Section 21-V:9 – Confidentiality and Admissibility.
21-V:9 Confidentiality and Admissibility. – No person employed or contracted by or volunteering for the office shall be compelled to testify or produce evidence in any judicial or administrative proceeding with respect to any matter involving exercise of his or her official duties except as may be necessary to enforce this chapter. All related […]
Section 21-V:10 – Oversight Commission on Children’s Services Established.
21-V:10 Oversight Commission on Children’s Services Established. – I. There shall be an oversight commission on children’s services, which shall consist of the following members: (a) Two members of the senate, appointed by the senate president. (b) Two members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives. (c) […]
Section 21-V:3 – Child Advocate; Appointment; Term; Vacancy; Removal.
21-V:3 Child Advocate; Appointment; Term; Vacancy; Removal. – I. The office of the child advocate shall be under the supervision of the child advocate. The child advocate shall be the administrative head of the office and shall be a full-time, unclassified position, responsible for the duties of the office. II. The child advocate shall […]
Section 21-V:4 – Access to Information and Facilities.
21-V:4 Access to Information and Facilities. – I. The office shall have access to the following information: (a) All case records, all third party records, including the healthcare records of any child receiving services from an executive agency, and all records submitted to the courts. (b) Executive agencies’ policies and procedures, including draft policies […]
Section 21-V:5 – Confidentiality of Information.
21-V:5 Confidentiality of Information. – I. The office shall maintain the confidentiality of all case records, third party records, and court records pursuant to RSA 169-C:25 and RSA 170-G:8-a, and all other related confidentiality laws. II. The office investigations and oversight activities, and the information gathered in such investigations and oversight activities, including the […]
Section 21-V:6 – Power of Subpoena.
21-V:6 Power of Subpoena. – The office shall have the authority to subpoena witnesses, records, documents, reports, reviews, recommendations, correspondence, data, and other evidence that the office reasonably believes is relevant. Source. 2020, 26:9, eff. Sept. 18, 2020.
Section 21-V:7 – Incidents and Fatalities.
21-V:7 Incidents and Fatalities. – I. The division shall provide the office with a copy of all critical incident reports or other reports related to actual physical injury to children or a significant risk of such harm, as well as other incidents which may affect the safety and well-being of children in the custody […]
Section 21-V:8 – Annual Report.
21-V:8 Annual Report. – Beginning November 1, 2020, and each November 1 thereafter, the child advocate shall submit an annual report of the activities and findings of the office, and present his or her recommendations to the oversight commission. The report shall also be provided to the commissioner of any executive agency that is […]
Section 21-U:7 – Cooperative Information-Sharing Database.
21-U:7 Cooperative Information-Sharing Database. – Each member agency shall be responsible for providing for the planning, development, acquisition, and management of the cooperative information-sharing database under a shared service program. Source. 2012, 241:1, eff. Aug. 17, 2012.
Section 21-U:8 – Notification.
21-U:8 Notification. – Except for a request under RSA 91-A for information under RSA 21-U:3, upon receipt of a request by a third party to release, view, or copy information and documents, whether confidential or privileged, the receiving agency shall promptly notify any agency which would be affected by the release, viewing, or copying […]