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New Hampshire Administrative Code
Title He - Department of Health and Human ServicesSubtitle He-M - Former Division of Mental Health and Developmental ServicesChapter He-M 400 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH
Part He-M 405 - DESIGNATION OF RECEIVING FACILITIES
Section He-M 405.03 - Designation Requirements

N.H. Admin. Code § He-M 405.03

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Current through Register No. 50, December 12, 2024
Section He-M 405.03 - Designation Requirements
(a) A DRF may be designated to receive clients for any of the following purposes:
(1) Involuntary emergency admission (IEA) pursuant to RSA 135-C:27-33 beginning with initial custody and continuing through the day following the probable cause hearing;
(2) Involuntary emergency admission pursuant to RSA 135-C:27-33 for the period of such admission following the probable cause hearing; or
(3) Non-emergency involuntary admission (IA) pursuant to RSA 135-C:34-54.
(b) A DRF shall establish written procedures by which each client's ability to pay for services is determined and shall provide services to clients in the same manner and of the same quality whether or not they have been determined to be unable to pay.
(c) The inpatient capacity of a non-hospital-based DRF shall not exceed 16.
(d) A DRF shall have comprehensive general liability insurance against all claims of bodily injury, death, or property damage in amounts of not less than $250,000 per claim and $2,000,000 per occurrence.
(e) A DRF shall maintain the inpatient capacity applied for, and approved by the department, at all times, except as provided in He-M 405.14(c).
(f) A DRF shall adopt policies and procedures which limit the use of seclusion and restraint and which shall be consistent with He-M 305 and RSA 126-U.

N.H. Admin. Code § He-M 405.03

#1806, eff 9-7-81; amd by #2358, eff 5-2-83; ss by #2579, Emergency, eff 1-10-84, EXPIRED, 5-11-84

New. #2712, eff 5-16-84, EXPIRED, 5-16-90

New. #5323, eff 1-31-92; ss by #5432, eff 7-1-92; ss by #5581, eff 2-12-93, EXPIRED, 2-12-99

New. #7051, eff 6-29-99, EXPIRED: 6-29-07

New. #10389, INTERIM, eff 8-1-13, EXPIRES: 1-28-14; ss by #10516, eff 1-28-14

Amended by Volume XLII Number 2, Filed January 13, 2022, Proposed by #13299, Effective 12/2/2021, Expires 12/2/2031
Amended by Volume XLI Number 23, Filed June 10, 2021, Proposed by #13212, Effective 5/28/2021, Expires 11/24/2021