170-E:26 Exemptions; Child Endangerment Prohibited. – I. The definitions in RSA 170-E:25, II and III shall not apply to the following: (a) Families housing exchange students or up to 4 children in summer exchange programs. (b) Nonresident families visiting the state for purposes of a vacation who have in their care foster children from […]
170-E:27 License Required; Prohibition Against Child Endangerment. – I. No person may establish, maintain, operate or conduct any agency for child care or for child-placing without a license or permit issued by the department under this subdivision. II. No person, whether licensed as a child care agency or institution or child-placing agency, or exempted […]
170-E:27-a Homeless Youth Programs; Special Provisions. – Any child care agency which receives children for the purpose of providing a homeless youth program, as defined in RSA 170-E:25, II(d), shall be subject to the following provisions: I. When a child 16 or 17 years of age contacts a homeless youth program requesting emergency shelter […]
170-E:28 Applications; Compliance With State and Local Codes Required. – I. Any entity which intends to receive children, or arranges for child care or child placement of one or more children unrelated to the operator, shall apply for a license to operate one or more of the types of facilities for child care. Application […]
170-E:29 State Registry and Criminal Records Check for Foster Family Homes, Institutions, and Child-Placing Agencies. – I. Foster family homes, institutions, and child-placing agencies shall, within 30 days of adding new staff members responsible for care of or in regular contact with children, submit the names, birth dates, and addresses of such staff members […]
170-E:29-a State Registry and Criminal Records Check for Child Care Institutions and Child Care Agencies. – I. Child care institutions and child care agencies, with the exception of foster family homes, that are required to be licensed according to the provisions of this chapter shall submit to the department the names, birth names, aliases, […]
170-E:3 Exemptions; Child Endangerment Prohibited. – I. The definitions in RSA 170-E:2, IV shall not apply to the following: (a) Kindergartens, nursery schools, or any other daytime programs operated by a public or private elementary or secondary school system or institution of higher learning. (b) Programs offering instruction to children, including but not limited […]
170-E:3-a Criminal Records and Central Registry Check of Child Day Care Providers Exempt From Licensing. – Any child day care providers exempt from licensing under RSA 170-E:3 which receive state funds or subsidies in payment for the provision of child day care shall, as a condition of receiving state funds or subsidies, provide their […]
170-E:30 Child Care Institution; Child-Placing Agency; Information Required. – In addition to the steps required in RSA 170-E:29, the department, upon receiving an application and authorization filed by a child care institution or child-placing agency in proper order, shall, in cooperation with the operator, examine the facility or agency, and investigate the program and […]
170-E:31 Issuance. – I. Licenses shall be issued in such form and manner as prescribed by rules adopted by the commissioner under RSA 541-A and, for foster family homes, kinship care homes, and specialized care, shall be valid for 2 years from the date issued, unless revoked by the department, or voluntarily surrendered by […]
170-E:31-a Deemed Licensed. – Any qualified residential treatment program accredited by organizations as specified in Title 42 of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. section 672(k)(4)(G), as amended, shall submit a completed license application or renewal application. Such child care institutions and child care agencies defined as group homes, specialized care, or homeless youth […]
170-E:32 License Renewal. – I. A licensed child care agency, child care institution, or child-placing agency shall file for renewal of its license 3 months prior to the expiration date of the license on forms prescribed by rules adopted by the commissioner under RSA 541-A. II. The department, a duly licensed child-placing agency, or […]
170-E:33 Record of Licenses. – I. The department shall keep in a central depository records of licenses issued under this subdivision and all monitoring reports that have been made relative to licensees. When a license is issued to a person or institution, the department shall give notice to the health officer and the fire […]
170-E:34 Rulemaking; Consultation. – I. The commissioner shall adopt rules, under RSA 541-A, relative to: (a) Minimum standards for licensing which apply to the various types of facilities for child care and child placement. The department shall seek the advice and assistance of persons representative of the various types of child care and child-placing […]
170-E:35 License or Permit Suspension, Revocation, or Denial. – The department may suspend, revoke, deny, or refuse to renew any license, or revoke or refuse to issue a full license to any permit holder, whether or not the person, institution or agency is approved by a child-placing agency, if the licensee or permit holder: […]
170-E:36 Notice and Hearing. – I. Should the department determine to suspend, revoke or deny, or refuse to renew a license or permit, it shall send to the applicant, licensee or permittee, by registered mail, a notice which sets forth the particular reasons for the determination. The suspension, revocation, or denial shall become final […]
170-E:37 Appeal. – Any person aggrieved by any decision rendered after a rehearing held or an appeal brought under RSA 170-E:36, IV may appeal the decision to the superior court. Source. 1990, 257:8, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
170-E:38 Operation Without a License. – Whenever the department is advised, or has reason to believe, that any entity is operating a child care facility or child-placing agency without a license or permit, it may make an investigation to ascertain the facts. If it finds that the child care facility or child-placing agency is […]
170-E:39 Advertising. – A child care agency, child care institution, or child-placing agency licensed or operating under a permit issued by the department may publish advertisements of the services for which it is specifically licensed or issued a permit under this subdivision. No person who is required to obtain a license or permit under […]
170-E:4 License Required; Prohibition Against Child Endangerment. – I. No person shall establish, maintain, operate or conduct any child day care agency without a license or permit issued by the department under this subdivision. The requirements of this chapter applicable to licensed child day care agencies shall apply with equal force to any child […]
