2016 New Hampshire Revised Statutes
Title X - PUBLIC HEALTH
Chapter 135-F - SYSTEM OF CARE FOR CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH
Section 135-F:3 - Definition; System of Care.

    135-F:3 Definition; System of Care. –
    I. In this chapter, "system of care'' means an integrated and comprehensive delivery structure for the provision of publicly funded behavioral health services to New Hampshire children and youth.
    II. The system of care is to provide services to all children and youth receiving publicly-funded behavioral health services, including, but not limited to, children and youth in any of the following systems:
       (a) Children in need of services under RSA 169-D.
       (b) Juvenile delinquency under RSA 169-B.
       (c) Child protection under RSA 169-C.
       (d) Children with disabilities under RSA 186-C.
       (e) Children and youth eligible for services under RSA 135-C.
       (f) Children eligible for early intervention pursuant to Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and He-M 510.
       (g) Children eligible for the child care scholarship program under He-C 6910 due to disability.
    III. The system of care shall have the following characteristics:
       (a) A comprehensive behavioral health program with a flexible benefit package that includes clinically necessary and appropriate home and community-based treatment services and comprehensive support services in the least restrictive setting.
       (b) An absence of significant gaps in services and barriers to access services.
       (c) Community-based care planning and service delivery, including services and supports for children from birth through early childhood.
       (d) Service planning and implementation based on the needs and preferences of the child or youth and his or her family which places an emphasis on early identification, prevention, and treatment and uses an individualized wraparound approach for children with complex needs.
       (e) Services that are family-driven, youth-guided, community-based, and culturally and linguistically competent.
       (f) An efficient balance of local participation and state wide administration.
       (g) Integration of funding streams.
       (h) A performance measurement system for monitoring quality and access.
       (i) Accountability for quality, access, and cost.
       (j) Comprehensive children and youth behavioral health training for agency and system staff and interested parents and guardians.
       (k) Effective identification of youth in need of transition services to adult systems.

Source. 2016, 203:2, eff. June 6, 2016.