New Hampshire Revised Statutes 106-J:3 – Definitions
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In this subdivision:
I. “Caregiver” means any individual duly designated as a caregiver for a person who needs care assistance as a vulnerable adult. A caregiver includes, but is not limited to, a relative, paid caregiving professional, partner, friend, or neighbor who has a significant relationship with the person.
II. “Department” means the department of safety.
III. “Missing vulnerable adult” includes, but is not limited to, a missing adult who:
(a)(1) Is 18 years or older;
(2) Whose whereabouts are unknown;
(3) Whose last known whereabouts at the time he or she is reported missing is in New Hampshire; and
(4) Whose disappearance poses a credible threat to the safety and health of the person, as determined by a local law enforcement agency; and
(b)(1) Who has a mental or cognitive disability, such as dementia;
(2) Who has an intellectual or developmental disability;
(3) Who has a brain injury; or
(4) Who has another physical, mental, or emotional disability.
I. “Caregiver” means any individual duly designated as a caregiver for a person who needs care assistance as a vulnerable adult. A caregiver includes, but is not limited to, a relative, paid caregiving professional, partner, friend, or neighbor who has a significant relationship with the person.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 106-J:3
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
II. “Department” means the department of safety.
III. “Missing vulnerable adult” includes, but is not limited to, a missing adult who:
(a)(1) Is 18 years or older;
(2) Whose whereabouts are unknown;
(3) Whose last known whereabouts at the time he or she is reported missing is in New Hampshire; and
(4) Whose disappearance poses a credible threat to the safety and health of the person, as determined by a local law enforcement agency; and
(b)(1) Who has a mental or cognitive disability, such as dementia;
(2) Who has an intellectual or developmental disability;
(3) Who has a brain injury; or
(4) Who has another physical, mental, or emotional disability.