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RSA 135-C:6 · Bureaus Established; Staffing

Title
X: PUBLIC HEALTH
Chapter
135-C · NEW HAMPSHIRE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES SYSTEM
Status
current
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135-C:6 Bureaus Established; Staffing. –

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I.

There shall be established within the department the bureau of behavioral health services, which shall include, but not be limited to, New Hampshire hospital, Glencliff home, and community mental health services.

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II.

The commissioner shall appoint a person duly qualified by training and experience to serve as chief executive officer of New Hampshire hospital and perform such duties as are assigned by the commissioner.

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III.

The commissioner shall appoint a chief operating officer of New Hampshire hospital. Such person shall be, through training and experience, qualified to serve and shall perform such duties as are assigned by the commissioner.

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IV.

The commissioner may establish one or more positions of unit director and senior physician, psychiatrist, dentist, and director of nursing and shall appoint qualified personnel to these positions. The commissioner may abolish these positions because of a change in organization, lack of work, unappropriated or insufficient funds, or like reasons.

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V.

The commissioner shall appoint a person duly qualified by training and experience to serve as administrator of the Glencliff home and perform such duties as are assigned by the commissioner.

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VI.

There shall be established a medical director, who shall be responsible for providing oversight and advice on the clinical services and treatment within the state mental health services system. The commissioner shall appoint or designate a person duly qualified by training and experience to fulfill these responsibilities and to perform such other duties as are assigned by the commissioner.

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VII.

The annual salary of each person appointed to a position established under this section and his or her right to maintenance shall be in accordance with RSA 94:1-5.

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VIII.

Each person appointed under this section shall serve subject to the following provisions:

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(a)

The commissioner may terminate the appointee from the position for either:

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(1)

Good cause, which shall include, but not be limited to malfeasance, misfeasance, or insubordination; or

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(2)

The abolition of a position because of a change in organization, lack of work, unappropriated or insufficient funds, or like reasons.

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(b)

Termination shall be made only after written notice to the appointee stating the reasons for the decision. Within 10 days after receipt of the notice of the termination, the appointee may appeal the termination in writing to the commissioner. Within 20 days of receiving the notice of appeal, the commissioner shall conduct a hearing in accordance with rules adopted under RSA 541-A. Within 10 days after completion of the hearing process, the commissioner shall render a written decision either upholding or reversing the termination. If the commissioner reverses the termination, the appointee shall be reinstated and all pay and benefits lost during the time of the appeals process shall be restored to the appointee. Source. 1986, 212:1. 1988, 107:5; 217:1, 2. 1995, 310:81-84, 175, 183, 193-195. 2007, 263:12. 2008, 61:1, eff. May 21, 2008.

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Source note

Source. 1986, 212:1. 1988, 107:5; 217:1, 2. 1995, 310:81-84, 175, 183, 193-195. 2007, 263:12. 2008, 61:1, eff. May 21, 2008.

Source history

  • 1986, 212:1
  • 1988, 107:5; 217:1, 2
  • 1995, 310:81-84, 175, 183, 193-195
  • 2007, 263:12
  • 2008, 61:1, eff. May 21, 2008

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    at is likely to lead to the respondent being a danger to themselves or others. A mental health evaluation ordered pursuant to this paragraph shall comply with the requirements of RSA 135-C. VI. The court may subsequently issue a search warrant authorizing a law enforcement officer to search for and seize all firearms and ammunition in the respondent’s possession, custody, or control, if there is probabl

  • 2026 HB1642-FN reference · effective 2026-09-20

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  • 2026 HB1790 reference · 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

  • 2026 HB1790-FN reference · effective 2027-01-01

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  • 2026 SB142 reference · effective 2026-01-01

    state facility that is for or that includes detained or adjudicated youth. (q) Special education programs under RSA 186-C:20. (r) Children’s behavioral health services under RSA 135-C and 135-F. (s) Any other program, service, or facility previously administered or managed by the department of health and human services according to any law whose powers and duties have been transferred under this ch

  • 2026 SB142-FN reference · effective 2026-01-01

    state facility that is for or that includes detained or adjudicated youth. (q) Special education programs under RSA 186-C:20. (r) Children’s behavioral health services under RSA 135-C and 135-F. (s) Any other program, service, or facility previously administered or managed by the department of health and human services according to any law whose powers and duties have been transferred under this ch

  • 2026 SB555 reference · effective 2026-09-20

    at is likely to lead to the respondent being a danger to themselves or others. A mental health evaluation ordered pursuant to this paragraph shall comply with the requirements of RSA 135-C. VI. The court may subsequently issue a search warrant authorizing a law enforcement officer to search for and seize all firearms and ammunition in the respondent’s possession, custody, or control, if there is probabl

  • 2026 SB555-FN reference · effective 2026-09-20

    at is likely to lead to the respondent being a danger to themselves or others. A mental health evaluation ordered pursuant to this paragraph shall comply with the requirements of RSA 135-C. VI. The court may subsequently issue a search warrant authorizing a law enforcement officer to search for and seize all firearms and ammunition in the respondent’s possession, custody, or control, if there is probabl

  • 2025 HB2 reference

    1-E:28. In the event these funds are not fully expended for this population, the department shall have the authority to use said funds to fund services for individuals served under RSA 171-A, RSA 161-F:52, and RSA 135-C. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sum out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. 141:434 Effective Date. Sections 432 and 433 of this act shall take effect September 30,

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