New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
He - Department of Health and Human Services
Subtitle He-C - Commissioner, Department of Health and Human Services
Chapter He-C 6400 - PROGRAM AND SERVICE INFORMATION
Part He-C 6446 - FOSTER FAMILY CARE LICENSING REQUIREMENTS
Section He-C 6446.08 - Abuse and Neglect Registry Check

(a) The applicant and all household members 18 years of age or older shall complete and submit Form 2501 "NH Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry Name Search Authorization Release of Information to Third Party" (June 2020 edition) to DCYF to conduct the central registry check.

(b) Those applicants and household members 18 years of age or older who have lived outside the state of New Hampshire within the past 5 years of application shall be subject to a child abuse and neglect registry check in each state they have resided in the past 5 years.

(c) The licensing agency shall receive the results of the central registry check, and the out-of-state child abuse and neglect registry checks as applicable.

(d) A licensing agency shall request the applicant to provide further information regarding a positive registry match to review any implications of the information with the applicant and determine its impact on licensure in accordance with He-C 6446.28(a).