Revision: June 27, 2018, 9:24 a.m.
CHAPTER 338
HB 1103-FN - FINAL VERSION
04/26/2018 1794s
2018 SESSION
18-2458
05/04
HOUSE BILL 1103-FN
AN ACT relative to financial responsibility for voluntary services provided pursuant to a report of abuse or neglect that is "unfounded but with reasonable concern."
SPONSORS: Rep. Hinch, Hills. 21; Rep. K. Rice, Hills. 37; Rep. Spanos, Belk. 3; Rep. Berrien, Rock. 18; Rep. LeBrun, Hills. 32; Sen. Bradley, Dist 3; Sen. Carson, Dist 14
COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill provides that voluntary services provided pursuant to a report of abuse and neglect that is unfounded but with reasonable concern shall be exempt from parental liability for reimbursement. The department may use available federal TANF reserve funds to pay for the 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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
04/26/2018 1794s 18-2458
05/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
338:1 New Subparagraph; Child Protection Act; Liability for Expenses. Amend RSA 169-C:27, I by inserting after subparagraph (f) the following new subparagraph:
(g) Notwithstanding subparagraph (c), the state shall have no right of action against the parents or other people chargeable by law for the minor's support and necessities for voluntary services provided to the child, family, or household in a case that was unfounded but with reasonable concern, as defined in RSA 169-C:3, XXIX. In such cases, any services provided by the department may be paid from available TANF reserve funds.
338:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2018.
Approved: June 26, 2018
Effective Date: July 01, 2018