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RSA 126-D:4 · Definitions

Title
X: PUBLIC HEALTH
Chapter
126-D · COMPACT, HARD TO PLACE CHILDREN
Status
current
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126-D:4 Definitions. – For the purposes of this chapter the following terms shall have the following meanings:

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I.

"Adoption assistance state" means a state which is signatory to an adoption assistance agreement in a particular case.

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II.

"Commissioner" means commissioner, department of health and human services.

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III.

"Residence state" means the state of which the child is a resident by virtue of the residence of the adoptive parents.

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"State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or a territory or possession of the United States or one administered by the United States. Source. 1985, 367:13, eff. Aug. 17, 1985.

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Source note

Source. 1985, 367:13, eff. Aug. 17, 1985.

Source history

  • 1985, 367:13, eff. Aug. 17, 1985

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  • 2026 SB142 reference · effective 2026-01-01

    te compact for juveniles, pursuant to RSA 169-A, the interstate compact on the placement of children pursuant to RSA 170-A, and the compact for hard to place children, pursuant to RSA 126-D. 21-W:4 Commissioner; Compensation. I. The commissioner of the department of children's services and juvenile justice shall be appointed by the governor, with the consent of the council, and shall serve a term o

  • 2026 SB142-FN reference · effective 2026-01-01

    te compact for juveniles, pursuant to RSA 169-A, the interstate compact on the placement of children pursuant to RSA 170-A, and the compact for hard to place children, pursuant to RSA 126-D. 21-W:4 Commissioner; Compensation. I. The commissioner of the department of children's services and juvenile justice shall be appointed by the governor, with the consent of the council, and shall serve a term o