RSA 170-G:1 Definitions.
Title: XII - PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELFARE
Chapter: 170-G - SERVICES FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES
In this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings:
I. "Agency" means any department, commission, board, institution, bureau, or office of the state, as well as other public and private children and youth service agencies providing services under contract with the department of health and human services.
II. "Advisory board" means the advisory board on children and youth services.
II-a. [Repealed.]
III. "Child" or "youth" means a person under 18 years of age.
IV. "Department" means the department of health and human services.
V. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of health and human services.
V-a. "Evidence-based practice" means a practice that has been recognized as supported by research evidence by an evidence-based