New Hampshire § 151:27 Abuse of Facility Patients

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 151:27 — Abuse of Facility Patients

New Hampshire § 151:27

Title XIHOSPITALS AND SANITARIA

Ch. 151RESIDENTIAL CARE AND HEALTH FACILITY LICENSING

SubdivisionPatients' Bill of Rights

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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 151:27 (2026).

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I.A facility licensee, administrator, or employee shall not willfully physically or mentally abuse, mistreat, or harmfully neglect or deprive a patient.

II.The attorney general shall be responsible for the investigation and prosecution of patient abuse or neglect in any health care facility, whether licensed or unlicensed.

III.Any person who violates the provisions of paragraph I of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor for the first offense or guilty of a class B felony if serious bodily injury results. For a subsequent offense, a natural person shall be guilty of a class B felony or guilty of a class A felony if serious bodily injury results, or guilty of a felony if any other person.

IV.Any facility licensee or administrator who shall evict, harass, dismiss, or retaliate aga

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I. A facility licensee, administrator, or employee shall not willfully physically or mentally abuse, mistreat, or harmfully neglect or deprive a patient.
II. The attorney general shall be responsible for the investigation and prosecution of patient abuse or neglect in any health care facility, whether licensed or unlicensed.
III. Any person who violates the provisions of paragraph I of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor for the first offense or guilty of a class B felony if serious bodily injury results. For a subsequent offense, a natural person shall be guilty of a class B felony or guilty of a class A felony if serious bodily injury results, or guilty of a felony if any other person.
IV. Any facility licensee or administrator who shall evict, harass, dismiss, or retaliate against a patient, a patient's personal representative, or an employee, as a consequence of such person's filing of a report under this section, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.