New Hampshire Revised Statutes 135-C:57 – Treatment Rights; Rules
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Persons receiving mental health services shall have the right to:
I. An individual service plan developed in accordance with 135-C:19.
II. Be informed of and to give consent before administration of any treatment. All elements of an informed decision as defined in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 135-C:2, IX shall be present.
III. Refuse all forms of medication, treatment, or services, except emergency treatment under the terms and conditions prescribed by law or by rules adopted by the commissioner under RSA 541-A.
IV. Treatment in the least restrictive environment necessary to achieve the purposes of the treatment.
V. Freedom from seclusion or physical or pharmacological restraint. Seclusion or restraint shall be administered only with the consent of the person, who has made an informed decision, or as a form of emergency treatment imposed by law or by rules, adopted by the commissioner under RSA 541-A.
I. An individual service plan developed in accordance with 135-C:19.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 135-C:57
- Commissioner: means the commissioner of the department of health and human services. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 135-C:2
- 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
- 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. Be informed of and to give consent before administration of any treatment. All elements of an informed decision as defined in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 135-C:2, IX shall be present.
III. Refuse all forms of medication, treatment, or services, except emergency treatment under the terms and conditions prescribed by law or by rules adopted by the commissioner under RSA 541-A.
IV. Treatment in the least restrictive environment necessary to achieve the purposes of the treatment.
V. Freedom from seclusion or physical or pharmacological restraint. Seclusion or restraint shall be administered only with the consent of the person, who has made an informed decision, or as a form of emergency treatment imposed by law or by rules, adopted by the commissioner under RSA 541-A.