Law / United States / 
New Hampshire
Sexual misconduct at institutions of higher education: confidential resource advisor communications and records disclosed only with consent
In force since .
A sensitive categories rule binding public and private bodies.
- Obligation class
- Prohibition
- Audit expectation
- none
What it requires
- If you are an institution of higher education in New Hampshire, or an organization that provides its confidential resource advisor, do not disclose confidential information a student or employee shared with the advisor without that person's prior written consent, and ensure confidentiality is maintained (RSA 188-H:7, V(e) and (f)).
- Treat a victim's confidential communication to a confidential resource advisor, including any record made in the course of support, counseling or assistance, as disclosable only with the victim's prior written consent (RSA 188-H:8, II(a)).
These lines are LexLint's reading of the law's text.
What record it asks for
Logging duty
The cited provisions name no log of access to or use of personal data and no audit of a kept record, and state no territorial reach, so no hook is taken.
- Kind
- None
- As of
What this law does
A confidential resource advisor at an institution of higher education may not disclose confidential information without the prior written consent of the student or employee who shared it, and must ensure confidentiality is maintained.
A victim has the privilege to refuse to disclose, and to prevent any other person from disclosing, a confidential communication made to a confidential resource advisor, including any record made in the course of support, counseling or assistance, which may be disclosed only with the prior written consent of the victim.
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