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RSA 5-C:3 · Declaration of Policy, Purpose and Scope

Title
I: THE STATE AND ITS GOVERNMENT
Chapter
5-C · VITAL RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
Status
current
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5-C:3 Declaration of Policy, Purpose and Scope. –

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I.

The New Hampshire constitution identifies the office of the secretary of state as the keeper of the records of the state.

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II.

The division shall:

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(a)

Provide access to vital records and vital records data while assuring the privacy of all New Hampshire citizens.

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(b)

Outline the confidentiality requirements for vital records.

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(c)

Set forth the procedures, conditions, and criteria for release of information regarding vital records data and statistics.

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(d)

Enforce the provisions of this chapter in regard to the collection, maintenance, and dissemination of vital records information.

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(e)

Provide guidance to data collectors pursuant to this chapter.

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(f)

Describe the informational requirements of the forms used by the division of vital records for the collection of vital records information.

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(g)

Establish, in conjunction with the department of health and human services, the procedures, conditions, and criteria for release of information regarding vital records data and statistics for health-related research pursuant to RSA 126:24-d. Source. 2005, 268:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.

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Source note

Source. 2005, 268:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.

Source history

  • 2005, 268:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006

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