry, if the patient has requested to opt into the registry:||(1) A copy of each POLST;||(2) A copy of a revised POLST; and||(3) Notice of any known revocation of a POLST;||(b) Prescribing the manner for submitting the information described in subparagraph (a);||(c) Requiring the release of registry information to authorized users for treatment purposes;||(d) Authorizing notification by the registry to specified persons of the receipt, revision, or revocation of a POLST; and||(e) Establishing procedures to protect the accuracy and confidentiality of information submitted to the registry.||III. To the extent allowed by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), the department may permit qualified researchers to obtain registry data for research purposes conditioned upon removal by the department of any data that identifies a health care provider, a facility, or an individual patient, including his or her name, address, telephone number, and social security number. If the department intends to permit qualified researchers to obtain registry data, the department shall first adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, governing the process which shall include but not be limited to:||(a) The definition of a qualified researcher;||(b) The process for a qualified researcher to request and obtain registry data;||(c) The types of data that a qualified researcher may be provided from the registry; and||(d) The manner by which a qualified researcher shall protect registry data obtained under this provision.||IV. The department may contract with a private or public entity to establish or maintain the registry.||V. [Repealed.]|||Source. 2014, 328:1, eff. July 1, 2015. 2019, 134:7, eff. June 25, 2019.|
NH Rev Stat § 137-L:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 137-L - New Hampshire Polst Registry Act|Section 137-L:4 - Application of Chapter to Department.

    137-L:4 Application of Chapter to Department. –||Nothing in this chapter shall require the department to:||I. Prescribe the form or content of a POLST;||II. Disseminate forms to be used for a POLST;||III. Educate the public about POLSTs; or||IV. Train health care providers about POLSTs.|||Source. 2014, 328:1, eff. July 1, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 137-L:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 137-L - New Hampshire Polst Registry Act|Section 137-L:5 - Repealed by 2020, 37:4, X, eff. July 29, 2020.

    137-L:5 Repealed by 2020, 37:4, X, eff. July 29, 2020. –|
NH Rev Stat § 137-L:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 137-L - New Hampshire Polst Registry Act|Section 137-L:6 - Application of Chapter.

    137-L:6 Application of Chapter. –||Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require an individual to have a POLST or to require a health professional to authorize or execute a POLST. A POLST may be revoked at any time by the patient.|||Source. 2014, 328:1, eff. July 1, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 137-L:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 137-L - New Hampshire Polst Registry Act|Section 137-L:7 - Confidentiality.

    137-L:7 Confidentiality. –||Except as provided in RSA 137-L:3, all information collected or developed by the POLST registry that identifies or could be used to identify a patient, or health care provider or facility shall be confidential and shall not be subject to civil or administrative subpoena or to discovery, in a civil action, including but not limited to a judicial, administrative, arbitration, or mediation proceeding.|||Source. 2014, 328:1, eff. July 1, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 137-L:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 137-L - New Hampshire Polst Registry Act|Section 137-L:8 - Immunity.

    137-L:8 Immunity. –||Any person reporting information to the POLST registry or acting on information obtained from the POLST registry in good faith shall be immune from any civil or criminal liability that might otherwise be incurred or imposed with respect to the reporting of information to the POLST registry or acting on information obtained from the POLST registry.|||Source. 2014, 328:1, eff. July 1, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 138:1, 138:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 138 - State Sanatorium|Section 138:1, 138:2 - Repealed by 1961, 222:6, III, eff. July 1, 1962.

    138:1, 138:2 Repealed by 1961, 222:6, III, eff. July 1, 1962. –|
NH Rev Stat § 138:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 138 - State Sanatorium|Section 138:3 - Omitted.

    138:3 Omitted. –|
NH Rev Stat § 138:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 138 - State Sanatorium|Section 138:4 - Repealed by 1961, 222:6, III, eff. July 1, 1962.

    138:4 Repealed by 1961, 222:6, III, eff. July 1, 1962. –|
NH Rev Stat § 138:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 138 - State Sanatorium|Section 138:5 - Repealed by 1977, 588:50, eff. Sept. 16, 1977.

    138:5 Repealed by 1977, 588:50, eff. Sept. 16, 1977. –|
NH Rev Stat § 140:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 140 - Occupational Health|Section 140:1 - Public Policy.

    140:1 Public Policy. –||Whereas the use of certain chemical and physical agents can be instrumental in the improvement of health, welfare, and productivity of the public if properly utilized, or may impair the industrial and agricultural potentials of this state and adversely affect the well-being of the citizens of this state if improperly utilized, it is hereby declared to be the public policy of this state:||I. To encourage the constructive use of these chemical and physical agents and to discourage improper uses of these agents.||II. To institute and maintain a consultative program for the use of chemical and physical agents so as to provide for:||(a) Compatibility with standards of the federal government.||(b) A single effective system of recommendations within the state.||(c) A system consonant, insofar as possible, with consultative systems of other states.|||Source. 1986, 198:20, eff. Aug. 2, 1986.|
NH Rev Stat § 140:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 140 - Occupational Health|Section 140:2 - Purpose.

    140:2 Purpose. –||It is the purpose of this chapter to implement the policies set forth in RSA 140:1 by providing for:||I. Effective consultative service relative to the use of chemical or physical agents for the protection of the occupational and public health and safety.||II. Promotion of an orderly consultative pattern within the state, among the states, and between the federal government and the state, and the facilitation of intergovernmental cooperation with respect to the use of chemical and physical agents to the end that duplication of effort may be minimized.||III. Maximum utilization of chemical or physical agents consistent with the health and safety of the public.||IV. Collection of information regarding ailments or diseases which may be contracted from occupational exposure to chemical or physical agents.|||Source. 1986, 198:20, eff. Aug. 2, 1986.|
NH Rev Stat § 140:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 140 - Occupational Health|Section 140:3 - Definitions.

    140:3 Definitions. –||In this chapter:||I. "Chemical agent" means any element, molecule, compound, or mixture to which persons may be exposed through ingestion, inhalation, or absorption and which, at sufficiently high concentrations, may produce adverse effects.||II. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the department of health and human services.||III. "Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, firm, association, trust, estate, public or private institution, group, agency, political subdivision of this state or any other state or political subdivision or agency of this or any other state, or any of their legal successors, representatives, agents, or agencies.||IV. "Physical agent" means forces of a physical nature including, but not limited to, heat stress, lasers, microwaves, noise, or ultraviolet radiation, to which persons may be exposed and which at sufficiently high levels may produce adverse effects.|||Source. 1986, 198:20. 1995, 310:182, 183, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 140:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 140 - Occupational Health|Section 140:4 - Duties; Fees.

    140:4 Duties;  Fees. –||The commissioner shall, for the protection of the occupational and public health and safety:||I. Develop and conduct comprehensive policies and programs for evaluation of hazards associated with the use of chemical or physical agents and for their amelioration.||II. Develop and conduct programs with due regard for compatibility with federal programs for consultation regarding chemical or physical agents.||III. Advise, consult, and cooperate with other agencies of the state, the federal government, other states, interstate agencies, political subdivisions, industries, and groups concerned with control of chemical or physical agents.||IV. Have the authority to accept, spend for the purpose of this chapter, and administer loans, grants, and other funds or gifts, conditional or otherwise, in furtherance of these functions, from the federal government and from other sources, public or private.||V. Encourage, participate in, or conduct studies and demonstrations in training and research relating to the control of chemical or physical agents, the measure of these agents, the effects on health of exposure to these agents, and related problems as necessary or advisable to the discharge of the duties under this chapter.||VI. Collect and disseminate health education information relating to protection from chemical or physical agents.||VII. Develop a schedule of fees by rule, pursuant to RSA 541-A, and assess and collect such fees for services provided under this chapter. The commissioner is authorized to establish a revolving fund into which shall be deposited the fees collected under this paragraph. The commissioner, with approval of the governor and council, shall be authorized to utilize the moneys from the revolving fund so created for the purposes outlined in this chapter.||VIII. Require reports from physicians regarding ailments or diseases which may be contracted from occupational exposures to chemical or physical agents.|||Source. 1986, 198:20. 1995, 310:183, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 140:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 140 - Occupational Health|Section 140:5 - Report.

    140:5 Report. –||I. Every physician in this state attending a patient whom he believes to be suffering from poison from lead, phosphorus, arsenic, brass, wood alcohol, mercury, or their compounds, or from anthrax, compressed air illness, or any other ailment or disease contracted as a result of the nature of the patient's employment, shall, within 48 hours, send to the commissioner of the department of health and human services a report stating the name, address, and occupation of the patient; the name, address, and business of the employer; the nature of the disease; and such other information as may be reasonably required by the commissioner of the department of health and human services. Posting the report within the time required in a stamped envelope addressed to the commissioner of the department of health and human services shall be considered to be in compliance with this section.||II. The commissioner of the department of health and human services shall adopt by rule the form and contents of blanks for such reports and shall prepare and furnish the same free of cost to physicians. The reports shall be on or in conformity with such blanks.||III. Reports prepared under this section shall not be evidence of the facts in any action arising out of the disease reported.|||Source. 1986, 198:20. 1995, 310:182, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 140:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 140 - Occupational Health|Section 140:6 - Rulemaking.

    140:6 Rulemaking. –||The commissioner of the department of health and human services shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to:||I. Any information required on the reports under RSA 140:5, I.||II. Form and content of the blanks for the reports under RSA 140:5, II.||III. The fee schedule under RSA 140:4, VII.|||Source. 1986, 198:20. 1995, 310:182, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 140:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 140 - Occupational Health|Section 140:7 - Copy of Reports to Commissioner of Labor.

    140:7 Copy of Reports to Commissioner of Labor. –||The commissioner of the department of health and human services shall transmit a copy of all reports prepared pursuant to RSA 140:5 to the commissioner of labor.|||Source. 1986, 198:20. 1995, 310:182, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.|