Section He-C 6917.14 - Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma and Prevention, Recognition, and Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglect(a) Providers shall not shake or perform any action likely to cause abusive head trauma, but rather use strategies to cope with a crying, fussing, or distraught infant.(b) Providers shall allow a parent access to their child at all times while the child is in the provider's care, unless allowing access is contrary to a court order or a court-ordered parenting plan pursuant to He-C 6914.07(a).(c) Providers shall take prompt action to protect children from abuse, neglect, corporal punishment, and any other mistreatment by any individual.(d) Any provider, or other person involved with a provider who suspects that 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.(e) When any child, while in care of a provider, 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 provider's non-compliance with any of the provisions of He-C 6917, the enrolled child care provider shall fully inform the child's parent of the details of the punishment, or of the incident which injured their child or jeopardized their child's health, safety, or well-being, including 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 provider as a result of the incident.(f) The details of the incident outlined in (e) above shall be provided to the parents of the child or children involved in writing by the close of the next business day.N.H. Code Admin. R. He-C 6917.14
Amended by Number 23, Filed June 8, 2023, Proposed by #13650, Effective 5/25/2023, Expires 5/25/2033.