New Hampshire Revised Statutes 135-C:10 – Eligibility of Programs; Monitoring
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I. The commissioner shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to the criteria and the process of approval by the director of community mental health programs for their eligibility to:
(a) Receive municipal contributions under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 135-C:9.
(b) Make involuntary admissions under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 135-C:27-33 and N.H. Rev. Stat. § 135-C:34-54.
(c) Receive payments for services under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 415:18-a.
II. The rules may require community mental health programs to:
(a) Be accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals;
(b) Be making adequate progress as determined by the commissioner toward obtaining accreditation by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals; or
(c) Meet standards, developed by the commissioner, which are comparable to those required for accreditation by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals for programs choosing not to seek such accreditation.
III. The commissioner or his designee may conduct site visits and may otherwise audit and monitor any approved community mental health program to determine compliance with the standards established under subparagraph II(c).
III-a. The commissioner shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, establishing a reapproval process and shall require mental health programs to be subject to reapproval in accordance with such process every 5 years.
IV. The board of directors of community mental health programs approved by the commissioner and other nonprofit agencies primarily engaged in the provision of mental health services which provide services within the state mental health services system shall be generally representative of the geographic area served by such program and shall include representation of consumers or former consumers of mental health services and their families.
(a) Receive municipal contributions under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 135-C:9.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 135-C:10
- Commissioner: means the commissioner of the department of health and human services. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 135-C:2
- Community mental health program: means a program established and administered by the state, city, town, or county, or a nonprofit corporation for the purpose of providing mental health services to the residents of the area and which minimally provides emergency, medical or psychiatric screening and evaluation, case management, and psychotherapy services. 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
(b) Make involuntary admissions under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 135-C:27-33 and N.H. Rev. Stat. § 135-C:34-54.
(c) Receive payments for services under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 415:18-a.
II. The rules may require community mental health programs to:
(a) Be accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals;
(b) Be making adequate progress as determined by the commissioner toward obtaining accreditation by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals; or
(c) Meet standards, developed by the commissioner, which are comparable to those required for accreditation by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals for programs choosing not to seek such accreditation.
III. The commissioner or his designee may conduct site visits and may otherwise audit and monitor any approved community mental health program to determine compliance with the standards established under subparagraph II(c).
III-a. The commissioner shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, establishing a reapproval process and shall require mental health programs to be subject to reapproval in accordance with such process every 5 years.
IV. The board of directors of community mental health programs approved by the commissioner and other nonprofit agencies primarily engaged in the provision of mental health services which provide services within the state mental health services system shall be generally representative of the geographic area served by such program and shall include representation of consumers or former consumers of mental health services and their families.