Section 169-C:36 – Repealed by 1983, 331:8, eff. Aug. 17, 1983.
169-C:36 Repealed by 1983, 331:8, eff. Aug. 17, 1983. –
Section 169-C:37 – Institutional Abuse and Neglect.
169-C:37 Institutional Abuse and Neglect. – The department of justice shall be empowered to receive and investigate reports of institutional abuse or neglect at the youth development center, and any facility that provides child inpatient psychiatric treatment within the state mental health system; and the department shall be empowered to receive and investigate reports […]
Section 169-C:38 – Report to Law Enforcement Authority.
169-C:38 Report to Law Enforcement Authority. – I. The department shall immediately by telephone or in person refer all cases in which there is reason to believe that any person under the age of 18 years has been: (a) sexually molested; (b) sexually exploited; (c) intentionally physically injured so as to cause serious bodily […]
Section 169-C:38-a – Standardized Protocol for the Investigation and Assessment of Child Abuse and Neglect Cases.
169-C:38-a Standardized Protocol for the Investigation and Assessment of Child Abuse and Neglect Cases. – The department of health and human services and the department of justice shall jointly develop a standardized protocol for the interviewing of victims and the investigation and assessment of cases of child abuse and neglect. The protocol shall seek […]
Section 169-C:31 – Immunity From Liability.
169-C:31 Immunity From Liability. – Anyone participating in good faith in the making of a report pursuant to this chapter or who provides information or assistance, including medical evaluations or consultations, in connection with a report, investigation, or legal intervention pursuant to a good faith report of child abuse or neglect, is immune from […]
Section 169-C:24-c – Post-Permanency Hearings.
169-C:24-c Post-Permanency Hearings. – I. For a child who is in an out-of-home placement following the 12-month permanency hearing, the court shall hold a post-permanency hearing within 12 months of the permanency hearing and every 12 months thereafter as long as the child remains in an out-of-home placement. The court may conduct periodic post-permanency […]
Section 169-C:25 – Confidentiality.
169-C:25 Confidentiality. – I. (a) The court records of proceedings under this chapter shall be kept in books and files separate from all other court records. Such records shall be withheld from public inspection but shall be open to inspection by the parties, child, parent, grandparent pursuant to subparagraph (b), guardian, custodian, attorney, or […]
Section 169-C:25-a – Access to Medical Records.
169-C:25-a Access to Medical Records. – I. A law enforcement agency may request from the court an order compelling the department or a health care provider to disclose a child’s medical records for the purpose of the investigation of child abuse or neglect, a child fatality, or any other crime against a child. (a) […]
Section 169-C:26 – Continuances.
169-C:26 Continuances. – Except as otherwise provided, continuances in proceedings under this chapter may be granted by the court only for good cause shown. Whenever the court grants a continuance under this section, the court shall make written findings as to the circumstances that warranted the continuance. Source. 1979, 361:2. 2007, 236:17, eff. Jan. […]
Section 169-C:27 – Liability for Expenses.
169-C:27 Liability for Expenses. – I. (a) Whenever an order creating liability for expenses is issued by the court under this chapter, any expenses incurred for services, placements, and programs the providers of which are certified pursuant to RSA 170-G:4, XVIII, shall be payable by the department of health and human services. (b) Subparagraph […]