HB1214 (2010) Detail

Relative to the grounds for suspending or revoking a foster home license.


CHAPTER 70

HB 1214 – FINAL VERSION

17Feb2010… 0430h

2010 SESSION

10-2208

05/09

HOUSE BILL 1214

AN ACT relative to the grounds for suspending or revoking a foster home license.

SPONSORS: Rep. Gile, Merr 10; Rep. Gargasz, Hills 5; Rep. Ford, Graf 3; Rep. Arsenault, BelkĀ 4; Rep. F. Gould, Graf 11

COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill permits the department of health and human services to suspend or revoke a foster family home license based on the foster parent’s inability to work collaboratively with the department, parent, or other service providers. The bill also requires the department to file an annual legislative report on the number of foster home license revocations and appeals.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

17Feb2010… 0430h

10-2208

05/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Ten

AN ACT relative to the grounds for suspending or revoking a foster home license.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

70:1 New Paragraph; License or Permit Suspension, Revocation, or Denial. Amend RSA 170-E:35 by inserting after paragraph XIV the following new paragraph:

XV. Demonstrates a repeated failure to cooperate with the department, other service providers, or the parents of a child who is placed with the child care agency, as necessary to implement the child’s case plan or the department’s treatment decisions.

70:2 New Paragraph; Notice and Hearing of License Suspension, Revocation, or Denial; Annual Report. Amend RSA 170-E:36 by inserting after paragraph IV the following new paragraph:

V. On or before December 31, 2010, and each year thereafter, the department shall submit a report to the chair of the house standing committee on children and family law relative to the number of license or permit suspensions, revocations, denials, and appeals for that year.

70:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: May 19, 2010

Effective Date: July 18, 2010