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RSA 135-C:10 · Eligibility of Programs; Monitoring

Title
X: PUBLIC HEALTH
Chapter
135-C · NEW HAMPSHIRE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES SYSTEM
Status
current
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135-C:10 Eligibility of Programs; Monitoring. –

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I.

The commissioner shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to the criteria and the process of approval by the director of community mental health programs for their eligibility to:

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(a)

Receive municipal contributions under RSA 135-C:9.

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(b)

Make involuntary admissions under RSA 135-C:27-33 and RSA 135-C:34-54.

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(c)

Receive payments for services under RSA 415:18-a.

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II.

The rules may require community mental health programs to:

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(a)

Be accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals;

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(b)

Be making adequate progress as determined by the commissioner toward obtaining accreditation by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals; or

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(c)

Meet standards, developed by the commissioner, which are comparable to those required for accreditation by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals for programs choosing not to seek such accreditation.

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III.

The commissioner or his designee may conduct site visits and may otherwise audit and monitor any approved community mental health program to determine compliance with the standards established under subparagraph II(c). III-a. The commissioner shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, establishing a reapproval process and shall require mental health programs to be subject to reapproval in accordance with such process every 5 years.

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IV.

The board of directors of community mental health programs approved by the commissioner and other nonprofit agencies primarily engaged in the provision of mental health services which provide services within the state mental health services system shall be generally representative of the geographic area served by such program and shall include representation of consumers or former consumers of mental health services and their families. Source. 1986, 212:1. 1995, 310:183. 1997, 190:2. 1998, 168:1, eff. Aug. 14, 1998. 2019, 120:4, eff. Aug. 20, 2019.

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Source note

Source. 1986, 212:1. 1995, 310:183. 1997, 190:2. 1998, 168:1, eff. Aug. 14, 1998. 2019, 120:4, eff. Aug. 20, 2019.

Source history

  • 1986, 212:1
  • 1995, 310:183
  • 1997, 190:2
  • 1998, 168:1, eff. Aug. 14, 1998
  • 2019, 120:4, eff. Aug. 20, 2019

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