New Hampshire § 135-C:29-a Rescission of Involuntary Admission

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 135-C:29-a — Rescission of Involuntary Admission

New Hampshire § 135-C:29-a

Title XPUBLIC HEALTH

Ch. 135-CNEW HAMPSHIRE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES SYSTEM

SubdivisionInvoluntary Emergency Admissions

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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 135-C:29-a (2026).

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I. Following completion of an involuntary emergency admission certificate under RSA 135-C:28 and before custody of the person is accepted by a law enforcement officer pursuant to RSA 135-C:29, the certificate may be rescinded and the person who is the subject of the certificate released in any of the following circumstances:

(a)A mobile crisis team under contract with the department of health and human services accepts transfer of the person's care.

(b)An assertive community treatment team operated by a community mental health program accepts transfer of the person's care.

(c)A community-based provider accepts transfer of the person's care. II. Following completion of an involuntary emergency admission certificate under RSA 135-C:28 and before custody of the person is accepted by a law

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I. Following completion of an involuntary emergency admission certificate under RSA 135-C:28 and before custody of the person is accepted by a law enforcement officer pursuant to RSA 135-C:29, the certificate may be rescinded and the person who is the subject of the certificate released in any of the following circumstances:
(a) A mobile crisis team under contract with the department of health and human services accepts transfer of the person's care.
(b) An assertive community treatment team operated by a community mental health program accepts transfer of the person's care.
(c) A community-based provider accepts transfer of the person's care.
II. Following completion of an involuntary emergency admission certificate under RSA 135-C:28 and before custody of the person is accepted by a law enforcement officer pursuant to RSA 135-C:29, the certificate shall be rescinded and the person who is the subject of the certificate released if the physician , PA, or APRN who completed the certificate, or any other physician, PA, or APRN authorized to complete such certificates, finds that the person no longer meets the criteria of RSA 135-C:27.
III. No civil action shall be maintained against a person who rescinds an involuntary admission pursuant to paragraph I or II, provided that the person is acting in good faith within the limits of his or her authority.