CCLU News and Updates

June 7, 2024

Effective Immediately - Eligibility cards are no longer required.

Governor Sununu has signed legislation which removed the requirement for eligibility cards. The legislation's effective date is July 1, 2024, but we will begin to return any eligibility card fees we receive starting today. NHCIS is in development to remove references to the card and payment as well.

June 7, 2024

As described in the NHCIS Guide under Injury Reporting, programs can report the serious injuries in NHCIS as described in rule:

He-C 4002.12 Record of Injury

(a) If any child has a serious injury while in the care of the program, consisting of fractures, dislocations, stitches, second or third degree burns, concussions, loss of consciousness, or requires emergency medical treatment or hospitalization, the family child care provider, center director, or site director shall:

1. Immediately notify emergency personnel and the child's parents;
2. Notify the department within 48 hours via e-mail, fax, or the NH Connections portal; and
3. Within 7 days, provide the department a written report via e-mail, fax, of the NH Connections portal, detailing the nature and circumstances of the serious injury.

Programs are only required to report those specific items in the rule, and only those options are available in the drop down "Type of Incident" in NHCIS.

Please only report what is required in rule to the department. As described on the NH Connections website:

Serious Injury

• The Serious Injury and Death Report collects information on annual number of deaths, serious injuries and incidences of substantiated child abuse in a child care setting. "Serious injury" means any accident or illness occurring at the program that results in medical treatment by a physician or other heatlh care professional, hospitalization, or death.
• To view the current Serious Injury and Death Report, please click here.

The data for this report comes from the information submitted by providers in NHCIS or to our office. Therefore, please only report those instances that are required to be reported.

If you choose to submit the injury form to our office, those items required to be reported are bolded and noted with an asterisk.