Revision: Jan. 11, 2010, midnight
CHAPTER 200
SB 182 – FINAL VERSION
04/05/07 1037s
2007 SESSION
05/03
SENATE BILL 182
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the confidentiality of health care records in abuse and neglect proceedings.
SPONSORS: Sen. Sgambati, Dist 4; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 24; Sen. Odell, Dist 8; Rep. B. Richardson, Ches 5; Rep. Donovan, Sull 4; Rep. Julie Brown, Straf 1; Rep. Emerton, Hills 7; Rep. Gile, Merr 10
COMMITTEE: Health and Human Services
This bill establishes a committee to study the confidentiality of health care records in abuse and neglect proceedings.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seven
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the confidentiality of health care records in abuse and neglect proceedings.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
200:1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study the confidentiality of health care records in abuse and neglect proceedings.
200:2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) Two members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
(b) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
200:3 Duties. The committee shall study the confidentiality of health care records in abuse and neglect proceedings. The committee shall review current statutes, rules, and court decisions relative to a health provider’s ability and obligation to withhold records from a parent or guardian during an investigation of alleged abuse or neglect.
200:4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named senate member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Four members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
200:5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate clerk, the house clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2007.
200:6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: June 18, 2007
Effective: June 18, 2007