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RSA 171-A:9 · Residential Services

Title
PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELFARE
Chapter
171-A · SERVICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED
Status
current
Official source linked
Yes

Official source

171-A:9 Residential Services. –
I. The commissioner shall adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A relative to clients in residential services, including but not limited to such matters as restraint and seclusion.
II. Restraint or seclusion may be used only in cases of emergency such as the occurrence or serious threat of extreme violence, personal injury or attempted suicide.
Source. 1975, 242:1. 1981, 492:24. 1995, 310:172. 2001, 101:8, eff. Aug. 20, 2001.

Source note

Source. 1975, 242:1. 1981, 492:24. 1995, 310:172. 2001, 101:8, eff. Aug. 20, 2001.

Source history

  • 1975, 242:1
  • 1981, 492:24
  • 1995, 310:172
  • 2001, 101:8, eff. Aug. 20, 2001

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