CHAPTER 118

SB 92-FN - FINAL VERSION

 

03/06/2025   0400s

2025 SESSION

25-0187

05/11

 

SENATE BILL 92-FN

 

AN ACT relative to the collection of birth worksheet information.

 

SPONSORS: Sen. Rosenwald, Dist 13; Sen. Long, Dist 20; Sen. Fenton, Dist 10; Sen. Altschiller, Dist 24; Rep. Sorensen, Rock. 28; Rep. Erf, Hills. 28; Rep. Edwards, Rock. 31; Rep. Lynn, Rock. 17; Rep. Grote, Rock. 24

 

COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration

 

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

 

This bill updates certain language regarding information collected by hospitals on the birth worksheet; revises the intervals for reporting Apgar scores; and states that the division of vital records shall not include certain personally identifiable information in the birth information released to the CDC.

 

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

03/06/2025   0400s 25-0187

05/11

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five

 

AN ACT relative to the collection of birth worksheet information.

 

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 

118:1  Vital Records Administration; Completion of Birth Worksheet.  Amend RSA 5-C:19, II(a)(3)(A) to read as follows:

(A)  Current name and [maiden] name prior to first marriage or civil union.

118:2  Vital Records Administration; Completion of Birth Worksheet.  Amend RSA 5-C:19, II(a)(6)(L) to read as follows:

(L)  The Apgar score, which is an evaluation of a newborn infant's physical status, at one minute, [and] at 5 minutes, and at 10 minutes.

118:3  New Paragraph; Vital Records Administration; Completion of Birth Worksheet.  Amend RSA 5-C:19 by inserting after paragraph XI the following new paragraph:

XII.(a)  When the division of vital records administration releases information on a birth to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), it shall not include:

(1)  The names of the mother, father, or baby;

(2)  The birth month and day of the mother or father;

(3)  Their medical record numbers; or

(4)  Their residential address, mailing address if different from the residential address, or zip code.

(b)  Notwithstanding subparagraph (a)(2), the division may release the mother and father's birth year and the baby's birth date to the CDC.

118:4  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect June 30, 2026

 

Approved: June 24, 2025

Effective Date: June 30, 2026