CHAPTER 187
SB 477-FN - FINAL VERSION
03/03/2016 0591s
2016 SESSION
\t16-2796
\t01/05
SENATE BILL\t477-FN
AN ACT\trelative to nonemergency involuntary admissions.
SPONSORS:\tSen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Reagan, Dist 17; Sen. Bradley, Dist 3; Rep. MacKay, Merr. 14
COMMITTEE:\tHealth and Human Services
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
\tThis bill requires court notification to receiving facilities for involuntary admission to the mental health services system.
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Explanation:\tMatter added to current law appears in bold italics.
\t\tMatter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
\t\tMatter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03/03/2016 0591s\t16-2796
\t01/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen
AN ACT\trelative to nonemergency involuntary admissions.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
\t187:1 Nonemergency Involuntary Admissions; Copies of Petition. Amend RSA 135-C:38 to read as follows:
\t135-C:38 Copies of Petition. Subsequent to receipt of the petition for involuntary admission, the clerk shall, within 2 days of receipt of the petition, forward 2 copies to the person sought to be admitted with notice to the appropriate receiving facility.
\t187:2 Nonemergency Involuntary Admissions; Order of the Court. Amend RSA 135-C:45, II to read as follows:
\t\tII. In any order of admission to a receiving facility, the court shall include in the duration of said order an appropriate period of time, if any, to allow for conditional discharge. Admission for purposes of conditional discharge shall be appropriate when the person has recovered from his mental illness to such an extent that he no longer requires inpatient treatment but a prescribed regimen of medical, psychiatric, or psychological care or treatment is necessary to prevent the recurrence of the circumstances which led to the person's dangerous condition. When a notice of decision is issued by the court, a copy of the order shall be provided electronically, or in another manner which shall provide notice at the earliest practicable time, to the appropriate receiving facility.
\t187:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: June 3, 2016
Effective Date: June 3, 2016