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HB 493 · 2025 · House · Children and Family Law Committee

Child abuse training for healthcare licensure

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requiring education on child abuse and neglect for certain healthcare providers as a condition for licensure.

Requires certain health care providers to complete education on child abuse and neglect as a condition of licensure.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · April 10, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill requires education on child abuse and neglect for certain healthcare providers as a condition for licensure.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

In the bill's words

Quoted verbatim from the bill as amended by the House. Passages chosen from the operative text.Computed by this site

“The board shall require each licensee to show proof at least at every biennial license renewal that the licensee has completed 100 hours of approved continuing medical education program within the preceding 2 years.”
RSA 329:16-g
“Each licensee shall submit a continuing medical education report with copies of continuing medical education course certificates earned by the licensee and other documents which establish that continuing medical education course requirements have been met, using a form approved by the board.”
RSA 329:16-g
“As a condition for initial or continued licensure in New Hampshire, physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants shall be required to complete one hour of education on child abuse and neglect as part of their mandatory continuing education hours prescribed in paragraph I.”
RSA 329:16-g
“This education shall be accredited for category 1 medical or nursing hours and recognized by the New Hampshire chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics as addressing the topics of recognition, reporting, and collaboration with the child protection system.”
RSA 329:16-g

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Gaby GrossmanDPrimeDeputy Ranking Member· Children and Family Law
  • Rep. Jodi NelsonRClerk· Children and Family Law

Also: Rep. Alicia GreggD, Sen. Debra AltschillerD, Sen. Pat LongD

Public testimony

102 signed in online · 12 wrote testimony

80% support20% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“I am writing to express my full and strong support for HB 493. I am a pediatrician since 1989 practicing in New Hampshire since 2019. I have been the medical director of the child abuse program at the University of Iowa for 19 years and at the child advocacy and protection program at Dartmouth health for the last six years.…”
— Resmiye Oral, Grantham · Dartmouth Hitchcock Child Abuse Programsupports
“My name is Dr. Ritu Gupta Ullal, and I am a physician at Dartmouth Hitchcock in Nashua. I hold a medical license in NH and am board certified in Family Medicine. In addition to delivering primary care, I have also worked in the fields of Urgent Care and Substance Use Disorder.…”
— Ritu Ullal, Hollissupports
“To Members of the Children and Family Law Committee As a former member of this committee and a retired practicing pediatrician who spent much of my career evaluating children who were abused and neglected, I fully support this important legislation.…”
— Skip Berrien, Exetersupports
“This puts an unnecessary burdon on health care providers when we already have a shortage.”
— Timothy Finney, Bridgewateropposes
“Most of the abuse of children is vaccine injury. This bill will do nothing to force vaccinating doctors to report the injuries and deaths they cause. It is more likely to cause them to blame the parents as they have for years. Please vote ITL on this bill.”
— Laura Condon, Bedfordopposes
“I am a physician, and oppose this bill, despite a strong belief in the importance of this subject.”
— Eric Kropp, Bowopposes

Verbatim excerpts of submitted testimony, quoted from the testimony tool.

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced
  • Mar 4, 2025HouseCommittee report· consent calendar: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0715h14–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • Mar 13, 2025HouseVoice voteAmendment 2025-0715hadopted
  • Mar 13, 2025HouseVoice voteOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-0715hadopted
    Resulting text: Bill as amended by the House
  • Apr 2, 2025HouseCommittee report· regular calendar: Inexpedient to Legislate9–7
    Overall
    56% yea
  • Apr 10, 2025HouseDivisionInexpedient to LegislateAdopted193–177
    Overall
    52% yea

Hearings and debates

  • Mar 4, 2025Public hearingHouse Children and Family Law1:10:06–1:28:4218m 36slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0715h; Public Hearing; Executive Session
  • Mar 13, 2025Floor debateHouse floor15:19–15:4425slocated in the stream transcriptOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-0715h — adopted, voice vote; Amendment # 2025-0715h — adopted, voice vote; Referred to Executive Departments and Administration
  • Mar 25, 2025Public hearingHouse Executive Departments and Administration24:53–27:593m 6slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
  • Apr 2, 2025Public hearingHouse Executive Departments and Administration9:48–10:561m 8slocated in the stream transcriptMajority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate — roll call
  • Apr 10, 2025Floor debateHouse floor1:01:29–1:04:102m 41slocated in the stream transcriptInexpedient to Legislate — adopted, division 193-177

Timestamps locate where this bill is taken up in the chamber's YouTube stream.

Legislative history

  1. Jan 9, 2025HouseIntroduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Children and Family Law HJ 3 P. 13
  2. Mar 4, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 03/04/2025 10:00 am LOB 206-208
  3. Mar 4, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 03/04/2025 11:00 am LOB 206-208
  4. Mar 4, 2025House: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0715h 03/04/2025 (Vote 14-0; CC)
  5. Mar 13, 2025HouseAmendment # 2025-0715h: AA VV 03/13/2025 HJ 8 P. 3
  6. Mar 13, 2025HouseOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-0715h: MA VV 03/13/2025 HJ 8 P. 3
  7. Mar 13, 2025HouseReferred to Executive Departments and Administration 03/13/2025 HJ 8 P. 3
  8. Mar 25, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 03/25/2025 10:00 am LOB 306-308
  9. Mar 26, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 03/26/2025 01:30 pm LOB 306-308
  10. Apr 2, 2025HouseMajority : Inexpedient to Legislate 04/02/2025 (Vote 9-7; RC) HC 19 P. 14
  11. Apr 3, 2025HouseMinority : Ought to Pass
  12. Apr 10, 2025HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA DV 193-177 04/10/2025 HJ 12 P. 23

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Documents (PDF)

Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.