2015 New Hampshire Revised Statutes
Title X - PUBLIC HEALTH
Chapter 135-C - NEW HAMPSHIRE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES SYSTEM
Section 135-C:61 - Rulemaking.

NH Rev Stat § 135-C:61 (2015) What's This?

    135-C:61 Rulemaking. – 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 RSA 135-C:4 and 135-C:13.
    III. Regulating state services as authorized by RSA 135-C:5.
    IV. Necessary criteria and the process of approval for community mental health programs as required by RSA 135-C:10.
    V. Client withdrawal procedures in accordance with RSA 135-C:16.
    VI. The termination or suspension of services by a program or facility in accordance with RSA 135-C:18.
    VII. Development of individual service plans for clients under RSA 135-C:19.
    VIII. Criteria and procedures for designating a facility as a receiving facility as required by RSA 135-C:26.
    IX. Transfers by one receiving facility to another and the procedures for challenging that transfer in accordance with RSA 135-C:48.
    X. Appeals from revocation of a conditional discharge in accordance with RSA 135-C:52.
    XI. Treatment and communication rights of persons receiving mental health services as provided in RSA 135-C:57 and 58.
    XII. Nursing facility preadmission screening and annual resident review for persons with developmental disabilities or intellectual disabilities.

Source. 1986, 212:1. 1995, 310:183. 2012, 171:6, eff. Aug. 10, 2012.


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