HB 493 - AS INTRODUCED
2025 SESSION
25-0811
11/09
HOUSE BILL493
AN ACTrequiring education on child abuse and neglect for certain healthcare providers as a condition for licensure.
SPONSORS:Rep. Grossman, Rock. 11; Rep. Gregg, Hills. 7; Rep. Nelson, Rock. 13; Sen. Altschiller, Dist 24; Sen. Long, Dist 20
COMMITTEE:Children and Family Law
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires education on child abuse and neglect for certain healthcare providers as a condition for licensure.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25-0811
11/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACTrequiring education on child abuse and neglect for certain healthcare providers as a condition for licensure.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Child Abuse and Neglect; Training for Licensure of Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, and Physician Assistants. Amend RSA 169-C by inserting after section 169-C:39-l the following new section:
169-C:39-m Child Abuse and Neglect Training for Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, and Physician Assistants.
As a condition for new or continued licensure in New Hampshire, physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants who treat patients under 18 years of age shall be required to complete 2 hours of education on child abuse and neglect. This education shall be accredited for category 1 medical or nursing hours and shall be recognized by the New Hampshire chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics as covering the topics of recognition, reporting, and working with the child protection system.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.