RSA 125-H:2 Definitions.

In this chapter:
I. "Acute health effect" means an adverse health outcome or disease which manifests itself upon or shortly after exposure to an environmental hazard.
II. "Adverse health outcome" means any condition which results in human morbidity, mortality, impaired reproductive function, toxicity, teratogenic, carcinogenic, or mutagenic effects.
III. "Chronic health effect" means an adverse health outcome or disease which manifests itself over a long incubation or latency period. Chronic health effects can result from either a limited high-level or long-term, low-level exposure to an environmental hazard.
IV. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the department of health and human services.
V. "Department" means the department of health and human