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NH SB670
Bill
Status
Engrossed
3/16/2026
Primary Sponsor
David Rochefort
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AI Summary
- Creates a 21-member Developmental Services Oversight Commission to review health and safety outcomes for individuals receiving home and community-based 1915(c) waiver services, with annual reporting beginning November 1, 2026
- Appropriates $52,000 for the biennium ending June 30, 2027 to fund a new classified position supporting the oversight commission
- Expands the Incapacitated and Vulnerable Adult Fatality Review Committee from a general appointment structure to 17 specified positions including medical examiners, law enforcement, disability advocates, and domestic violence representatives
- Requires residential service providers to notify the commissioner, attorney general, and federal protection and advocacy agency within 7 days of any death or serious bodily injury of a vulnerable adult in their care
- Expands the registry of founded abuse reports to include all perpetrators (removing limitation to paid/volunteer caregivers, guardians, and power of attorney agents) and requires employers to check current employees against the registry, not just prospective hires
Legislative Description
Establishing a developmental services oversight commission; relative to reporting requirements regarding the death of a child in residential care; and relative to the registry of founded reports of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of vulnerable adults.
Last Action
Introduced (in recess of) 03/12/2026 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs House Journal 8
3/16/2026
Committee Referrals
Health, Human Services & Elderly Affairs3/16/2026
Health and Human Services2/5/2026
Full Bill Text
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