HB1427 (2006) Detail

(New Title) relative to guiding principles for developmentally disabled services.


CHAPTER 229

HB 1427 – FINAL VERSION

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HOUSE BILL 1427

AN ACT relative to guiding principles for developmentally disabled services.

SPONSORS: Rep. Butcher, Ches 3; Rep. J. Garrity, Rock 6; Rep. Hogancamp, Ches 4; Sen. Green, Dist 6; Sen. Hassan, Dist 23

COMMITTEE: Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill establishes guiding principles for the provision of services to developmentally disabled persons.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Six

AN ACT relative to guiding principles for developmentally disabled services.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

229:1 Developmentally Disabled Services; Guiding Principles. RSA 171-A:1 is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:

171-A:1 Purpose and Policy. The purpose of this chapter is to enable the department of health and human services to establish, maintain, implement and coordinate a comprehensive service delivery system for developmentally disabled persons. The policy of this state is that persons with developmental disabilities and their families be provided services that emphasize community living and programs to support individuals and families, beginning with early intervention, and that such services and programs shall be based on the following:

I. Participation of people with developmental disabilities and their families in decisions concerning necessary, desirable, and appropriate services, recognizing that they are best able to determine their own needs.

II. Services that offer comprehensive, responsive, and flexible support as individual and family needs evolve over time.

III. Individual and family services based on full participation in the community, sharing ordinary places, developing meaningful relationships, and learning things that are useful, as well as enhancing the social and economic status of persons served.

IV. Services that are relevant to the individual’s age, abilities, and life goals, including support for gainful employment that maximizes the individual’s potential for self-sufficiency and independence.

V. Services based on individual choice, satisfaction, safety, and positive outcomes.

VI. Services provided by competent, appropriately trained and compensated staff.

229:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: June 1, 2006

Effective: July 31, 2006