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NH Rev Stat § 135-C:53 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 135-C - New Hampshire Mental Health Services System|Section 135-C:53 - Action for Discharge.

    135-C:53 Action for Discharge. –||Any person who has been involuntarily admitted to a receiving facility may file at the probate court of the county in which he was originally admitted, or where he resides, a petition setting forth his name, the underlying circumstances and date of the prior order of the court ordering his involuntary admission, a request for discharge from care and custody or admission to a receiving facility, and the reasons for such request. The petition shall be accompanied by the certificate of a psychiatrist stating that the patient is no longer in need of involuntary admission and setting forth the facts upon which such an opinion is based. Upon receipt of the petition and the certificate, the court shall conduct a hearing pursuant to RSA 135-C:34-54.|||Source. 1986, 212:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1987.|
NH Rev Stat § 135-C:54 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 135-C - New Hampshire Mental Health Services System|Section 135-C:54 - Habeas Corpus.

    135-C:54 Habeas Corpus. –||This chapter shall not be construed to deprive any person of the benefits of the writ of habeas corpus. If the court issuing the writ of habeas corpus grants relief, the court shall enter an order discharging the person and shall transmit a certified copy of it to the probate court entering the original order of involuntary admission. Upon receipt of the certified copy, the probate court shall enter an order finding that such person has been discharged by order of the court.|||Source. 1986, 212:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1987.|
NH Rev Stat § 135-C:55 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 135-C - New Hampshire Mental Health Services System|Section 135-C:55 - Scope.

    135-C:55 Scope. –||The rights established in RSA 135-C:56-60 shall only apply to those persons who have been found eligible for services under RSA 135-C:13 and to those persons who have been admitted to receiving facilities.|||Source. 1986, 212:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1987.|
NH Rev Stat § 135-C:56 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 135-C - New Hampshire Mental Health Services System|Section 135-C:56 - Fundamental Rights.

    135-C:56 Fundamental Rights. –||I. No person receiving treatment for mental illness shall be deprived of any legal right to which all citizens are entitled, except as provided for by law.||II. No person shall be deemed incompetent to manage his affairs, to contract, to hold professional, occupational, or motor vehicle driver's licenses, to marry or to obtain a divorce, to vote, to make a will or to exercise any other civil right solely by reason of that person's admission to the mental health services system.||III. No person receiving mental health services shall be subjected to abuse or neglect.||IV. No person receiving mental health services shall be discriminated against in any manner because of race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability, or degree of disability.||V. Persons receiving mental health services shall be treated with dignity and respect.|||Source. 1986, 212:1. 1990, 140:2, XI, eff. June 18, 1990. 2019, 332:12, eff. Oct. 15, 2019.|
NH Rev Stat § 135-C:57 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 135-C - New Hampshire Mental Health Services System|Section 135-C:57 - Treatment Rights; Rules.

    135-C:57 Treatment Rights;  Rules. –||Persons receiving mental health services shall have the right to:||I. An individual service plan developed in accordance with 135-C:19.||II. Be informed of and to give consent before administration of any treatment. All elements of an informed decision as defined in RSA 135-C:2, IX shall be present.||III. Refuse all forms of medication, treatment, or services, except emergency treatment under the terms and conditions prescribed by law or by rules adopted by the commissioner under RSA 541-A.||IV. Treatment in the least restrictive environment necessary to achieve the purposes of the treatment.||V. Freedom from seclusion or physical or pharmacological restraint. Seclusion or restraint shall be administered only with the consent of the person, who has made an informed decision, or as a form of emergency treatment imposed by law or by rules, adopted by the commissioner under RSA 541-A.|||Source. 1986, 212:1. 1995, 310:183, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 135-C:58 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 135-C - New Hampshire Mental Health Services System|Section 135-C:58 - Communication Rights for Persons in Receiving Facilities; Rules.

    135-C:58 Communication Rights for Persons in Receiving Facilities;  Rules. –||Every person admitted to a receiving facility shall have the right to communicate freely and privately by mail and telephone with persons outside the facility, and to receive visitors, unless it is determined that this communication or visitation has harmed or will harm the person or others. The commissioner shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to communication procedures.|||Source. 1986, 212:1. 1995, 310:183, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 135-C:59 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 135-C - New Hampshire Mental Health Services System|Section 135-C:59 - Notification of Individual Rights.

    135-C:59 Notification of Individual Rights. –||All persons receiving mental health services shall be informed of the rights guaranteed by this chapter, and by the rules it authorizes to be adopted under RSA 541-A by the commissioner, promptly upon admission or upon determination of eligibility for services. All receiving facilities, community mental health programs, and community residences shall post a notice and an explanation of these rights.|||Source. 1986, 212:1. 1995, 310:183, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 135-C:60 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 135-C - New Hampshire Mental Health Services System|Section 135-C:60 - Guardianship.

    135-C:60 Guardianship. –||Whenever it appears to the commissioner that a client in the mental health services system by reason of mental illness is substantially deprived of his capacity to manage his own affairs and is at risk of substantial harm to person or estate as a result, and the client does not have a legal guardian, the commissioner shall take such steps as are appropriate to safeguard the client as may be consistent with RSA 464-A and RSA 547-B, including the nomination of a guardian when no less restrictive alternative is available.|||Source. 1986, 212:1. 1995, 310:183, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 135-C:61 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 135-C - New Hampshire Mental Health Services System|Section 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.|
NH Rev Stat § 135-C:62 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 135-C - New Hampshire Mental Health Services System|Section 135-C:62 - Custody and Transportation.

    135-C:62 Custody and Transportation. –||I. Except as provided in RSA 135-C:29, any law enforcement officer shall take custody of persons who are subject to proceedings for involuntary emergency admission; involuntary admission, or temporary revocation of a conditional discharge under RSA 135-C in the following circumstances:||(a) Upon completion of an involuntary emergency admission certificate in accordance with RSA 135-C:28, I;||(b) Upon issuance by a justice of the peace of an order for a compulsory mental examination pursuant to RSA 135-C:28, II;||(c) Upon a finding of probable cause at an involuntary emergency admission hearing held pursuant to RSA 135-C:31;||(d) Upon issuance of an order for involuntary admission pursuant to RSA 135-C:45;||(e) Upon issuance of an order for an examination pursuant to RSA 135-C:51, II;||(f) Upon a determination by a psychiatrist at a county mental health program to revoke a conditional discharge temporarily pursuant to RSA 135-C:51, III; or||(g) As necessary to ensure the presence of the person at hearings or examinations conducted under this chapter, to effect a transfer between receiving facilities, or to carry out any other lawful order of a court.||II. A law enforcement officer shall also transport any persons taken into custody to the appropriate receiving facility, court, place of examination, or other location.|||Source. 1986, 212:1. 2000, 231:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2001.|
NH Rev Stat § 135-C:63 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 135-C - New Hampshire Mental Health Services System|Section 135-C:63 - Duty to Transport.

    135-C:63 Duty to Transport. –||Upon request, the office of the sheriff of the county in which any person is located who is to be taken into custody in accordance with RSA 135-C:62 shall take said person into custody and transport that person to the appropriate destination.|||Source. 1986, 212:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1987.|
NH Rev Stat § 135-C:63-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 135-C - New Hampshire Mental Health Services System|Section 135-C:63-b - Repealed by 2014, 253:3, I, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.

    135-C:63-b Repealed by 2014, 253:3, I, eff. Nov. 1, 2016. –|
NH Rev Stat § 135-C:63-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 135-C - New Hampshire Mental Health Services System|Section 135-C:63-c - Repealed by 2017, 162:2, eff. Nov. 1, 2018.

    135-C:63-c Repealed by 2017, 162:2, eff. Nov. 1, 2018. –|
NH Rev Stat § 135-C:64 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 135-C - New Hampshire Mental Health Services System|Section 135-C:64 - Philbrook Center; Purpose.

    135-C:64 Philbrook Center;  Purpose. –||The commissioner shall maintain behavioral health services for children and adolescents in one or more facilities on the New Hampshire hospital campus, or other locations to be determined by the commissioner. All services for children and adolescents shall be appropriate for each child's developmental stage and shall address the educational, supervisory, and clinical needs of each child. The purposes of child and adolescent services shall include but not be limited to:||I. Care and treatment of children with mental illnesses who are admitted on a voluntary basis pursuant to RSA 135-C:4, III or involuntarily pursuant to RSA 135-C:27-54.||II. Evaluation, care, and treatment of children under RSA 169-B, 169-C, and 169-D, subject to the provisions of RSA 135-C:65.|||Source. 1990, 3:45. 1995, 310:183. 2000, 294:3, eff. Aug. 20, 2000. 2020, 37:124, eff. July 1, 2020.|
NH Rev Stat § 135-C:65 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 135-C - New Hampshire Mental Health Services System|Section 135-C:65 - Admission Limitation.

    135-C:65 Admission Limitation. –||Children subject to proceedings in juvenile court may be admitted to the Philbrook center for evaluation, care, or treatment only upon prior approval of the commissioner or designee.|||Source. 1990, 3:45. 1995, 310:183, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 135-C:66 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 135-C - New Hampshire Mental Health Services System|Section 135-C:66 - Access of Records.

    135-C:66 Access of Records. –||Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, records regarding children placed at Philbrook center pursuant to RSA 169-B, 169-C, or 169-D shall be exchanged between employees of the department to facilitate coordinated care for those children and their families. The confidentiality of such information shall be maintained according to applicable law.|||Source. 1990, 3:45. 1994, 212:2. 1995, 310:89, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 135-C:67 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 135-C - New Hampshire Mental Health Services System|Section 135-C:67 - Admission and Discharge.

    135-C:67 Admission and Discharge. –||The commissioner shall adopt rules relative to eligibility criteria and procedures for admission to and discharge from the Philbrook center.|||Source. 1990, 3:45. 1994, 212:2. 1995, 310:90, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 135-E:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 135-E - Involuntary Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators|Section 135-E:1 - Findings and Intent.

    135-E:1 Findings and Intent. –||The general court finds that a small but extremely dangerous number of sexually violent predators exist who have antisocial personality features which are unamenable to existing mental illness treatment modalities, and those features render them likely to engage in criminal, sexually violent behavior. The general court further finds that the likelihood of sexually violent predators engaging in repeat acts of predatory sexual violence is high. The existing involuntary commitment procedures for the treatment and care of mentally ill persons are inadequate to address the risk these sexually violent predators pose to society. The general court further finds that the prognosis for rehabilitating sexually violent predators in a prison setting is poor, the treatment needs of this population are very long term, and the treatment modalities for this population are very different from the traditional treatment modalities for people appropriate for commitment under existing law. It is therefore the intent of the general court to create a civil commitment procedure for the long-term care and treatment of sexually violent predators. This procedure primarily targets individuals who are nearing completion of their maximum sentence of imprisonment, having been refused parole, who pose a high risk of repeated acts of predatory behavior if released to the community.|||Source. 2006, 327:21. 2010, 287:1, eff. July 13, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 135-E:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 135-E - Involuntary Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators|Section 135-E:5 - Persons Found Incompetent to Stand Trial.

    135-E:5 Persons Found Incompetent to Stand Trial. –||I. If the county attorney or attorney general seeks to civilly commit a person charged with a sexually violent offense and found incompetent to stand trial, the court shall order the person to remain in custody for a reasonable period of time, not to exceed 90 days, for proceedings pursuant to this section.||II. The court shall first hear evidence and determine whether the person did commit the act or acts charged. The hearing on this issue shall comply with all the procedures specified in this section. After hearing evidence on this issue, the court shall make specific findings on whether the person did commit the act or acts charged beyond a reasonable doubt. In determining whether the state has met its burden, the court shall consider the extent to which the person's incompetence or developmental disability affected the outcome of the hearing, including the person's ability to assist his or her counsel by recounting the facts, identifying witnesses, testifying in his or her own defense, or providing other relevant information or assistance to counsel or the court. If the person's incompetence substantially interferes with the person's ability to assist his or her counsel, the court shall not find the person committed the act or acts charged unless the court can conclude beyond a reasonable doubt that the acts occurred, and that the strength of the state's case, including physical evidence, eyewitness testimony, and corroborating evidence, is such that the person's limitations could not have had a substantial impact on the proceedings. If, after the conclusion of the hearing, the court finds, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the person did commit the act or acts charged, the court shall enter a final order, appealable to the supreme court on that issue. If the person appeals, the person shall be held in an appropriate secure facility. If the person does not appeal or if the appeal is unsuccessful, the court shall proceed as specified in this section.||III. Within 90 days after the court finds that the person committed the act or acts charged or after appeal, the multidisciplinary team shall conduct an evaluation pursuant to the procedures outlined in RSA 135-E:3 to determine whether the person meets the definition of a sexually violent predator and the department of health and human services shall provide to the county attorney or attorney general a written report of the multidisciplinary team's findings as to whether the person meets the definition of a sexually violent predator.|||Source. 2006, 327:21. 2007, 337:5, eff. Jan. 1, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 135-E:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 135-E - Involuntary Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators|Section 135-E:6 - Petition; Contents.

    135-E:6 Petition;  Contents. –||If the multidisciplinary team finds the person meets the definition of a sexually violent predator, the county attorney or attorney general may file a petition within 14 days with the superior court alleging that the person is a sexually violent predator and stating facts sufficient to support such allegation. At the time of the filing, and in lieu of the court issuing a summons, the county attorney or attorney general shall forward a copy of the petition to the person who is the subject of the petition, or to that person's attorney if one was appointed to represent the person pursuant to RSA 135-E:23. If the county attorney or attorney general does not file a petition within 14 days, and the person is otherwise subject to release, the person shall be released.|||Source. 2006, 327:21. 2009, 306:13. 2014, 204:6, eff. July 11, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 135-E:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 135-E - Involuntary Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators|Section 135-E:7 - Determination of Probable Cause.

    135-E:7 Determination of Probable Cause. –||I. When the county attorney or attorney general files a petition seeking to have a person declared a sexually violent predator, within 10 days of the filing of the petition, the court shall determine whether probable cause exists to believe that the person named in the petition is a sexually violent predator. If the court determines based on the content of the petition that there is probable cause to believe that the person is a sexually violent predator, the court shall order that the person remain in custody and be held in an appropriate secure facility for further proceedings in accordance with this chapter. The court shall schedule a preliminary pre-trial conference within 10 business days of its probable cause determination.||II. If the offender's incarcerative sentence expires before a hearing on the merits of a petition for civil commitment pursuant to this chapter, the court shall conduct a probable cause hearing within 2 days of the expiration of the person's incarcerative sentence. If the court concludes following the hearing that there is probable cause to believe that the person is a sexually violent predator, the court shall order that the person remain in custody and held in an appropriate secure facility for further proceedings in accordance with this chapter.||III. A probable cause hearing shall not be required under this section if the court has already made a probable cause determination pursuant to RSA 135-E:4, I.|||Source. 2006, 327:21. 2009, 306:14, eff. July 31, 2009.|
NH Rev Stat § 135-E:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 135-E - Involuntary Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators|Section 135-E:8 - Contract Authority.

    135-E:8 Contract Authority. –||The department may contract with a private entity or state agency for use of and operation of facilities to comply with the requirements of this chapter.|||Source. 2006, 327:21, eff. Jan. 1, 2007.|
NH Rev Stat § 135-E:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 135-E - Involuntary Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators|Section 135-E:9 - Trial; Procedure.

    135-E:9 Trial;  Procedure. –||I. The person or the county attorney or attorney general has the right to demand that the trial be before a jury. A demand for a jury trial must be filed, in writing, no later than 30 days after the finding of probable cause. If no demand is made, the trial shall be to the court. At all adversarial proceedings under this chapter, the person subject to this chapter is entitled to the assistance of appointed counsel if the person is indigent.||II. Within 60 days after the court's initial determination of probable cause, or, in cases where a jury trial has been elected, 60 days after the election of a jury trial, the court shall conduct a trial to determine whether the person is a sexually violent predator.||III. The trial may be continued upon the request of either party and a showing of good cause, or by the court on its own motion in the interests of justice, when the person will not be substantially prejudiced by the delay.||IV. The person may retain experts or mental health professionals to perform an examination. If the person wishes to be examined by a professional of the person's own choice, the examiner shall be provided reasonable access to the person, as well as to all relevant medical and mental health records and reports. In the case of a person who is indigent, the court, upon the person's request, shall appoint experts or authorize other services pursuant to RSA 604-A:6. If the defendant retains an expert to perform a mental health examination, the person shall also submit to an examination by an expert of the state's choosing. If the person refuses to submit to an examination by the state's expert the court shall prohibit the person's mental health experts from testifying concerning any mental health tests, evaluations, or examinations of the person.|||Source. 2006, 327:21, eff. Jan. 1, 2007.|