Revision: March 25, 2011, midnight
SB 51 – AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
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2011 SESSION
01/04
SENATE BILL 51
AN ACT relative to the establishment of a state leadership team to address issues concerning certain adults with developmental disabilities who may present a substantial risk to the community.
SPONSORS: Sen. Merrill, Dist 21; Sen. Kelly, Dist 10; Rep. Shurtleff, Merr 10
COMMITTEE: Health and Human Services
This bill requires the commissioner of the department of health and human services to establish a state leadership team to address issues concerning certain adults with developmental disabilities who may present a substantial risk to the community.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03/23/11 0793s
11-1064
01/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eleven
AN ACT relative to the establishment of a state leadership team to address issues concerning certain adults with developmental disabilities who may present a substantial risk to the community.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; State Leadership Team. Amend RSA 126-A:5 by inserting after paragraph XVIII the following new paragraph:
XIX.(a) The commissioner shall create and administer a state leadership team to address issues concerning the most challenging cases of individuals 18 years of age or older with developmental disabilities or acquired brain disorders who present a substantial risk to community safety as determined by a comprehensive risk assessment appropriate to the individual. The leadership team shall include representation from the following agencies: the bureau of developmental services, the bureau of behavioral health, and the division for children, youth and families, department of health and human services, the department of corrections, and the department of justice. The leadership team shall work across all services systems to determine and authorize system responsibility for providing and/or funding specific services and supports to effectively meet the needs of the individual and the public safety of the community in accordance with the rules of the respective departments.
(b) Nothing in this paragraph shall abrogate the rights of individuals or responsibilities of agencies under RSA 171-A, RSA 171-B, RSA 137-K, or any other applicable state or federal law.
(c) Any agency on the state leadership team may refer a case to the state leadership team for consideration. In addition, a county house of corrections may refer a case to the state leadership team for consideration for individuals determined eligible under RSA 171-A.
(d) The commissioner shall submit an annual report beginning on November 1, 2011 to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the governor relative to the performance of the leadership team.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.