Any physician, surgeon, county medical examiner, psychiatrist, resident, intern, dentist, osteopath, optometrist, chiropractor, psychologist, therapist, registered nurse, hospital personnel (engaged in admission, examination, care and treatment of persons), Christian Science practitioner, teacher, school official, school nurse, school counselor, social worker, day care worker, any other child or foster care worker, law enforcement official, priest, minister, or rabbi or any other person having reason to suspect that a child has been abused or neglected shall report the same in accordance with this chapter.
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 169-C:29
Persons Required to Report
Known as the Child Protection Act
The act spans §§ 169-C:1 to 169-C:9 (85 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Watterson v. Page (1993)
Most recently applied in Stratford School District v. Employers Reinsurance Corp. (January 1997)
Source. 1979, 361:2, eff
Official source: New Hampshire General Court. Reproduced from public-domain New Hampshire statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.