N.H. Rev. Stat. § 135-C:34

Current through Chapter 8 of the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 135-C:34 - Involuntary Treatment Standard

The standard to be used by a court, physician, or psychiatrist in determining whether a person should be admitted to a receiving facility for treatment on an involuntary basis shall be whether the person is in such mental condition as a result of mental illness as to create a potentially serious likelihood of danger to himself or to others.

RSA 135-C:34

1986, 212:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1987.