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.