Bill Text: NH HB1284 | 2018 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relative to the reports required by the incapacitated and vulnerable adult fatality review committee.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2018-05-29 - Signed by Governor Sununu 05/25/2018; Chapter 59; Eff. 7/24/2018 [HB1284 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2018-HB1284-Enrolled.html
HB 1284 - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES
2018 SESSION
18-2080
01/06
HOUSE BILL 1284
SPONSORS: Rep. Gagnon, Sull. 5; Rep. Theberge, Coos 3; Rep. Chandley, Hills. 22; Rep. Richardson, Coos 4; Rep. Cloutier, Sull. 10; Sen. Carson, Dist 14
COMMITTEE: Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
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ANALYSIS
This bill changes the reporting requirement of the incapacitated and vulnerable adult fatality review committee from annual to biennial.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
18-2080
01/06
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:
1 Incapacitated and Vulnerable Adult Fatality Review Committee; Reports. Amend RSA 21-M:16, VII to read as follows:
VII. The committee shall make [an annual] a biennial report, on or before the first day of November of each even-numbered year, beginning on November 1, [2008] 2020, to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, and the governor describing any trends and patterns of deaths or serious injuries or risk factors, together with any recommendations for changes in law, policy, and practice that will prevent deaths and related serious occurrences. The committee may also issue special reports when doing so is necessary to alert authorities or the public to the need for prompt corrective action.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.