Section 99:11 - Differentials; Direct Care EmployeesI. The annual salaries of classified employees who are actively engaged in the care and treatment of patients or inmates at the New Hampshire hospital, Laconia developmental services, Glencliff home, New Hampshire veterans' home, and the youth development center, and the security employees, pharmacists, and dieticians employed at the New Hampshire hospital, shall be increased by a $5 per week differential unless otherwise collectively bargained. This paragraph shall not apply to those employees who receive hazardous duty pay under RSA 99:10.II. Any direct care employee of the Laconia developmental services, certified capable of administering medication under RSA 326-B:17, VII, shall receive a salary increase while authorized by the superintendent to administer medication.III. The appointing authority at the department of health and human services and the New Hampshire Veterans Home may recommend that an employee receive a direct care pay differential, subject to final approval by the director of personnel. Amended by 2023, 207:22, eff. 10/3/2023.Amended by 2013 , 199: 2, eff. 9/7/2013.1974, 47:11. 1977, 164:1. 1981, 397:1; 544:1, 4. 1988, 107:5. 1998, 107:1. 2007, 263 : 12 , eff. July 1, 2007. 2013, 199 : 2 , eff. Sept. 7, 2013.