I. It is the purpose of this chapter to designate the department of health and human services as the state agency responsible for preparing information on the transmission and prevention of the human immunodeficiency virus and the hepatitis B virus.
II. It is also the purpose of this chapter to require the department of health and human services to provide testing for the human immunodeficiency virus, to assure the quality of similar testing by other laboratories, and to carry out epidemiological analysis and follow-up.

Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 141-F:1

  • state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4

III. Finally, it is the purpose of this chapter to protect individuals from unauthorized disclosure of human immunodeficiency virus test results.