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Committee recommends 'Inexpedient to Legislate' for bill to mandate child‑abuse training for certain clinicians
Summary
The House Committee on Executive Departments and Administration voted 9‑7 to recommend inexpedient to legislate on House Bill 493, a proposal to require continuing‑education training on child‑abuse recognition for physician assistants and nurse practitioners after debate over scope and regulatory authority.
The House Committee on Executive Departments and Administration voted 9‑7 to recommend “Inexpedient to Legislate” for House Bill 493, a proposal to require continuing‑education training on child‑abuse recognition for physician assistants and nurse practitioners.
Supporters of the bill argued the state has a problem identifying adverse childhood experiences and cited expert testimony presented during the hearing. Representative Schmidt said the testimony showed a statewide problem, saying, “we have a problem with so called ACEs, adverse childhood experiences in the state of New Hampshire,” and urged that the committee retain the bill to address…
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