N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 21-M:16 - Incapacitated adult fatality review committee established

The attorney general must appoint members to the incapacitated adult fatality review committee. 

The committee must:

• Recommend policies, practices, and services that will promote collaboration among service providers for, and reduce preventable fatalities among, incapacitated adults.
• Evaluate policies, practices, interventions and responses to fatalities among incapacitated adults and offer recommendations for any improvements in those interventions and responses.
• Determine and report on trends and patterns of incapacitated adult deaths in New Hampshire.
• Evaluate and report on high risk factors, current practices, gaps in systematic responses, and barriers to safety and well-being for incapacitated adults in New Hampshire.
• Educate the public, policy makers, and budget authorities about fatalities involving covered incapacitated adults.
• Recommend improvements in the sources of data relative to preventing fatalities among incapacitated adults.
• Identify and evaluate the prevalence of risk factors for preventable deaths in the population of incapacitated adults.

The committee must annually report to the state legislature and the governor.