RSA 169-B:31-a Permanency Hearings.

I. For a minor who enters an out-of-home placement prior to an adjudicatory finding and who is in an out-of-home placement for 12 or more months, the court shall hold and complete an initial permanency hearing within 14 months of the minor's entry into out-of-home placement or within 12 months of the court's adjudicatory finding, whichever is earlier. For a minor who enters an out-of-home placement subsequent to an adjudicatory finding and who is in an out-of-home placement for 12 or more months, the court shall hold and complete an initial permanency hearing within 12 months of the minor's entry into out-of-home placement. For a minor who is in out-of-home placement following the initial permanency hearing, the court shall hold and complete a subsequent permanency hearing within 12