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RSA 161-F:42 · Purpose

Title: XII: PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELFARE
Chapter: 161-F · ELDERLY AND ADULT SERVICES
Status: current
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161-F:42 Purpose. – The purpose of this subdivision is to provide protection for vulnerable adults who are abused, neglected, or exploited. Implicit in this subdivision is the philosophy that whenever possible an adult's right to self-determination should be preserved, and that each adult should live in safe conditions and should live his own life without interruption from state government. Only when these principles become impossible to follow should legal proceedings be initiated in order to care for and protect such adults. Source. 1989, 7:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990. 2016, 59:11, eff. July 4, 2016.

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Source. 1989, 7:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990. 2016, 59:11, eff. July 4, 2016.

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1989, 7:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990
2016, 59:11, eff. July 4, 2016

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2026 SB670 reference · effective 2026-07-01
cy or a community mental health center, if designated by the department.] (c) "Perpetrator" means a person who, following a protective investigation completed in accordance with RSA 161-F:42 through RSA 161-F:57, is found to have abused, neglected, or exploited a vulnerable adult. (d) "Volunteer" means a person who provides voluntary services through any agency, program, or facility. II. Within 5 busine
2026 SB670-FN-A reference · effective 2026-07-01
cy or a community mental health center, if designated by the department.] (c) "Perpetrator" means a person who, following a protective investigation completed in accordance with RSA 161-F:42 through RSA 161-F:57, is found to have abused, neglected, or exploited a vulnerable adult. (d) "Volunteer" means a person who provides voluntary services through any agency, program, or facility. II. Within 5 busine