1. (a) “Adult” means a person 18 years of age or older.
2. (b) “Applicant” means that legal entity that requests designation as a designated receiving facility.
3. (c) “Client” means a person who is receiving the services of a designated receiving facility.
4. (d) “Commissioner” means the commissioner of the department of health and human services, or his or her designee.
5. (e) “Department” means the New Hampshire department of health and human services.
6. (f) “Designated receiving facility (DRF)” means a hospital-based psychiatric unit or a non-hospital-based residential treatment program designated by the commissioner to provide care, custody, and treatment to persons involuntarily admitted to the state mental health services system.
7. (g) “Designation” means a decision by the commissioner that a facility that has not been operating as a DRF immediately prior to its application is approved to operate as a DRF pursuant to He-M 405.
8. (h) “Minor” means a person less than 18 years of age.
9. (i) “Redesignation” means a decision by the commissioner that a DRF whose designation is effective has been approved to continue to operate as a DRF pursuant to He-M 405.15.
10. (j) “Region” means a geographic area designated pursuant to He-M 425.03 for the purpose of assigning primary responsibility for providing mental health services to the residents of certain communities.

Source. #1806, eff 9-7-81; 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; ss by #13299, eff 12-2-21