New Hampshire Revised Statutes 135-C:30 – Notice
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At the receiving facility, any person sought to be involuntarily admitted for involuntary emergency admission shall be given immediate notice by the facility administrator or his designee in simple language he may understand, and written notice within 12 hours, of the following rights:
I. To be represented by legal counsel.
II. To have legal counsel appointed for him if he is indigent.
III. To apply for admission on a voluntary basis.
IV. To consult with legal counsel prior to a change in admission status.
V. That involuntary emergency admission cannot exceed a period of 10 days, not including Saturdays and Sundays, unless the period is extended pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 135-C:32.
VI. That no treatment shall be administered during involuntary emergency admission unless he makes an informed decision, as defined in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 135-C:2, IX, to consent to treatment, or unless a medical or psychiatric emergency exists in accordance with N.H. Rev. Stat. § 135:21-b.
I. To be represented by legal counsel.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 135-C:30
- Administrator: means the superintendent, executive director, or other chief administrative officer of any facility or of any community mental health program operated under the supervision of the commissioner. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 135-C:2
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of these laws, shall mean the section next preceding or following that in which such reference is made, unless some other is expressly designated. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:13
- Informed decision: means a choice made by a client or person seeking to be admitted who has the ability to make such a choice and who makes it voluntarily after all relevant information necessary to making the decision has been provided, and who understands that he is free to choose or refuse any available alternative, and who clearly indicates or expresses his choice. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 135-C:2
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
- Receiving facility: means a treatment facility which is designated by the commissioner to accept for care, custody, and treatment persons involuntarily admitted to the state mental health services system. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 135-C:2
- Treatment: means examination, diagnosis, training, rehabilitation therapy, pharmaceuticals, and other services provided to clients in the mental health services system. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 135-C:2
II. To have legal counsel appointed for him if he is indigent.
III. To apply for admission on a voluntary basis.
IV. To consult with legal counsel prior to a change in admission status.
V. That involuntary emergency admission cannot exceed a period of 10 days, not including Saturdays and Sundays, unless the period is extended pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 135-C:32.
VI. That no treatment shall be administered during involuntary emergency admission unless he makes an informed decision, as defined in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 135-C:2, IX, to consent to treatment, or unless a medical or psychiatric emergency exists in accordance with N.H. Rev. Stat. § 135:21-b.