CHAPTER 249
HB 406 – FINAL VERSION
13Jun2007… 2127eba
2007 SESSION
05/04
HOUSE BILL 406
AN ACT relative to access to state child support enforcement records.
SPONSORS: Rep. Moran, Hills 18; Rep. Blanchard, Merr 10; Rep. Flockhart, Rock 13; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 24; Sen. Sgambati, Dist 4
COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law
This bill lists the persons permitted to access the department of health and human services repository of information relative to child support.
This bill is a request of the department of health and human services.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
13Jun2007… 2127eba
07-1075
05/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seven
AN ACT relative to access to state child support enforcement records.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
249:1 Support of Dependent Children; Repository for Information. Amend RSA 161-B:7, III to read as follows:
III. Any records established or information collected pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be made available only to the commissioner and the attorney general and their authorized designees, [attorneys employed by the office of child support,] attorneys responsible for the administration of RSA 546-B, [attorneys employed by the department in RSA 169-C proceedings,] attorneys or authorized staff employed by the department, or its contracted agents, to administer programs under Title IV, Part A (TANF), Title IV, Part B (child and family services), Title IV, Part D (child support and establishment of paternity), Title IV, Part E (foster care and adoption assistance), Title XIX (medical assistance programs), Title XX (social services block grants), or Title XXI (state children’s health insurance program) of the Social Security Act, the client or the client’s authorized representative, authorized court employees, and courts or agencies in other states engaged in the enforcement of support of minor children as authorized by federal law or the rules of the department. Such records and information shall be available and used only for purposes directly connected with the establishment, enforcement, or modification of child support, the department’s administration of programs under Title IV, Part A (TANF), Title IV, Part B (child and family services), Title IV, Part D (child support and establishment of paternity), Title IV, Part E (foster care and adoption assistance), Title XIX (medical assistance programs), Title XX (social services block grants), or Title XXI (state children’s health insurance program) of the Social Security Act, court administration of cases filed under this chapter, RSA [458] 461-A, and RSA 546-B that are administered by the office of child support, [the location and notification of parents in RSA 169-C proceedings,] and the administration of this chapter. The records and information made available to the client or the client’s authorized representative shall not include information provided to the department that is prohibited from release by federal law, state statute, state case law, or by contract or agreement between the department and another entity if such contract or agreement prohibits release of such information.
249:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: June 28, 2007 Effective: August 27, 2007