CHAPTER 113
SB 433 - FINAL VERSION
3/14/02 2903s
3/21/02 3079s
2002 SESSION
05/09
SENATE BILL 433
AN ACT establishing a standardized protocol for the investigation and assessment of child abuse and neglect cases and relative to grant applications for the investigation and assessment of child abuse cases.
SPONSORS: Sen. Cohen, Dist 24; Sen. Fernald, Dist 11; Rep. Itse, Rock 11; Rep. Pantelakos, Rock 30
This bill requires the department of health and human services and the department of justice, to develop a standardized protocol for interviewing, investigation and assessment of child abuse cases.
The bill also directs the department of justice to submit grant proposals relative to the investigation and assessment of child abuse cases.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
3/14/02 2903s
3/21/02 3079s
02-3143
05/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Two
AN ACT establishing a standardized protocol for the investigation and assessment of child abuse and neglect cases and relative to grant applications for the investigation and assessment of child abuse cases.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
113:1 New Section; Child Protection Act; Standardized Protocol for the Investigation and Assessment of Child Abuse and Neglect Cases. Amend RSA 169-C by inserting after section 38 the following new section:
169-C:38-a Standardized Protocol for the Investigation and Assessment of Child Abuse and Neglect Cases. The department of health and human services and the department of justice shall jointly develop a standardized protocol for the interviewing of victims and the investigation and assessment of cases of child abuse and neglect. The protocol shall seek to minimize the impact on the victim. The protocol shall also be designed to protect the rights of all parties affected The protocol shall specifically address the need to establish safe and appropriate places for interviewing children.
113:2 Grant Applications for the Investigation and Assessment of Child Abuse and Neglect. The department of justice shall submit grant applications for available federal and private funds to implement the standardized protocol for the interviewing of victims and the investigation and assessment of child abuse and neglect cases. The department of justice may coordinate applications for funds with county attorneys, local law enforcement agencies, the department of health and human services, and appropriate private service organizations.
113:3 Applicability. The standardized protocol required under RSA 169-C:38-a as inserted by section 1 of this act shall be adopted no later than January 1, 2003.
113:4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
(Approved: May 3, 2002)
(Effective Date: July 2, 2002)