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HB1790: relative to involuntary admissions for certain individuals with a substance use disorder.
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135-C
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· effective 2027-01-01
0 $0 Funding Source(s) None *Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill METHODOLOGY: This bill amends RSA 135-C to include substance use disorder (SUD) in the definition of “mental illness” for purposes of involuntary emergency admission and non-emergency involuntary admission to a receiving facility. As a result, individuals wh
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135-C:2
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· effective 2027-01-01
ain individuals with a substance use disorder. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 Mental Health Services System. Amend RSA 135-C:2, XV-a to read as follows: XV-a. "Substance use disorder" means the chronic or habitual consumption or ingestion of controlled substances or intentional inhalation of toxic vapors by a person to the extent that such us
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135-C:27
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· effective 2027-01-01
persons with serious and persistent mental illness through a contract with the department of health and human services. 2 New Paragraph; Involuntary Emergency Admission. Amend RSA 135-C:27 by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph: III. Notwithstanding RSA 135-C:2, X, as used in this subdivision, "mental illness" means a substantial impairment of emotional processes, or of the ability
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135-C:34
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ctual disability; continuous or noncontinuous periods of intoxication caused by alcohol; or dependence upon or addiction to alcohol. 3 Nonemergency Involuntary Admission. Amend RSA 135-C:34 to read as follows: 135-C:34 Involuntary Treatment Standard. The standard to be used by a court, physician, or psychiatrist in determining whether a person should be admitted to a receiving facility for treatment on