§ 141-F:3 — Powers and Duties of the Department

The department shall:
I. Provide information and guidance to the department of education for their development of courses and programs relative to the human immunodeficiency virus which meet the requirements of RSA 186:11, IX and XXVII.
II. Develop training courses and materials on the human immunodeficiency virus and related issues, for police, fire, and emergency medical services personnel and provide assistance on the development and implementation of such courses and materials to the relevant state and local agencies.
III. Distribute informational materials on the human immunodeficiency virus to health care providers, health care institutions, local health and social service agencies, local units of government, and, upon request, to other public and private agencies and organizations.
IV. Provide information to persons at high risk of acquiring the human immunodeficiency virus.
V. Provide assistance to government agencies, school districts, health care institutions, businesses, and industries to establish policies and practices for coping with the human immunodeficiency virus.
VI. Disseminate information to the general public, using print and broadcast media, on the human immunodeficiency virus, its causes and effects, and on methods of prevention and control.
VII. Conduct training sessions and workshops, upon request, for educators, physicians, and the staff and volunteers of hospitals and other health care agencies, licensed under RSA 151, on the human immunodeficiency virus, methods of prevention and control, methods for pre-test and post-test counseling for infected persons and their families, and management of medical care and treatment of infected persons.
VIII. Within the limits of appropriated funds, augment community efforts by providing, directly or by contract, with local health or social service agencies or with any other relevant agency or organization, services relating to the human immunodeficiency virus.
IX. Provide laboratory testing services in accordance with RSA 141-F:6 to detect the presence of the human immunodeficiency virus in samples submitted by health care providers.
X. [Repealed.]
XI. Conduct follow-up investigations in accordance with RSA 141-F:9.
XII. Apply for, receive, and expend funds made available to the state by the federal government or other sources and use such funds to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
XIII. Provide an informational brochure relative to the human immunodeficiency virus to town and city clerks for distribution under RSA 457:28-a.

Legislative History

1988, 262:2. 1995, 310:175. 2004, 36:2. 2005, 261:2, eff. Sept. 20, 2005.