125-H:1 Findings, Intent. – The general court finds that protection of the public health and welfare demands a state-wide capacity to assess the nature of and risks to both humans and ecosystems associated with exposure to a variety of environmental contaminants. Recognizing that health risk assessment entails responding to situations where scientific data and […]
125-H:2 Definitions. – In this chapter: I. "Acute health effect" means an adverse health outcome or disease which manifests itself upon or shortly after exposure to an environmental hazard. II. "Adverse health outcome" means any condition which results in human morbidity, mortality, impaired reproductive function, toxicity, teratogenic, carcinogenic, or mutagenic effects. III. "Chronic health […]
125-H:3 Health Risk Assessment Bureau; Duties. – I. There is established within the department of health and human services a health risk assessment bureau under the direction of a classified administrator of health risk assessments. The bureau shall be responsible for administering the health risk assessment program. II. The bureau shall provide completed health […]
125-H:4 Imminent Health Hazard. – The commissioner shall have the responsibility, upon the receipt and validation of information of an imminent health hazard, to inform the commissioner of environmental services who shall inform the governor of such threat and request that the state agencies responsible by statute take necessary and immediate action to abate […]
125-H:5 Interagency Cooperation. – I. In order to carry out health risk assessment, the commissioner is authorized to request and receive, on a reasonable basis, the assistance of personnel in any agency of state government with training or experience in any of the following fields: (a) Medicine. (b) Toxicology. (c) Epidemiology. (d) Environmental epidemiology. […]
125-H:6 Reports. – I. The commissioner shall prepare written reports detailing the results of any environmental health risk assessment undertaken pursuant to this chapter. II. The commissioner shall make these reports available to those state or local officials responsible for risk management decisions and activities. Source. 1986, 202:13. 1995, 310:183, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.
125-H:7 Environmental Risk Analysis. – Any environmental hazard assigned to the risk analysis and management unit in the office of the commissioner of environmental services shall be the direct responsibility of the assistant commissioner, who shall have the same duties and responsibilities relative to environmental hazards as the commissioner of the department of health […]
