New Hampshire Revised Statutes 171-A:17 – Human Rights Committee
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I. The commissioner shall establish, in each area agency, a human rights committee of 5 or more persons. The majority of the members of each human rights committee shall be persons who represent the interests of developmentally disabled clients and who are not employees of the department.
II. The duties of the human rights committee shall include, but not be limited to, the following for each program or service with which the committee is concerned:
(a) Evaluating the treatment and habilitation provided;
(b) Regularly monitoring the implementation of individual service agreements;
(c) Monitoring the use of restrictive or intrusive interventions designed to address challenging behavior;
(d) Fostering the capacity of individuals served by the area agency to exercise more choice and control in their lives; and
(e) Promoting advocacy programs on behalf of the clients.
II. The duties of the human rights committee shall include, but not be limited to, the following for each program or service with which the committee is concerned:
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- 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
(a) Evaluating the treatment and habilitation provided;
(b) Regularly monitoring the implementation of individual service agreements;
(c) Monitoring the use of restrictive or intrusive interventions designed to address challenging behavior;
(d) Fostering the capacity of individuals served by the area agency to exercise more choice and control in their lives; and
(e) Promoting advocacy programs on behalf of the clients.