Section He-M 314.08 - House Rules(a) Emergency shelters shall adopt house rules determined by the shelter to be necessary for the safe and effective operation of the shelter provided that such rules do not conflict with He-M 314 or state or federal law. Whenever house rules are developed or revised, representative guests and former guests shall be asked for input. A shelter may develop sanctions for rules violations, except that sanctions shall not include withholding food or medical attention.(b) House rules shall clearly state those rule infractions that could result in a guest being required to leave the shelter and the corresponding time frames during which a guest cannot return to a shelter. These rules shall be based on the categories described in He-M 314.07(e) .(c) House rules shall be: (1) Posted in a public area; and(2) Reviewed by staff with each guest upon admission. A copy of the rules shall be signed by a staff person and the guest to indicate that they were reviewed and be kept in each guest's file.(d) Any house rules or revisions of house rules, including any sanctions, shall be forwarded to the bureau of homeless and housing services for review and approval prior to implementation. House rules that the bureau of homeless and housing services determines to be in conflict with He-M 314.08(a) and (b) shall not be implemented.N.H. Admin. Code § He-M 314.08
#7405, eff 11-21-00; ss by #9328, eff 11-22-08
Amended by Volume XXXVI Number 49, Filed December 8, 2016, Proposed by #12056, Effective 11/22/2016, Expires 5/21/2017.