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NH Rev Stat § 171-A:1-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 171-A - Services for the Developmentally Disabled|Section 171-A:1-c - Repealed by 2010, 268:5, II, eff. Sept. 4, 2010.

    171-A:1-c Repealed by 2010, 268:5, II, eff. Sept. 4, 2010. –|
NH Rev Stat § 171-A:1-d (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 171-A - Services for the Developmentally Disabled|Section 171-A:1-d - Repealed by 2010, 268:5, III, eff. Sept. 4, 2010.

    171-A:1-d Repealed by 2010, 268:5, III, eff. Sept. 4, 2010. –|
NH Rev Stat § 171-A:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 171-A - Services for the Developmentally Disabled|Section 171-A:3 - Rulemaking.

    171-A:3 Rulemaking. –||The commissioner of the department of health and human services shall adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A to implement this chapter.|||Source. 1975, 242:1. 1981, 492:21. 1995, 310:172, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 171-A:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 171-A - Services for the Developmentally Disabled|Section 171-A:4 - State Service Delivery System.

    171-A:4 State Service Delivery System. –||The department shall maintain a state service delivery system for the care, habilitation, rehabilitation, treatment and training of developmentally disabled persons. Such service delivery system shall be under the supervision of the commissioner.|||Source. 1975, 242:1. 1979, 322:2, I. 1987, 206:2. 1988, 107:5. 1995, 310:172, 175. 2001, 101:3, eff. Aug. 20, 2001.|
NH Rev Stat § 171-A:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 171-A - Services for the Developmentally Disabled|Section 171-A:5 - Voluntary Entry Into Service Delivery System.

    171-A:5 Voluntary Entry Into Service Delivery System. –||I. Applications for service shall be made by the developmentally disabled person seeking such service, and all placements shall be voluntary. If the client is under the age of 18, the application for service may be initiated by a parent or legal guardian. If the client is over the age of 18 and has been found to be incapacitated by the probate court, the application for service may be initiated by the court-appointed guardian.||II. Notwithstanding paragraph I, a person may be involuntarily admitted to the service delivery system pursuant to RSA 171-B.|||Source. 1975, 242:1. 1979, 322:2, I, II. 1987, 206:2. 1994, 408:4. 1995, 310:175. 2001, 101:4, eff. Aug. 20, 2001.|
NH Rev Stat § 171-A:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 171-A - Services for the Developmentally Disabled|Section 171-A:6 - Entry Into the Service Delivery System.

    171-A:6 Entry Into the Service Delivery System. –||I. A person seeking service shall make application in accordance with rules adopted by the commissioner to the area agency in his or her appropriate geographic region as designated by rule pursuant to RSA 171-A:2, I-b.||II. A comprehensive screening evaluation, coordinated by the staff of the area agency, shall determine the scope of the person's disability and the locus and nature of services to be provided and shall include an assistive technology evaluation both as part of the person's initial evaluation and at least on an annual basis thereafter when the person is screened for an assistive technology evaluation. The commissioner shall adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A relative to the evaluation. The initial evaluation shall include, but not be limited to, a physical examination and individual intellectual assessment and functional behavior scales and shall take into account the provisions of and services established under RSA 186-A.||III. A recommendation for services by the area agency shall utilize the criterion of the least restrictive environment for the client and shall be made to the service which best meets the needs of the client. Preliminary evaluations shall be completed and preliminary recommendations for services made within 21 days after application for service.||IV. In an emergency situation and in the discretion of the commissioner, temporary service arrangements may be made prior to the completion of the screening evaluation.||V. The commissioner shall adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A establishing hearing procedures to determine the appropriateness of a service recommendation which is challenged by the client, his or her attorney or family.|||Source. 1975, 242:1. 1979, 322:2, II. 1981, 492:22, 23. 1995, 310:172. 2001, 101:5. 2007, 363:6, eff. July 1, 2007.|
NH Rev Stat § 171-A:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 171-A - Services for the Developmentally Disabled|Section 171-A:7 - Withdrawal From Service Delivery System.

    171-A:7 Withdrawal From Service Delivery System. –||Except for a person admitted involuntarily pursuant to RSA 171-B, a client at any time may seek a change in services or withdraw entirely from the service delivery system. A parent or legal guardian may seek a change of services for or withdraw entirely a minor or ward in his or her custody at any time, unless such minor has reached the age of majority. The administrator shall notify the area agency of any such withdrawal and may, if appropriate, indicate in the client's record that such withdrawal was against professional advice.|||Source. 1975, 242:1. 1979, 322:2, II. 1994, 408:5. 2001, 101:6, eff. Aug. 20, 2001.|
NH Rev Stat § 171-A:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 171-A - Services for the Developmentally Disabled|Section 171-A:8 - Termination of Service.

    171-A:8 Termination of Service. –||I. The administrator may terminate service to a client at any time that such termination is deemed in the best interest of the client or when the client can function independently without such service or when the client has received optimal benefit from such service.||II. In every instance of termination, the administrator shall refer the client to the area agency which, in turn, shall recommend an appropriate service, or be responsible for contacting the client at regular intervals after termination for as long as deemed necessary.||III. Prior to any termination of service, the administrator shall give 30 days' notice to the client, if over 18 years of age, or to the parent or guardian, if the client is a minor or has been found to be legally incapacitated. Consent of the parent or guardian is required prior to termination if the client is a minor or has been declared legally incapacitated. Service may be terminated sooner than 30 days with the consent of the client, his or her parent or guardian.||IV. The client or, where appropriate, his parent or legal guardian, may seek review of the decision to terminate from the commissioner. The decision of the commissioner shall be final.||V. Notwithstanding this section, the administrator shall not terminate service to a person involuntarily admitted pursuant to RSA 171-B without prior approval of the commissioner, except:||(a) Upon transfer of the person to another receiving facility or to the secure psychiatric unit; or||(b) Upon expiration of the order of commitment.|||Source. 1975, 242:1. 1979, 322:6. 1994, 408:6. 1995, 310:172. 2001, 101:7, eff. Aug. 20, 2001.|
NH Rev Stat § 171-A:8-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 171-A - Services for the Developmentally Disabled|Section 171-A:8-a - Transfer of Involuntary Admittees; Rules.

    171-A:8-a Transfer of Involuntary Admittees;  Rules. –||I. A receiving facility to which a person is ordered for involuntary admission or to which such person has been transferred may transfer the person to another receiving facility if the receiving facility to which the person is to be transferred can better provide the degree of security or treatment required by the person. All transfers shall require the approval of the chief administrator of the state developmental services system. The commissioner shall adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to transfer criteria and procedures for the challenge of transfer decisions by the persons so transferred.||II. Transfers to the secure psychiatric unit of involuntary admittees may be made pursuant to RSA 171-B:15.|||Source. 1994, 408:7. 1995, 310:129, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 171-A:8-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 171-A - Services for the Developmentally Disabled|Section 171-A:8-b - Establishing Certain Dedicated Funds and Transfers of Certain Appropriations.

    171-A:8-b Establishing Certain Dedicated Funds and Transfers of Certain Appropriations. –||I. There is hereby established the developmental services fund. The fund, from appropriations provided in accounting unit 05-95-93-930010-7100, shall be used to carry out the provisions of this chapter. The fund shall be nonlapsing and shall be continually appropriated to the commissioner for the purposes of this chapter.||II. There is hereby established the acquired brain disorder services fund. The fund, from appropriations provided in accounting unit 05-95-93-930010-7016, shall be used to carry out the provisions of this chapter. The fund shall be nonlapsing and shall be continually appropriated to the commissioner for the purposes of this chapter.||III. There is hereby established the in-home support waiver fund. The fund, from appropriations provided in accounting unit 05-95-93-930010-7110, shall be used to carry out the provisions of this chapter. The fund shall be nonlapsing and shall be continually appropriated to the commissioner for the purposes of this chapter.||IV. The funds in paragraphs I through III shall only be transferred between these funds and/or accounting units for those particular services for the purposes of this chapter.|||Source. 2019, 346:70, eff. July 1, 2019.|
NH Rev Stat § 171-A:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 171-A - Services for the Developmentally Disabled|Section 171-A:9 - Residential Services.

    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.|
NH Rev Stat § 171-A:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 171-A - Services for the Developmentally Disabled|Section 171-A:10 - Residential Services; Legal Counsel and Guardianship.

    171-A:10 Residential Services;  Legal Counsel and Guardianship. –||I. [Repealed.]||II. Whenever a client over the age of 18 years is considered incapable of managing his or her own affairs and is at risk of substantial harm to person or estate as a result, and the person does not have a legal guardian, the administrator shall take such steps as are appropriate to safeguard the person as may be consistent with RSA 464-A and 547-B, including the nomination of a guardian when no less restrictive alternative is available.||III. [Repealed.]|||Source. 1975, 242:1. 1977, 587:1. 1979, 322:2, II, 20. 1983, 409:4. 1988, 107:5. 1995, 310:27. 2001, 101:9, 10, 18, III, eff. Aug. 20, 2001.|
NH Rev Stat § 171-A:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 171-A - Services for the Developmentally Disabled|Section 171-A:11 - Periodic Review.

    171-A:11 Periodic Review. –||I. The needs and services of every client in the service delivery system shall be subject to a periodic review under the supervision of the administrator, which shall include but not be limited to:||(a) A thorough clinical examination including an annual health assessment;||(b) An assessment of the client's capacity to make informed decisions; and||(c) Consideration of less restrictive alternatives for service, particularly for those clients in residential services.||II. Such periodic review shall take place at least once during the first 6 months of service and annually thereafter. The administrator shall give written notice to the client and his or her nearest relative or legal guardian at least 10 days prior to a periodic review. The results of each periodic review shall become part of the client's clinical record, and recommendations resulting from such review shall be shared with the client, and, where appropriate, with his or her guardian, parent or nearest relative.||III. Following any review or at any other time, the administrator may recommend termination of service or may refer the client to a more appropriate service pursuant to RSA 171-A:8.||IV. The commissioner shall adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A relative to the conduct of the review and the personnel who shall carry out the review.|||Source. 1975, 242:1. 1981, 492:25. 1995, 310:172. 2001, 101:11, eff. Aug. 20, 2001.|
NH Rev Stat § 171-A:12 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 171-A - Services for the Developmentally Disabled|Section 171-A:12 - Individual Service Agreement.

    171-A:12 Individual Service Agreement. –||I. There shall be an individual service agreement for every client in the service delivery system who receives services. A service coordinator chosen by the client shall develop a preliminary written individual service agreement based upon a comprehensive screening evaluation established under RSA 171-A:6 for such client within 14 days after the initial service planning meeting. The individual service agreement shall be continually reviewed by the area agency and shall be modified if necessary. The commissioner shall adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A relative to the development of such individual service agreements.||II. Each individual service agreement shall include but not be limited to:||(a) A statement of the nature of the specific strengths, interests, capacities, disabilities, and specific needs of the client;||(b) A description of intermediate and long-range habilitation and treatment goals chosen by the individual and his or her guardian with a projected timetable for their attainment;||(c) A statement of specific services to be provided and the amount, frequency, and duration of each service;||(d) Specification of the providers to furnish each service identified in the agreement; and||(e) Criteria for transfer to less restrictive settings for habilitation, including criteria for termination of service and a projected date for termination of service from the service.|||Source. 1975, 242:1. 1981, 492:26. 1995, 310:172. 2001, 101:12, eff. Aug. 20, 2001. 2019, 287:6, eff. July 1, 2019.|
NH Rev Stat § 171-A:13 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 171-A - Services for the Developmentally Disabled|Section 171-A:13 - Service Guarantees.

    171-A:13 Service Guarantees. –||Every developmentally disabled client has a right to adequate and humane habilitation and treatment including such psychological, medical, vocational, social, educational or rehabilitative services as his condition requires to bring about an improvement in condition within the limits of modern knowledge.|||Source. 1975, 242:1. 1979, 322:2, I. 1987, 206:2, eff. July 1, 1987.|
NH Rev Stat § 171-A:14 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 171-A - Services for the Developmentally Disabled|Section 171-A:14 - Rights of Developmentally Disabled Persons.

    171-A:14 Rights of Developmentally Disabled Persons. –||I. No person shall be deemed incompetent to manage his or her affairs, to contract, to hold professional, occupational or vehicle operator's licenses, to vote, to marry or to make a will solely by reason of his or her developmental disability or of his or her participation in the service delivery system, nor shall department rules restrict such rights. The client's right to individual dignity shall be respected at all times and upon all occasions.||II. A client in a residential service shall be provided with stationery and postage in reasonable amounts and shall have free and unrestricted mailing privileges.||III. A client shall have the right to be visited at all reasonable times unless the administrator determines that such a visit would adversely affect the client. Any denial of visiting rights and the reasons for such denial shall be entered in the client's record and may be subject to the review of the human rights committee established under RSA 171-A:17.||IV. A client in a residential service shall have the right to wear his or her own clothes, to keep and use his or her own personal possessions including toilet articles, to keep and be allowed to spend his or her own money, to have access to individual storage space for private use, to have reasonable access to telephones to make and receive confidential calls and any other rights specified by rules of the department; provided, however, that any of these rights may be denied for good cause by the administrator or designee. Any denial of these rights and the reasons for such denial shall be entered in the client's record and may be subject to the review of the human rights committee established under RSA 171-A:17.||V. The commissioner may adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A relative to the protection of the rights, dignity, autonomy and integrity of clients, including specific procedures to protect the rights established in this chapter.|||Source. 1975, 242:1. 1979, 322:2, I. 1981, 492:27. 1987, 206:2. 1995, 310:172, 175. 2001, 101:13, eff. Aug. 20, 2001.|
NH Rev Stat § 171-A:15 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 171-A - Services for the Developmentally Disabled|Section 171-A:15 - Rights of Clients to be Provided.

    171-A:15 Rights of Clients to be Provided. –||Written materials describing the rights of clients as set forth in this chapter and in the rules of the department shall be provided to each client and his or her guardian, if any. Such materials shall be presented in clearly understandable language and form.|||Source. 1975, 242:1. 1995, 310:175. 2001, 101:14, eff. Aug. 20, 2001.|
NH Rev Stat § 171-A:16 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 171-A - Services for the Developmentally Disabled|Section 171-A:16 - Repealed by 2001, 101:18, IV, eff. Aug. 20, 2001.

    171-A:16 Repealed by 2001, 101:18, IV, eff. Aug. 20, 2001. –|
NH Rev Stat § 171-A:17 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 171-A - Services for the Developmentally Disabled|Section 171-A:17 - Human Rights Committee.

    171-A:17 Human Rights Committee. –||I. The commissioner shall establish, in each area agency, a human rights committee of 5 or more persons. The majority of the members of each human rights committee shall be persons who represent the interests of developmentally disabled clients and who are not employees of the department.||II. The duties of the human rights committee shall include, but not be limited to, the following for each program or service with which the committee is concerned:||(a) Evaluating the treatment and habilitation provided;||(b) Regularly monitoring the implementation of individual service agreements;||(c) Monitoring the use of restrictive or intrusive interventions designed to address challenging behavior;||(d) Fostering the capacity of individuals served by the area agency to exercise more choice and control in their lives; and||(e) Promoting advocacy programs on behalf of the clients.|||Source. 1975, 242:1. 1979, 322:8. 1981, 492:28. 1987, 206:2. 1995, 310:172. 2001, 101:15, eff. Aug. 20, 2001.|
NH Rev Stat § 171-A:18-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 171-A - Services for the Developmentally Disabled|Section 171-A:18-a - Family-Centered Early Supports and Services Program.

    171-A:18-a Family-Centered Early Supports and Services Program. –||The department shall administer a family-centered early supports and services (FCESS) program designed for children birth up to age 3 who have a diagnosed, established condition that has a high probability of resulting in delay, are experiencing developmental delays, or are at risk for substantial developmental delays if supports and services are not provided. All children under the age of 3 who are born substance-exposed shall be considered at risk for substantial developmental delays and shall be referred to FCESS. In this section, a "substance-exposed newborn" means a newborn who was exposed to alcohol, or other drugs in utero, which may have adverse effects, whether or not this exposure is detected at birth through a drug screen or withdrawal symptoms. The department shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A relative to the FCESS program, including application procedures, program administration, and eligibility criteria consistent with this section.|||Source. 2020, 26:43, eff. Sept. 18, 2020.|
NH Rev Stat § 171-A:19 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 171-A - Services for the Developmentally Disabled|Section 171-A:19 - Client and Legal Services Section.

    171-A:19 Client and Legal Services Section. –||A client and legal services section shall be established in the department. Its functions and responsibilities shall include but not be limited to:||I. Assisting the commissioner in responding to inquiries and complaints by or on behalf of mentally ill or developmentally disabled persons.||II. Assisting the commissioner in securing needed services and information for mentally ill persons, developmentally disabled persons, or their respective families.||III. Assisting the commissioner in assuring that the human rights of mentally ill persons and of developmentally disabled clients in the service delivery system are protected.|||Source. 1979, 322:7. 1987, 206:2. 1995, 310:172, 181. 2001, 101:17, eff. Aug. 20, 2001.|
NH Rev Stat § 171-A:19-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 171-A - Services for the Developmentally Disabled|Section 171-A:19-b - Rulemaking.

    171-A:19-b Rulemaking. –||The commissioner may adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to the operation of the committee for the protection of human subjects, established in RSA 171-A:19-a, the procedures, conditions, and criteria for the conduct and approval of research, and fees charged by the committee.|||Source. 2005, 183:1. 2007, 263:95, eff. July 1, 2007.|
NH Rev Stat § 171-A:20 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 171-A - Services for the Developmentally Disabled|Section 171-A:20 - Receiving Facility; Rules.

    171-A:20 Receiving Facility;  Rules. –||The commissioner shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to the criteria and procedures for designation of receiving facilities which receive persons for involuntary admissions under RSA 171-B. A receiving facility may be designated by the commissioner for one or more purposes, including, but not limited to:||I. Receiving persons for involuntary admission directly pursuant to a court order; and||II. Receiving involuntarily admitted persons by transfer with the approval of the commissioner or designee.|||Source. 1994, 408:8. 1995, 310:172, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.|