New Hampshire Revised Statutes 135-C:61 – Rulemaking
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The commissioner shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to:
I. A definition of “severely mentally disabled” or “severe mental disability”.
II. Eligibility criteria and procedures for admission to the state facilities as required by N.H. Rev. Stat. § 135-C:4 and 135-C:13.
III. Regulating state services as authorized by N.H. Rev. Stat. § 135-C:5.
IV. Necessary criteria and the process of approval for community mental health programs as required by N.H. Rev. Stat. § 135-C:10.
V. Client withdrawal procedures in accordance with N.H. Rev. Stat. § 135-C:16.
VI. The termination or suspension of services by a program or facility in accordance with N.H. Rev. Stat. § 135-C:18.
VII. Development of individual service plans for clients under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 135-C:19.
VIII. Criteria and procedures for designating a facility as a receiving facility as required by N.H. Rev. Stat. § 135-C:26.
IX. Transfers by one receiving facility to another and the procedures for challenging that transfer in accordance with N.H. Rev. Stat. § 135-C:48.
X. Appeals from revocation of a conditional discharge in accordance with N.H. Rev. Stat. § 135-C:52.
XI. Treatment and communication rights of persons receiving mental health services as provided in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 135-C:57 and 58.
XII. Nursing facility preadmission screening and annual resident review for persons with developmental disabilities or intellectual disabilities.
I. A definition of “severely mentally disabled” or “severe mental disability”.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 135-C:61
- Commissioner: means the commissioner of the department of health and human services. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 135-C:2
- Conditional discharge: means the release of an involuntarily admitted person from a receiving facility on the condition that the person accept treatment in the community or be subject to readmission. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 135-C:2
- Receiving facility: means a treatment facility which is designated by the commissioner to accept for care, custody, and treatment persons involuntarily admitted to the state mental health services system. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 135-C:2
- state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
- Treatment: means examination, diagnosis, training, rehabilitation therapy, pharmaceuticals, and other services provided to clients in the mental health services system. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 135-C:2
II. Eligibility criteria and procedures for admission to the state facilities as required by N.H. Rev. Stat. § 135-C:4 and 135-C:13.
III. Regulating state services as authorized by N.H. Rev. Stat. § 135-C:5.
IV. Necessary criteria and the process of approval for community mental health programs as required by N.H. Rev. Stat. § 135-C:10.
V. Client withdrawal procedures in accordance with N.H. Rev. Stat. § 135-C:16.
VI. The termination or suspension of services by a program or facility in accordance with N.H. Rev. Stat. § 135-C:18.
VII. Development of individual service plans for clients under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 135-C:19.
VIII. Criteria and procedures for designating a facility as a receiving facility as required by N.H. Rev. Stat. § 135-C:26.
IX. Transfers by one receiving facility to another and the procedures for challenging that transfer in accordance with N.H. Rev. Stat. § 135-C:48.
X. Appeals from revocation of a conditional discharge in accordance with N.H. Rev. Stat. § 135-C:52.
XI. Treatment and communication rights of persons receiving mental health services as provided in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 135-C:57 and 58.
XII. Nursing facility preadmission screening and annual resident review for persons with developmental disabilities or intellectual disabilities.