Section 135-C:45-a – Appointment of Limited Guardian.
135-C:45-a Appointment of Limited Guardian. – I. In any case in which the petition includes a request for appointment of a guardian, the court shall also determine whether to appoint a guardian over the person for the purpose of providing health care. There shall be a legal presumption of capacity, and the burden of […]
Section 135-C:46 – Limitation of Order.
135-C:46 Limitation of Order. – No order made pursuant to RSA 135-C:45 for involuntary admission or any other type of treatment shall be valid for longer than 5 years. For the order to be renewed, another judicial hearing shall be held pursuant to RSA 135-C:34-54. Source. 1986, 212:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1987.
Section 135-C:47 – Amended Orders.
135-C:47 Amended Orders. – I. The court issuing an order for treatment, other than inpatient treatment at a receiving facility, shall retain jurisdiction of the case for the duration of the order. At any time during the period of such order, any person may petition the probate court having jurisdiction for a hearing on […]
Section 135-C:48 – Transfers; Rules.
135-C:48 Transfers; Rules. – A receiving facility to which a person is ordered for involuntary admission pursuant to RSA 135-C:34-54 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 and treatment required by the person. All […]
Section 135-C:49 – Discharge by Administrator.
135-C:49 Discharge by Administrator. – I. When a person has been involuntarily admitted to a receiving facility pursuant to RSA 135-C:34-54, or conditionally discharged pursuant to paragraph IV of this section, the clinical staff of the receiving facility where the person has most recently received treatment may recommend to the administrator of the facility […]
Section 135-C:50 – Conditions of Conditional Discharge.
135-C:50 Conditions of Conditional Discharge. – I. The administrator, or designee, of a receiving facility may grant a conditional discharge under this chapter to any person who consents, by an informed decision, to participate in continuing treatment on an out-patient basis, who agrees to be subject to any rules adopted by the commissioner relative […]
Section 135-C:51 – Revocation of Conditional Discharge.
135-C:51 Revocation of Conditional Discharge. – I. If a psychiatrist, psychiatrist-supervised PA, or APRN, as defined in RSA 135-C:2, II-a, at a community mental health program or transitional housing program services providing continuing treatment on an outpatient basis to a person conditionally discharged pursuant to RSA 135-C:50, reasonably believes that: (a) The person has […]
Section 135-C:52 – Appeal.
135-C:52 Appeal. – A person whose conditional discharge is revoked, pursuant to RSA 135-C:51, may appeal the decision to the chief administrator of the state mental health services system. The person shall be entitled to a hearing on the appeal within 5 days, excluding weekends and holidays, of the administrator’s receipt of request for […]
Section 135-C:34 – Involuntary Treatment Standard.
135-C:34 Involuntary Treatment Standard. – The standard to be used by a court, physician, or psychiatrist in determining whether a person should be admitted to a receiving facility for treatment on an involuntary basis shall be whether the person is in such mental condition as a result of mental illness as to create a […]
Section 135-C:35 – Petition of Responsible Person.
135-C:35 Petition of Responsible Person. – Any responsible person may petition for a hearing relative to the need for admission on an involuntary basis of another person due to mental illness under RSA 135-C:36. Source. 1986, 212:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1987.