Section He-C 6916.13 - Prevention, Recognition, and Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglect(a) Staff shall allow a parent access to their child at all times while the child is in the program's care, unless allowing access is contrary to a court order or a court-ordered parenting plan, pursuant to He-C 6914.07(a).(b) Staff shall take prompt action to protect children from abuse, neglect, corporal punishment, and any other mistreatment by any individual.(c) Any staff or other person involved with a program who suspects that a child is being abused or neglected shall be a mandated reporter in accordance with RSA 169-C:29 and shall report the suspected abuse to the division for children, youth, and families by calling 1-800-894-5533.(d) When any child, while in care of a program, is the victim of corporal punishment or other harsh punishment or treatment and has been physically or mentally injured because the child was not adequately supervised, or when the health, safety, or well-being of any child has been otherwise seriously jeopardized due to a program's non-compliance with any of the provisions of He-C 6916, a staff person of the enrolled facility-based program shall inform the child's parent of the details of the incident.(e) The notification provided to the child's parent of the incident as described in (d) above shall include the following details:(1) The name of who was involved in, and who witnessed the incident, while keeping the identities of other children confidential;(2) What occurred prior to and following the incident;(3) When and where the incident occurred; and(4) Any action that has been or will be taken by the program as a result of the incident.(f) The details of the incident outlined in (e) above shall be provided to the parent of the child or children involved in writing by the close of the next business day.N.H. Code Admin. R. He-C 6916.13
Amended by Number 23, Filed June 8, 2023, Proposed by #13650, Effective 5/25/2023, Expires 5/25/2033.