Bill > HB767

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to immediately verbally report any suspected child abuse, neglect, or crime to an on-duty law enforcement officer, or to the state police if no local officer is available, and to follow up with a written report within 24 hours, including weekends and holidays. It also clarifies that law enforcement and trained caseworkers can enter public places like schools and child care agencies to interview a child if there's reason to believe the child has been subjected to sexual contact or exploitation, intentionally or accidentally injured causing serious bodily injury, physically injured by a parent with visible contusions inconsistent with reasonable discipline, abandoned, or neglected, without needing parental consent in these specific circumstances. The bill aims to expedite reporting and investigation of child protection cases, with an effective date of January 1, 2026.

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https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/billinfo.aspx?id=145&inflect=2