N.H. Rev. Stat. § 135-C:64

Current through Chapter 381 of the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 135-C:64 - Child Inpatient Psychiatric Treatment Facility; Purpose

The commissioner shall maintain behavioral health services for children and adolescents in one or more facilities as designated by the commissioner. All services for children and adolescents shall be appropriate for each child's developmental stage and shall address the educational, supervisory, and clinical needs of each child. The purposes of child and adolescent services shall include but not be limited to:

I. Care and treatment of children with mental illnesses who are admitted on a voluntary basis pursuant to RSA 135-C:4, III or involuntarily pursuant to RSA 135-C:27-54.

II. Evaluation, care, and treatment of children under RSA 169-B, 169-C, and 169-D, subject to the provisions of RSA 135-C:65.

RSA 135-C:64

Amended by 2022 , 272: 39, eff. 6/24/2022.

Amended by 2020 , 37: 124, eff. 7/1/2020.

1990, 3:45. 1995, 310:183. 2000, 294:3, eff. Aug. 20, 2000.