NH Statutes

State statutes are created by the New Hampshire Legislature and are published in the New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated and serve as legal authority for DHHS.

Title X, Public Health, RSA 135-C, Mental Health Services System

Title I, The State and Its Government, RSA 21-P:5-a, Director of Homeland Security and Emergency Management

NH Code of Administrative Rules

NH Code of Administrative Rules is promulgated by state agencies under the Administrative Procedure Act (RSA 541-A). State Administrative Rules are used to specify the implementation of a statute and have the full force and effect of law.

Personal Safety, Medical Psychiatric Emergencies He-M 305 & He-M 306

Federal Statutes & Regulations

Federal statutes are created by the United States Congress and are published in the United States Code and serve as legal authority for DHHS. Federal regulations are administrative rules promulgated by federal agencies and are used to specify the implementation of a statute. Federal regulations have the full force and effect of law.

Public Law 106-505, Public Health Improvement Act

Public Law 93-288 as amended, Robert Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act

Public Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002

US Code: Title 42, Public Health and Welfare, Chapter 68, Disaster Relief, Subchapter I, Findings-Declarations-Definitions, 42 USC 5121 et.seq