N.H. Code Admin. R. He-M 528.02
Definitions
Effective Jul 1, 2016#6215, eff 3-30-96, EXPIRED: 12-31-98 New. #7063, eff 7-24-99, EXPIRED: 7-24-07 New. #9061, eff 1-3-08; ss by #11009, INTERIM, eff 1-3-16, EXPIRES: 7-1-16; ss by #11125, eff 7-1-16Former Division of Mental Health and Developmental Services
- (a) “Bureau administrator” means the chief administrator of the bureau of developmental services.
- (b) “Commissioner” means the commissioner of the department of health and human services or his or her designee.
- (c) “Conditional discharge” means the release of a person from a designated receiving facility (DRF) during a period of court ordered involuntary admission on the condition that the person comply with specific provisions of community-based treatment or be subject to readmission to the DRF.
- (d) “Department” means the New Hampshire department of health and human services.
- (e) “Designated receiving facility (DRF)” means a residential treatment program designated as a receiving facility by the commissioner pursuant to RSA 171-A:20 and He-M 526 to provide care, custody, and treatment to persons voluntarily and involuntarily admitted to the state developmental services system.
- (f) “DRF administrator” means the staff member responsible for the overall operation of a designated receiving facility, or his or her designee.
(g) “Individual” means a person who is receiving the services of a DRF and:
- (1) Receives services from a department-funded developmental services program; or
- (2) Receives the services of a DRF pursuant to involuntary admission.
(h) “Informed decision” means a choice made voluntarily by a resident of a DRF or, where appropriate, such person’s legal guardian, after all relevant information necessary to making the choice has been provided, when:
- (1) The person understands that he or she is free to choose or refuse any available alternative;
- (2) The person clearly indicates or expresses his or her choice; and
- (3) The choice is free from all coercion.
- (i) “Involuntary admission” means admission of a person to a DRF on an involuntary basis per order of a probate court pursuant to RSA l71-B:12.
- (j) “Law enforcement officer” means “officer” as defined in RSA 594:1, III.
- (k) “Treatment team member” means a person who shares ongoing responsibility for the care and treatment of an individual.
Source. #6215, eff 3-30-96, EXPIRED: 12-31-98 New. #7063, eff 7-24-99, EXPIRED: 7-24-07 New. #9061, eff 1-3-08; ss by #11009, INTERIM, eff 1-3-16, EXPIRES: 7-1-16; ss by #11125, eff 7-1-16