CHAPTER 33
HB 1351 – FINAL VERSION
22Feb2012… 0716h
2012 SESSION
10/03
HOUSE BILL 1351
AN ACT relative to disclosure of information by the board of funeral directors and embalmers and governing boards of allied health professionals.
SPONSORS: Rep. C. McGuire, Merr 8; Rep. Kurk, Hills 7
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
This bill clarifies the procedures for disclosure of information by the board of funeral directors and embalmers and the governing boards of allied health professionals
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
22Feb2012… 0716h
12-2130
10/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twelve
AN ACT relative to disclosure of information by the board of funeral directors and embalmers and governing boards of allied health professionals.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
33:1 Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers Disclosure of Information. Amend RSA 325:33, I to read as follows:
I. The board may investigate possible misconduct by licensees, and applicants, and any other matters within the scope of this chapter. Investigations may be conducted with or without the issuance of a board order setting forth the general scope of the investigation. Board investigations and information obtained by the board pursuant to such investigations, including complaints received under RSA 325:32, I(b), shall be privileged, confidential, and exempt from the public disclosure provisions of RSA 91-A, unless such information is subsequently included in the record in a public disciplinary hearing. The board may disclose information obtained in its investigations to law enforcement or health licensing agencies in this state or any other jurisdiction or in accordance with specific statutory requirements or court orders.
33:2 Allied Health Professionals; Disclosure of Information. Amend the introductory paragraph of RSA 328-F:24, II to read as follows:
II. Unless used in disciplinary proceedings or [required to be] disclosed [by an order of a court] to law enforcement or health licensing agencies in this state or any other jurisdiction or in accordance with specific statutory requirements or court orders, the following information obtained during investigations shall be held confidential and shall be exempt from the disclosure requirements of RSA 91-A:
33:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: May 2, 2012
Effective Date: July 1, 2012