New Hampshire Revised Statutes 135-C:31-a – Annulment of Certain Records
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I. If the district court finds that the petitioner has failed to meet the burden specified in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 135-C:31, I, all court documents pertaining to the petition, including the physician‘s, PA’s, or APRN‘s certificate, and the complaint shall be sealed and the involuntary emergency admission shall be annulled.
II. Upon entry of an order of annulment:
(a) The person whose record is annulled shall be treated in all respects as if the person had never been the subject of an involuntary emergency admission.
(b) In any application for employment, license or other civil right or privilege, or in any appearance as a witness in any proceeding or hearing, a person may be questioned about a previous involuntary emergency admission only in terms such as “Have you ever been the subject of an involuntary emergency admission that has not been annulled by a court?”
II. Upon entry of an order of annulment:
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 135-C:31-a
- APRN: means an advanced practice registered nurse licensed by the board of nursing who is certified as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner by a board-recognized national certifying body. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 135-C:2
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
- petition: when used in connection with the equity jurisdiction of the superior court, and referring to a document filed with the court, shall mean complaint, and "petitioner" shall mean plaintiff. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:51
- petitioner: shall mean plaintiff. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:51
- Physician: means a medical doctor licensed to practice in New Hampshire. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 135-C:2
(a) The person whose record is annulled shall be treated in all respects as if the person had never been the subject of an involuntary emergency admission.
(b) In any application for employment, license or other civil right or privilege, or in any appearance as a witness in any proceeding or hearing, a person may be questioned about a previous involuntary emergency admission only in terms such as “Have you ever been the subject of an involuntary emergency admission that has not been annulled by a court?”