1. (a) “Child” means a newborn infant who is not more than 61 days old.
2. (b) “Church” means a house of worship that is registered with the New Hampshire secretary of state under RSA 292:1, I for a religious purpose.
3. (c) “Department” means the department of health and human services.
4. (d) “Emergency 911 responder” means a person who is trained to provide the services of a fire department, police department, or ambulance or rescue unit.
5. (e) “Hospital” means “hospital” as defined in RSA 132-A:1, II, namely, “a public or private institution which is required to be licensed under RSA 151, and which is engaged in providing to patients, under supervision of physicians, diagnostic and therapeutic services for medical diagnosis, treatment, and care of injured, disabled, or sick persons, or rehabilitative services for the rehabilitation of such persons.”
6. (f) “Safe haven” means “safe haven” as defined in RSA 132-A:1, III, namely, “a church which is attended by a person, or a police or fire station which is attended by a person, or a 911 responder at an agreed transfer location.”
7. (g) “Safe haven infant safety device" means “safe haven infant safety device" as defined in RSA 132-A:1, IV, namely, "a device or container to safely accept delivery of a child 61 days of age or younger that is: (a) Voluntarily installed by a hospital, law enforcement agency, or fire department; (b) Physically located inside a hospital, law enforcement facility, or fire department facility that is staffed 24 hours a day; (c) Located in an area that is conspicuous and visible to the employees of the hospital, law enforcement agency, or fire department; and (d) Equipped with an alarm that notifies the hospital, law enforcement agency, or fire department where the device or container is located."

Source. #8139, eff 8-17-04; ss by #10170, eff 8-17-12; ss by #13412, eff 7-26-22; ss by #14175, INTERIM, eff 1-18-25, EXPIRES: 7-17-25