Section 167:4-a Financial Disclosure by Applicants and Recipients.
I. Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 359-C or any other law to the contrary, any person who is an applicant for or recipient of any public assistance shall, by his application for such assistance, or by his continued acceptance of such benefits, whether requested or obtained directly or through another person acting on his behalf, be deemed to have authorized disclosure of his financial records to the department of health and human services, by financial institutions and by clearinghouses which disseminate financial record information.
II. Such disclosure shall be made by any financial institution or clearinghouse upon receipt of certification by the commissioner of the department of health and human services that all persons identified on the enclosures with the certification are applicants for or recipients of public assistance during the time periods specified for each individual.
III. Any financial institution or clearinghouse providing information pursuant to this section shall have immunity from any civil or criminal liability that might otherwise be imposed or incurred.
IV. [Repealed.]
Source. 1983, 136:1; 291:1. 1995, 310:181, 182, eff. Nov. 1, 1995. 2004, 251:7, eff. Jan. 1, 2005. 2008, 342:2, eff. Sept. 5, 2008.