Laws-Rules-Policies for Community Health Development

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 X, Public Health, RSA 141-C, Communicable Disease
Title X, Public Health, RSA 128, Town Health Officers
Title X, Public Health, RSA 125-F, Radiological Health Program

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.

Public Security & Bioterrorism Preparedness & Response Act of 2002

Public Law 106-505, Public Health Improvement Act