New Hampshire Revised Statutes 639-A:4 – Protective Custody for Health Screening; Reports Required
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I. A peace officer shall, pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 169-C:6, take any child present in an area where any of the activities described in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 639-A:2 are taking place into protective custody. Upon taking a child into protective custody, the peace officer shall follow the procedures outlined in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 169-C:6 and shall report the matter to the department of health and human services as a suspected incident of abuse or neglect under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 169-C:29. The department shall investigate the report in accordance with N.H. Rev. Stat. § 169-C:34 and shall, as part of its investigation, screen the child for possible health concerns related to exposure to methamphetamine.
II. If a peace officer does not take a child into protective custody under this section, but has reason to believe that the child may have been exposed to methamphetamine, the peace office shall report the matter to the department of health and human services as a suspected incident of abuse or neglect under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 169-C:29. The department shall investigate the report in accordance with N.H. Rev. Stat. § 169-C:34 and may, as part of its investigation, screen the child for possible health concerns related to exposure to methamphetamine.
II. If a peace officer does not take a child into protective custody under this section, but has reason to believe that the child may have been exposed to methamphetamine, the peace office shall report the matter to the department of health and human services as a suspected incident of abuse or neglect under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 169-C:29. The department shall investigate the report in accordance with N.H. Rev. Stat. § 169-C:34 and may, as part of its investigation, screen the child for possible health concerns related to exposure to methamphetamine.
