HB 1250 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

10Mar2016... 0797h

2016 SESSION

16-2185

05/09

HOUSE BILL 1250

AN ACT relative to medical neglect of children.

SPONSORS: Rep. K. Rice, Hills. 37; Rep. Rouillard, Hills. 6; Rep. DeSimone, Rock. 14; Rep. Ulery, Hills. 37; Rep. Itse, Rock. 10; Rep. Estevez, Hills. 37; Sen. Avard, Dist 12

COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill provides that a parent or legal guardian shall not be petitioned or charged with abuse or neglect of a child's need for medical care if the parent or guardian follows a recommended course of treatment from a licensed health care professional.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

10Mar2016... 0797h 16-2185

05/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen

AN ACT relative to medical neglect of children.

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

1  New Section; Child Protection Act; Reporting Law; Medical Neglect.  Amend RSA 169-C by inserting after section 31 the following new section:

169-C:31-a  Medical Neglect.  No parent or legal guardian shall be petitioned or charged with abusing or neglecting a child's need for medical care if:

I.  The parent or legal guardian has sought medical care for the presenting medical condition of the child from a licensed health care professional;

II.  The licensed health care professional has made a diagnosis;

III.  The licensed health care professional has prescribed a generally accepted course of standard treatment; and

IV.  The parent or legal guardian is following the recommended course of treatment.

2  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.