Section 135-C:61 Rulemaking. - New Hampshire Statutes

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. Any other matter necessary to the administration of this chapter.

Source. 1986, 212:1. 1995, 310:183, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.