HB 493 · 2025 · House · Children and Family Law Committee
Child abuse training for healthcare licensure
AI-generatedrequiring 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- ✓Introduced
- ✕House
- Senate
- Governor
- 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.
Official record
gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source
Sponsors
- 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.…”
“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.…”
“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.…”
“This puts an unnecessary burdon on health care providers when we already have a shortage.”
“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.”
“I am a physician, and oppose this bill, despite a strong belief in the importance of this subject.”
Verbatim excerpts of submitted testimony, quoted from the testimony tool.
Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026
Hearings
- 2025-03-0410:00 amHouse Children and Family LawLOB 206-208Public hearing
- 2025-03-0411:00 amHouse Children and Family LawLOB 206-208Public hearing
- 2025-03-2510:00 amHouse Executive Departments and AdministrationLOB 306-308Public hearingrescheduled
- 2025-04-021:30 pmHouse Executive Departments and AdministrationLOB 306-308Public hearing
Legislative history
- Jan 9, 2025HouseIntroduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Children and Family Law HJ 3 P. 13
- Mar 4, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 03/04/2025 10:00 am LOB 206-208
- Mar 4, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 03/04/2025 11:00 am LOB 206-208
- Mar 4, 2025House: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0715h 03/04/2025 (Vote 14-0; CC)
- Mar 13, 2025HouseAmendment # 2025-0715h: AA VV 03/13/2025 HJ 8 P. 3
- Mar 13, 2025HouseOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-0715h: MA VV 03/13/2025 HJ 8 P. 3
- Mar 13, 2025HouseReferred to Executive Departments and Administration 03/13/2025 HJ 8 P. 3
- Mar 25, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 03/25/2025 10:00 am LOB 306-308
- Mar 26, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 03/26/2025 01:30 pm LOB 306-308
- Apr 2, 2025HouseMajority : Inexpedient to Legislate 04/02/2025 (Vote 9-7; RC) HC 19 P. 14
- Apr 3, 2025HouseMinority : Ought to Pass
- Apr 10, 2025HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA DV 193-177 04/10/2025 HJ 12 P. 23
Coverage
No reporting linked yet.
Documents (PDF)
- Introducedversion
- As Amended by the Houseversion
- Amendment 2025-0715hamendment
- Amendment 2025-1486hamendment
Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.