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Laws, Rules & Policies

NH Statutes
State statutes are created by the New Hampshire Legislature and are published in the New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated and serve as legal authority for DHHS.

The following NH State Statutes for the Department of Health & Human Services can be found at the General Court website.

 

  • Title XII, Public Safety & Welfare, RSA 161, Human Service
  • Title XII, Public Safety & Welfare, RSA 167, Public Assistance to Blind, Aged, or Disabled Persons, and to Dependent Children
  • Title XII, Public Safety & Welfare, RSA 170-E, Child Day Care, Residential Care, and Child-Placing Agencies

NH Code of Administrative Rules
NH Code of Administrative Rules is promulgated by state agencies under the Administrative Procedure Act (RSA 541-A). State Administrative Rules are used to specify the implementation of a statute and have the full force and effect of law.
Employment-related Child Care, He-C 6910

DHHS Policies
Policies are used as administrative guidelines to assist DHHS staff in implementing programs and services. They are intended to help clients and the public better understand DHHS programs and procedures. Unlike statutes and administrative rules, policies are not laws and do not have the force and effect of laws.
Child Care Services, Family Assistance Manual, Item 900

Federal Statutes & Regulations:
Federal statutes are created by the United States Congress and are published in the United States Code and serve as legal authority for DHHS. Federal regulations are administrative rules promulgated by federal agencies and are used to specify the implementation of a statute. Federal regulations have the full force and effect of law.

US Code: Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, Chapter 105, Community Services Programs, Subchapter I, Community Economic Development, 42 USC, 9801 et seq.

 

US Code: Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, Chapter 105, Community Services Programs, Subchapter II, Head Start Programs, 42 USC

  • Subchapter II-b, Child Care & Development Block Grant, 9858a
  • Subchapter II-b, Child Care & Development Block Grant 9858(n)2

 

US Code: Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, Chapter 7, Social Security, Subchapter IV, Grants to States for Aid & Services to Needy Families with Children & for Child Welfare Services, Part A, Block Grants to States for Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, 42 USC, 601-617

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