RSA 135-C:61 · Rulemaking

135-C:61 Rulemaking. –
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. Nursing facility preadmission screening and annual resident review for persons with developmental disabilities or intellectual disabilities.
Source. 1986, 212:1. 1995, 310:183. 2012, 171:6, eff. Aug. 10, 2012.