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NH Rev Stat § 141-H:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 141-H - Genetic Testing|Section 141-H:2 - Conditions of Genetic Testing.

    141-H:2 Conditions of Genetic Testing. –||I. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no individual or member of the individual's family shall be required to undergo genetic testing as a condition of doing business with another person.||II. Except as required to establish paternity under RSA 522, or as required to test newborns for metabolic disorders under RSA 132:10-a, or as required for purposes of criminal investigations and prosecutions, or as is necessary to the functions of the office of chief medical examiner, no genetic testing shall be done in this state on any individual or anywhere on any resident of this state based on bodily materials obtained within this state, without the prior written and informed consent of the individual to be tested, the parent, guardian, or custodian if the individual is a minor under the age of 18, or the legal guardian or conservator if the individual is an incompetent person. The results of any such test shall be provided only to those persons approved in writing by the individual, the parent, guardian, or custodian if the individual is a minor under the age of 18, or the legal guardian or conservator if the individual is an incompetent person. No person shall refuse to perform genetic testing, or to arrange for genetic testing to be performed, or to do business with an individual, solely because the individual to be tested refuses to consent to providing the test results to some or all persons.||III. Except as provided in paragraph II, or authorized by RSA 141-J, no person shall disclose to any other person that an individual has undergone genetic testing, and no person shall disclose the results of such testing to any other person, without the prior written and informed consent of the individual, the parent, guardian, or custodian if the individual is a minor under the age of 18, or the legal guardian or conservator if the individual is an incompetent person.||IV. Nothing in this section shall be construed to regulate or apply to genetic testing or genetic analysis used for diagnosis and treatment of a patient by a clinical laboratory that has received a specimen referral from the individual patient's treating physician, genetic counselor, or another clinical laboratory. Nothing in this section shall be construed so as to waive the requirement that the treating physician obtain specific informed consent in accordance with the provisions of this section.|||Source. 1995, 101:1. 2000, 304:1. 2008, 186:2. 2013, 271:7, eff. July 1, 2013.|
NH Rev Stat § 141-H:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 141-H - Genetic Testing|Section 141-H:3 - Use of Genetic Testing in Employment Situations.

    141-H:3 Use of Genetic Testing in Employment Situations. –||I. No employer, labor organization, employment agency, or licensing agency shall directly or indirectly:||(a) Solicit, require or administer genetic testing relating to any individual as a condition of employment, labor organization membership, or licensure.||(b) Affect the terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, labor organization membership, or licensure or terminate the employment, labor organization membership, or licensure of any individual based on genetic testing.||II. Except as provided in paragraph IV of this section, no person shall sell or otherwise provide to an employer, labor organization, employment agency or licensing agency any genetic testing relating to an employee, labor organization member or licensee or to a prospective employee, labor organization member or licensee.||III. Any agreement between an employer, labor organization, employment agency, or licensing agency and an individual offering employment, labor organization membership, licensure, or any pay or benefit to that individual in return for taking a genetic test is prohibited.||IV. This section shall not prohibit the genetic testing of an employee who requests to undergo genetic testing and who provides written and informed consent to genetic testing for any of the following purposes:||(a) Investigating a worker's compensation claim under RSA 281-A.||(b) Determining the employee's susceptibility or level of exposure to potentially toxic chemicals or potentially toxic substances in the workplace, if the employer does not terminate the employee, or take any other action that adversely affects any term, condition, or privilege of the employee's employment, as a result of genetic testing.||V. This section shall not prohibit or limit genetic testing for evidence of insurability with respect to life, disability income, or long-term care insurance under the terms of an employee benefit plan.|||Source. 1995, 101:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 141-H:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 141-H - Genetic Testing|Section 141-H:4 - Use of Genetic Testing in Health Insurance.

    141-H:4 Use of Genetic Testing in Health Insurance. –||A health insurer in connection with providing health insurance shall not:||I. Require or request directly or indirectly any individual or a member of the individual's family to undergo genetic testing.||II. Require or request directly or indirectly any individual to reveal whether the individual or a member of the individual's family has undergone genetic testing or the results of the testing, if undergone by the individual or a member of the individual's family.||III. Condition the provision of health insurance coverage or health care benefits on whether an individual or a member of the individual's family has undergone genetic testing or the results of the testing, if undergone by the individual or a member of the individual's family.||IV. Consider in the determination of rates or any other aspect of health insurance coverage or health care benefits provided to an individual whether an individual or a member of the individual's family has undergone genetic testing or the results of the testing, if undergone by the individual or a member of the individual's family.|||Source. 1995, 101:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 141-H:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 141-H - Genetic Testing|Section 141-H:5 - Use of Genetic Testing in Life, Disability Income, and Long-Term Care Insurance.

    141-H:5 Use of Genetic Testing in Life, Disability Income, and Long-Term Care Insurance. –||I. Except as provided in paragraph II of this section, the provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the provision of life insurance, disability income insurance, or long-term care insurance.||II. A person in the business of providing life, disability income, or long-term care insurance who obtains information with respect to any genetic testing of an individual or a member of the individual's family shall not use that information in writing a type of insurance coverage other than life, disability income, or long-term care insurance.|||Source. 1995, 101:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 141-H:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 141-H - Genetic Testing|Section 141-H:6 - Civil Action.

    141-H:6 Civil Action. –||An aggrieved individual may bring a civil action under this chapter and, if successful, shall be awarded special or general damages of not less than $1,000 for each violation, and costs and reasonable legal fees.|||Source. 1995, 101:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 141-I:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 141-I - Ear Piercing|Section 141-I:1 - Ear Piercing.

    141-I:1 Ear Piercing. –||All ear piercing devices, including but not limited to earrings, needles, and associated parts, that come in direct contact with the client's skin during the ear piercing process shall be single-use prepackaged sterilized units. Reusable stabilizing devices used in ear piercing that come in direct contact with the client's skin shall be cleaned and sterilized after each use in accordance with rules adopted pursuant to RSA 314-A. Any person violating the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a violation. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to affect persons operating in compliance with the New Hampshire code of administrative rules, He-P 1103.02.|||Source. 1999, 320:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 141-J:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 141-J - Birth Conditions Program|Section 141-J:1 - Birth Conditions Program Authorized.

    141-J:1 Birth Conditions Program Authorized. –||The department of health and human services may establish and maintain a statewide, population-based public health surveillance program on birth conditions, to be known as the New Hampshire birth conditions program if established. The program shall:||I. Determine the prevalence and trends of birth conditions among New Hampshire residents.||II. Develop and assess prevention strategies relating to birth conditions.||III. Promote scientific collaboration through data analysis, investigations, and epidemiological studies on the public health impact of birth conditions and possible cause of birth conditions, including exposure to environmental or occupational hazards, maternal and stillborn fetal conditions, and illnesses or complications during pregnancy, labor, or delivery.|||Source. 2008, 186:1, eff. June 11, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 141-J:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 141-J - Birth Conditions Program|Section 141-J:2 - Definitions.

    141-J:2 Definitions. –||In this chapter:||I. "Birth condition" means one or more of the birth conditions recommended by the National Birth Defects Prevention Network and/or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.||II. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the department of health and human services.||III. "Department" means the department of health and human services.||IV. "Health information" means vital records, hospital discharge data, parental, stillborn fetal, pediatric, or infant medical records, hospital or clinic records, results of genetic tests relating to birth conditions in infants and children, or fetal death reports indicating the birth conditions only but not the tests themselves or any other information therefrom, records of induced termination of pregnancies as to which a diagnosis of a birth condition has been made provided that such information does not include any individually identifiable health information or information that identifies the physician or other medical provider, laboratory reports, and infant, pediatric, or stillborn fetal autopsy reports.||V. "Individually identifiable health information" means health information that explicitly or by implication identifies the individual who is the subject of the information including names, street addresses, birth dates, death dates, admission or discharge dates, telephone numbers, facsimile numbers, electronic mail addresses, social security numbers, medical record numbers, health plan beneficiary numbers, account numbers, certificate/license numbers, biometric identifiers, including finger and voice prints, genetic tests, facial photographic or other images, any other unique identifying number, characteristic, or code.|||Source. 2008, 186:1, eff. June 11, 2008. 2017, 42:1, eff. May 9, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 141-J:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 141-J - Birth Conditions Program|Section 141-J:3 - Program Access to Health Information.

    141-J:3 Program Access to Health Information. –||I. Health care providers, health care facilities, clinics, laboratories, medical records departments, and state offices, agencies, and departments shall allow the program to have access to individually identifiable health information relating to the occurrence of birth conditions in children, infants, or stillborn fetuses. The program may acquire the same information relating to New Hampshire residents from health care facilities, birth conditions surveillance programs, and other sources in other states. The program shall not provide individually identifiable health information relating to New Hampshire residents to any similar program operated by any other state or the federal government.||II. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no health care provider, health care facility, clinic, laboratory, medical records department, or state office, agency, or department shall be held liable in any action for civil damages for providing the department or the program with access to individually identifiable health information authorized by paragraph I.|||Source. 2008, 186:1, eff. June 11, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 141-J:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 141-J - Birth Conditions Program|Section 141-J:4 - Program Ability to Share Data.

    141-J:4 Program Ability to Share Data. –||Program staff and authorized department employees, agents, and contractors may use or disclose individually identifiable health information solely for the purposes specified in RSA 141-J:1. Such uses or disclosures shall be limited to the minimum amount of individually identifiable health information necessary to further such purposes.|||Source. 2008, 186:1, eff. June 11, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 141-J:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 141-J - Birth Conditions Program|Section 141-J:5 - Election Not to Participate in the Program.

    141-J:5 Election Not to Participate in the Program. –||I. An individual who is the subject of individually identifiable health information may elect not to participate in the program. If the individual is a minor or is legally incompetent, the individual's parent or legal guardian may so elect on the individual's behalf.||II. The program shall notify each individual with a confirmed birth condition diagnosis whose individually identifiable health information it proposes to include in the program of the election prior to obtaining any individually identifiable health information relating to the individual, other than name and address and diagnosis. The program shall not obtain any individually identifiable health information for any individual who does not have a confirmed birth condition diagnosis and shall retain the name and address only of any such individual for a period not to exceed 2 years.||III. The notices required by paragraph II shall be in writing, on a form developed and revised from time to time by the commissioner. At a minimum, the notice shall:||(a) Be written in clear, plain language.||(b) Contain the following:||(1) A statement explaining the nature and purpose of the program.||(2) A statement of the election in paragraph I or the absence of a statement of election in paragraph V, and a statement of the election in RSA 141-J:6, I.||(3) Contact information for the program.||(4) A place for the individual to sign and date.||IV. If an individual elects not to participate in the program, the program shall acknowledge in writing that it has received and will honor the election.||V. If the program has notified an individual pursuant to paragraph II or III, and within 60 days of providing such notice has not received the individual's election not to participate in the program, the program may obtain access to, or retain, as the case may be, individually identifiable health information relating to the individual.||VI. The program shall not acquire, retain, use, or disclose individually identifiable health information, including birth condition, with respect to those individuals who have elected not to participate in the program under paragraph I or RSA 141-J:6, I. The program shall retain a list of those individuals who have elected not to participate in the program and the dates of such elections but shall not disclose this information to any other entity.|||Source. 2008, 186:1, eff. June 11, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 141-J:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 141-J - Birth Conditions Program|Section 141-J:6 - Rights of Individuals.

    141-J:6 Rights of Individuals. –||An individual with respect to whom the program retains individually identifiable health information may:||I. Elect at any time not to participate in the program. Upon such election, the program shall remove any individually identifiable health information relating to the individual.||II. Review any individually identifiable health information in program records relating to the individual.||III. Upon payment of any reasonable costs involved, obtain a copy of any individually identifiable health information in program records relating to the individual.||IV. Request amendments or corrections to the individual's individually identifiable health information in program records.||V. Prohibit the release of individually identifiable health information in program records relating to the individual.||VI. Review and, upon payment of any reasonable costs involved, obtain a copy of the list of persons given access to individually identifiable health information relating to the individual.|||Source. 2008, 186:1, eff. June 11, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 141-J:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 141-J - Birth Conditions Program|Section 141-J:7 - Program Records Not Public Records.

    141-J:7 Program Records Not Public Records. –||Any individually identifiable health information acquired, used, disclosed, or retained by the program shall not constitute a public record. The names and addresses of individuals who have elected not to participate in the program shall not be a public record. No individually identifiable health information retained by the program shall be discoverable or compelled to be produced pursuant to subpoena or compelled testimony in any legal proceeding without the written authorization of the person about whom the information relates. Analyses and compilations of data that do not disclose individually identifiable health information shall be available to the public under RSA 91-A.|||Source. 2008, 186:1, eff. June 11, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 141-J:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 141-J - Birth Conditions Program|Section 141-J:8 - Privacy and Confidentiality Protections.

    141-J:8 Privacy and Confidentiality Protections. –||I. Any person allowed access to individually identifiable health information in program records shall sign a confidentiality agreement, in a form specified by the department, requiring adherence to privacy and security protections equivalent to or greater than the protections provided in this chapter.||II. The department shall maintain a list of any persons other than program staff given access to individually identifiable health information. The list shall include:||(a) The name of the person authorizing access.||(b) The name, title, and organizational affiliation of each person given access.||(c) The date of access.||(d) The specific purpose for which the information was used.||III. Individually identifiable health information in the records of the program may be retained for 18 years or, if the information relates to a minor, until the individual reaches the age of 18. Thereafter, the program may use and retain the information only in a form where an individual's identity cannot be discerned.|||Source. 2008, 186:1, eff. June 11, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 141-J:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 141-J - Birth Conditions Program|Section 141-J:9 - Rulemaking.

    141-J:9 Rulemaking. –||The commissioner of the department of health and human services may adopt rules under RSA 541-A concerning the following:||I. The form and manner through which information shall be made available to and by the program under RSA 141-J:3 and 4.||II. The election procedure pursuant to RSA 141-J:5.||III. The rights of individuals under RSA 141-J:6.||IV. The privacy and confidentiality protections under RSA 141-J:8.|||Source. 2008, 186:1, eff. June 11, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 141-J:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 141-J - Birth Conditions Program|Section 141-J:10 - Penalties.

    141-J:10 Penalties. –||I. Any person who violates the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.||II. An individual harmed by a person violating this chapter may bring a civil action against the person and, if successful, shall be awarded the greater of actual damages or liquidated damages of $2,500 for each violation, reasonable attorneys' fees and other litigation costs reasonably incurred, and such other equitable relief as the court determines to be appropriate.|||Source. 2008, 186:1, eff. June 11, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 141-J:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 141-J - Birth Conditions Program|Section 141-J:11 - Advisory Panel.

    141-J:11 Advisory Panel. –||If the department establishes or maintains the New Hampshire birth conditions program, the department shall establish an advisory panel for the program. The panel shall provide technical guidance regarding the operation of the program and such assistance as needed to carry out the program's goals. The panel shall include representatives from:||I. Health care services.||II. Persons or agencies that may use program data in discharging duties or undertaking research.||III. The New Hampshire March of Dimes and other organizations concerned with birth conditions.||IV. Parents of children with birth conditions and adults with birth conditions.|||Source. 2008, 186:1, eff. June 11, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 142-A:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 142-A - Mosquito Control Policy for State Agencies|Section 142-A:1 - Definitions.

    142-A:1 Definitions. –||In this chapter:||I. "Best available science" means findings of fact carefully and impartially derived from the application of the scientific method and based upon all of the available information, published and unpublished alike. Best available science does not require that state agencies have all of the data or perfect data before reaching a decision.||II. "Best medical and public health practice" means programs, interventions, treatments, or policies that through experience and experiment have been evaluated and shown to be generally applicable to reducing the risk of human-acquired arboviral illness.||III. "Best management practices" mean techniques, methods, processes, or activities that through experience and best available science have proven to be the most effective and practical means of managing mosquito populations, while minimizing adverse impacts.||IV. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the department of health and human services.||V. "Department" means the department of health and human services.|||Source. 2008, 290:2, eff. June 27, 2008.|