Section 106-J:4 – Program Established.
106-J:4 Program Established. – I. The department shall establish an alert program for missing vulnerable adults. II. When a local law enforcement agency receives notice that a vulnerable adult is missing, the agency shall require the vulnerable adult’s family or legal guardian to provide information relative to the vulnerable adult’s impaired mental condition, intellectual […]
Section 106-J:5 – Rulemaking.
106-J:5 Rulemaking. – The commissioner of the department shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to: I. A tiered approach to issuance of alerts. II. Transparency and communication with the existing Medic Alert + Safe Return program or a similar program, including a mechanism to enroll individuals who are involved in wandering incidents […]
Section 106-J:1 – Definitions.
106-J:1 Definitions. – In this chapter, " missing adult " means any person: I. Who is 18 years of age or older; II. Whose residence is in New Hampshire or is believed to be in New Hampshire; III. Who has been reported to a law enforcement agency as missing; and IV. Who falls within […]
Section 106-J:2 – Procedures.
106-J:2 Procedures. – I. Upon receiving notice of a missing adult, a law enforcement agency shall complete a missing person report by providing identifying and descriptive information about the missing adult within 48 hours to the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) for inclusion in the missing person file of its computerized database. II. It […]
Section 106-J:3 – Definitions.
106-J:3 Definitions. – In this subdivision: I. " Caregiver " means any individual duly designated as a caregiver for a person who needs care assistance as a vulnerable adult. A caregiver includes, but is not limited to, a relative, paid caregiving professional, partner, friend, or neighbor who has a significant relationship with the person. […]