N.H. Admin. Code § He-M 528.02

Current through Register No. 45, November 7, 2024
Section He-M 528.02 - Definitions
(a) "Bureau administrator" means the chief administrator of the bureau of developmental services.
(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the department of health and human services or his or her designee.
(c) "Conditional discharge" means the release of a person from a designated receiving facility (DRF) during a period of court ordered involuntary admission on the condition that the person comply with specific provisions of community-based treatment or be subject to readmission to the DRF.
(d) "Department" means the New Hampshire department of health and human services.
(e) "Designated receiving facility (DRF) " means a residential treatment program designated as a receiving facility by the commissioner pursuant to RSA 171-A:20 and He-M 526 to provide care, custody, and treatment to persons voluntarily and involuntarily admitted to the state developmental services system.
(f) "DRF administrator" means the staff member responsible for the overall operation of a designated receiving facility, or his or her designee.
(g) "Individual" means a person who is receiving the services of a DRF and:
(1) Receives services from a department-funded developmental services program; or
(2) Receives the services of a DRF pursuant to involuntary admission.
(h) "Informed decision" means a choice made voluntarily by a resident of a DRF or, where appropriate, such person's legal guardian, after all relevant information necessary to making the choice has been provided, when:
(1) The person understands that he or she is free to choose or refuse any available alternative;
(2) The person clearly indicates or expresses his or her choice; and
(3) The choice is free from all coercion.
(i) "Involuntary admission" means admission of a person to a DRF on an involuntary basis per order of a probate court pursuant to RSA 171-B:12.
(j) "Law enforcement officer" means "officer" as defined in RSA 594:1, III.
(k) "Treatment team member" means a person who shares ongoing responsibility for the care and treatment of an individual.

N.H. Admin. Code § He-M 528.02

#6215, eff 3-30-96, EXPIRED: 12-31-98

New. #7063, eff 7-24-99, EXPIRED: 7-24-07

New. #9061, eff 1-3-08

Amended by Volume XXXVI Number 01, Filed January 7, 2016, Proposed by #11009, Effective 1/3/2016, Expires 7/1/2016.
Amended by Volume XXXVI Number 28, Filed July 14, 2016, Proposed by #11125, Effective 7/1/2016, Expires 7/1/2026.