2012 New Hampshire Revised Statutes
Title XII - PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELFARE
Chapter 171-A - SERVICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED
Section 171-A:12 - Individual Service Agreement.

    171-A:12 Individual Service Agreement. –
    I. There shall be an individual service agreement for every client in the service delivery system who receives services. A service coordinator designated by the area agency serving the client shall develop a preliminary written individual service agreement based upon a comprehensive screening evaluation established under RSA 171-A:6 for such client within 14 days after the initial service planning meeting. The individual service agreement shall be continually reviewed by the area agency and shall be modified if necessary. The commissioner shall adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A relative to the development of such individual service agreements.
    II. Each individual service agreement shall include but not be limited to:
       (a) A statement of the nature of the specific strengths, interests, capacities, disabilities, and specific needs of the client;
       (b) A description of intermediate and long-range habilitation and treatment goals chosen by the individual and his or her guardian with a projected timetable for their attainment;
       (c) A statement of specific services to be provided and the amount, frequency, and duration of each service;
       (d) Specification of the providers to furnish each service identified in the agreement; and
       (e) Criteria for transfer to less restrictive settings for habilitation, including criteria for termination of service and a projected date for termination of service from the service.

Source. 1975, 242:1. 1981, 492:26. 1995, 310:172. 2001, 101:12, eff. Aug. 20, 2001.