New Hampshire Statutes
§ 171-A:9 — Residential Services
New Hampshire § 171-A:9
JurisdictionNew Hampshire
Title XIIPUBLIC SAFETY AND WELFARE
Ch. 171-ASERVICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED
SubdivisionRestraint and Seclusion
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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 171-A:9 (2026).
Text
I.The commissioner shall adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A relative to clients in residential services, including but not limited to such matters as restraint and seclusion.
II.Restraint or seclusion may be used only in cases of emergency such as the occurrence or serious threat of extreme violence, personal injury or attempted suicide.
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Legislative History
1975, 242:1. 1981, 492:24. 1995, 310:172. 2001, 101:8, eff. Aug. 20, 2001.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 171-A:1
Purpose and Policy§ 171-A:1-b
Repealed by 1998, 248:2, eff. July 1, 2002§ 171-A:1-e
§ 171-A:1-e§ 171-A:11
Periodic Review§ 171-A:12
Individual Service Agreement§ 171-A:13
Service Guarantees§ 171-A:15
Rights of Clients to be Provided§ 171-A:17
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New Hampshire § 171-A:9, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nh/171-A/171-A%3A9.