New Hampshire § 135-C:48 Transfers;  Rules

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 135-C:48 — Transfers; Rules

New Hampshire § 135-C:48

Title XPUBLIC HEALTH

Ch. 135-CNEW HAMPSHIRE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES SYSTEM

SubdivisionNonemergency Involuntary Admissions

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Bluebook

N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 135-C:48 (2026).

Text

A receiving facility to which a person is ordered for involuntary admission pursuant to RSA 135-C:34-54 may transfer the person to another receiving facility if the receiving facility to which the person is to be transferred can better provide the degree of security and treatment required by the person. All transfers shall require prior approval of the chief administrator of the state mental health services system. The commissioner shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to transfer criteria and procedures for the challenge of transfer decisions by the persons so transferred.

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A receiving facility to which a person is ordered for involuntary admission pursuant to RSA 135-C:34-54 may transfer the person to another receiving facility if the receiving facility to which the person is to be transferred can better provide the degree of security and treatment required by the person. All transfers shall require prior approval of the chief administrator of the state mental health services system. The commissioner shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to transfer criteria and procedures for the challenge of transfer decisions by the persons so transferred.