Revision: March 15, 2022, 3:45 p.m.
HB 1416 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
15Mar2022... 0871h
2022 SESSION
22-2773
05/08
HOUSE BILL 1416
SPONSORS: Rep. Amanda Bouldin, Hills. 12; Rep. Nutting-Wong, Hills. 32; Rep. Andrew Bouldin, Hills. 12; Rep. Snow, Hills. 19; Rep. Query, Hills. 16
COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law
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ANALYSIS
This bill provides that in parenting cases with shared decision-making responsibility, either parent may consent to mental health treatment for the child provided that the parent notifies the other parent of the decision.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
15Mar2022... 0871h 22-2773
05/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Parenting Plans; Consent to Mental Health Treatment. Amend RSA 461-A:4 by inserting after paragraph IV the following new paragraph:
IV-a. If the parents have joint decision-making responsibility, either parent may consent to counseling services or other mental health treatment for the child, provided that the parent who obtains such services for the child notifies the other parent before treatment begins.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2023.