N.H. Code Admin. R. He-C 6350.23
Substance Use Treatment Programs
Effective Jan 22, 2026#6617, eff 10-25-97; ss by #8453, INTERIM, eff 10-25-05, EXPIRED: 4-23-06 New. #8693, eff 7-27-06; ss by #10759, eff 1-17-15 (from He-C 6350.23); ss by #14178, INTERIM, eff 1-18-25; ss by #14490, eff 1-22-26, EXPIRES: 1-22-36 (formerly He-C 6350.21)Commissioner, Department of Health and Human Services
- (a) In order for a residential treatment program to be certified as a substance use treatment program, the program shall comply with the requirements to certify for, and follow the rules of, either an intermediate treatment program in accordance with He-C 6350.17, an intensive treatment program in accordance with He-C 6350.18, a highly intensive treatment program in accordance with He-C 6350.19, or a PRTF in accordance with He-C 6350.20.
- (b) A substance use treatment program shall maintain a license through RSA 151 or RSA 170-E and be licensed in accordance with He-P 826 or the applicable license from the state in which they operate.
- (c) Substance use treatment programs shall involve the families as an integral part of the therapeutic milieu as they provide residential care and rehabilitative and restorative treatment to children who meet the criteria for substance use disorder as documented in the “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health Disorders, Fifth Edition-Text Revision” (2022), published by the American Psychiatric Association and available as listed in Appendix B.
- (d) Substance use treatment programs shall maintain a New Hampshire licensed alcohol and drug counselor (LADC) or master licensed drug and alcohol counselor (MLADC) on staff or contract with a New Hampshire LADC or MLADC, licensed clinical supervisor (LCS ), or a licensed clinical staff as defined in He-C 6350.02(q) who is trained in substance use disorder treatment, or the equivalent in the state in which they operate.
- (e) Substance use treatment programs shall provide access to education which may include tutoring, the use of public schools pursuant to Ed 300, access to non-public schools pursuant to Ed 400, or access to private providers of special education pursuant to Ed 1100 as approved by the New Hampshire state board of education or approved schools in the state in which the program operates.
Source. #6617, eff 10-25-97; ss by #8453, INTERIM, eff 10-25-05, EXPIRED: 4-23-06 New. #8693, eff 7-27-06; ss by #10759, eff 1-17-15 (from He-C 6350.23); ss by #14178, INTERIM, eff 1-18-25; ss by #14490, eff 1-22-26, EXPIRES: 1-22-36 (formerly He-C 6350.21)