Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 135-C:8

  • 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
Any city, county, or town, upon consultation with the commissioner, may establish a community mental health program and staff it with persons specially trained in psychiatry and related fields. Such programs may be administered by a city, county, or town and the municipality may appropriate the funds for the programs.