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HB1416: relative to consent for mental health treatment in parenting cases with shared decision-making responsibility.

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2022 HB1416
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HB 1416 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

15Mar2022... 0871h

2022 SESSION

22-2773

05/08

HOUSE BILL 1416

AN ACT relative to consent for mental health treatment in parenting cases with shared decision-making responsibility.

SPONSORS: Rep. Amanda Bouldin, Hills. 12; Rep. Nutting-Wong, Hills. 32; Rep. Andrew Bouldin, Hills. 12; Rep. Snow, Hills. 19; Rep. Query, Hills. 16

COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law

ANALYSIS

This bill provides that in parenting cases with shared decision-making responsibility, either parent may consent to mental health treatment for the child provided that the parent notifies the other parent of the decision.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

15Mar2022... 0871h 22-2773

05/08

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two

AN ACT relative to consent for mental health treatment in parenting cases with shared decision-making responsibility.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 New Paragraph; Parenting Plans; Consent to Mental Health Treatment. Amend RSA 461-A:4 by inserting after paragraph IV the following new paragraph:

IV-a. If the parents have joint decision-making responsibility, either parent may consent to counseling services or other mental health treatment for the child, provided that the parent who obtains such services for the child notifies the other parent before treatment begins.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2023.