Section 622:48 – Discharge.
622:48 Discharge. – I. When a person committed or transferred to the unit no longer requires the security provided by the unit, the commissioner shall initiate his discharge as follows: (a) A person who was in pre-trial or post-trial confinement when admitted to the unit shall be returned to the sending facility or other […]
Section 622:49 – Notification of Granting of Off-Grounds Privileges by Director.
622:49 Notification of Granting of Off-Grounds Privileges by Director. – Not less than 30 days before the intended date of the granting of off-grounds privileges by the director to any person committed to the unit by criminal proceedings and subsequently transferred to the state mental health services system, the director shall give notice of […]
Section 622:50 – Parole.
622:50 Parole. – The superior court may, with notice to the attorney general and to the county attorney, if any, who prosecuted the case and after a hearing, for due cause shown, parole any person committed to the unit by criminal proceedings upon such terms and conditions as justice may require; and said court […]
Section 622:51 – Investigation of Detention.
622:51 Investigation of Detention. – The superior court may at any time, with notice to the attorney general and to the county attorney, if any, who prosecuted the case, upon application and after a hearing, for due cause shown, investigate the question whether there is sufficient reason for the detention in the unit of […]
Section 622:52 – Conduct of Hearings for Commitment, Detention, or Parole.
622:52 Conduct of Hearings for Commitment, Detention, or Parole. – Whenever provisions of this chapter relative to the commitment, detention, or parole of the mentally ill by criminal proceedings require that a hearing be conducted by the superior court, such hearing shall be ordered in accordance with the following requirements: I. Such person shall […]
Section 622:53 – to 622:58 Repealed by 2019, 172:1, eff. Sept. 8, 2019.
622:53 to 622:58 Repealed by 2019, 172:1, eff. Sept. 8, 2019. –
Section 622:58-a – Cost of Care Reimbursement Fund Established.
622:58-a Cost of Care Reimbursement Fund Established. – There is established the cost of care reimbursement fund, which shall be administered by the commissioner of the department of corrections. This fund shall be nonlapsing and continually appropriated to the commissioner for the purpose of the general care of those persons under departmental control and […]
Section 622:59 – Repealed by 2018, 115:2, eff. Nov. 1, 2018.
622:59 Repealed by 2018, 115:2, eff. Nov. 1, 2018. –
Section 622:40 – Definitions.
622:40 Definitions. – In this subdivision: I. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the department of corrections under RSA 21-H:2. II. "Department" means the department of health and human services. III. [Repealed.] IV. "Unit" means the secure psychiatric unit. Source. 1985, 337:1. 1995, 310:170, XI, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.
Section 622:41 – Unit Established.
622:41 Unit Established. – There is hereby established a secure psychiatric unit to receive and provide appropriate treatment for persons transferred under RSA 622:45 to a secure environment. Source. 1985, 337:1, eff. July 1, 1985.