New Hampshire Administrative Code

(a) The administrator of the SPU, in collaboration with an American Board of Psychology and Neurology, Inc. or equivalent board-certified or board-eligible psychiatrist licensed in New Hampshire, under the administrative supervision of the commissioner or designee, shall be joint…

(a) SPU residents shall be those who are so classified pursuant to RSA 622:40-48, RSA 171-B:2, RSA 135:17-a, I and II, RSA 135-C:34, RSA 651:8-b, RSA 651:9-a, RSA 651:11-a, RSA 623:1, or RSA 135-E:4 and RSA 135-E:11 and are committed or transferred to an environment which provide…

Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 329:26, RSA 329-B, and RSA 330-A:32, medical and behavioral health records concerning current residents of the secure psychiatric unit shall be exchanged between other state medical and mental health facilities to facilitate treatment pursuan…

Any person admitted or transferred to the unit shall be under the care and custody of the commissioner and the administrator of the SPU and shall be subject to the rules and policies of the commissioner until the person is transferred to a receiving facility in the state mental h…

Persons committed or transferred to the unit who are convicted offenders, persons found not guilty because of insanity, pre-trial detainees, or persons civilly committed, shall retain all their individual rights, subject to those restrictions that are inherent with confinement wi…

(a) All persons committed or transferred to the unit pursuant to RSA 171-B:2, RSA 135:17-a, RSA 135-C:34, RSA 135-E:4, RSA 135-E:11, RSA 623:1, RSA 651:8-b, RSA 651:9-a, RSA 651:11, or RSA 651:11-a, as lawfully ordered by the court of competent jurisdiction or the commissioner, s…

(a) Once it has been determined that a resident is contesting the decision to move him or her to the SPU, as described above, the administrator of medical and forensics, or his or her designee, shall appoint 3 individuals to serve in the required positions needed to execute the d…

(a) The administrator of behavioral health or designee initiating a transfer to the SPU of a resident shall supply the following on the "Transfer of a Person Under Departmental Control to the Secure Psychiatric Unit for Behavioral Health Treatment Services Pursuant to RSA 623:1" …

(a) Upon admission to the SPU, each resident shall receive: (1) A psychiatric examination to be completed by the psychiatrist or APRN; (2) A preliminary treatment plan, resulting from the completion of the above documents by the psychiatrist or APRN; (3) A physical examination to…

(a) Each resident admitted to the SPU shall have an individualized treatment plan which shall be formulated by a multi-disciplinary treatment team and authorized by a psychiatrist or APRN. (b) The preliminary individualized treatment plan shall be completed within 10 days after a…

(a) When a person committed or transferred to the unit no longer requires the security provided by the SPU, the commissioner shall initiate his or her release or transfer, as follows: (1) A person who was in pre-trial or post-trial confinement when admitted to the unit shall be r…

(a) There shall be an outpatient behavioral health unit which shall provide for the resident's behavioral health needs as determined by completion of an initial behavioral health interview and a biopsychosocial assessment which results in a behavioral health diagnosis. Referrals …

(a) There shall be a sexual offender treatment services (SOTS) bureau which shall provide for the treatment needs of residents who are incarcerated for sexually-related offenses, and which meets the following requirements: (1) Presence of a full-time administrator who shall: a. O…

(a) All sexual offenders who have sexually related charges or whose crime had a sexual element shall be offered an opportunity for screening and assessment for SOTS. (b) The initial assessment shall be an overall psychosocial evaluation and sexual risk assessment evaluation to re…

(a) The sexual offender treatment recommendations identified by the department shall be: (1) Community- based treatment; (2) Prison-based Intensive Sexual Offender Services (ISOTS); or (3) No treatment. (b) Community based treatment shall include group therapy, both process orien…

(a) When a program participant has met all program goals, he or she shall be referred to the ARC by his or her SOTS therapist for case review. (b) The ARC shall: (1) Meet at a minimum once a month to review cases. The resident's completed packet shall be received by the ARC for r…

(a) An individual shall be removed from SOTS for:(1) Disciplinary infractions related to sexual behaviors; (2) Multiple instances of non-compliance with program expectations; (3) Repeatedly not engaging in treatment; (4) Criminal behaviors; and (5) Multiple instances of disruptin…

No employee shall engage in any activity, as an employee of the department, on the behalf of a private provider, or as an employer of a community provider, that services the offender population, as that shall be a conflict of interest. An employee shall disclose and report all po…

The purpose of this chapter is to provide rules that establish the general framework for the case management of residents. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Cor 601.01 Derived from Volume XXXIX Number 41, Filed October 10, 2019, Proposed by #12891, Effective 9/28/2019, Expires 9/28/2029.…

This rule shall apply to all NHDOC personnel as well as residents, probationers, parolees, and the public. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Cor 601.02 Derived from Volume XXXIX Number 41, Filed October 10, 2019, Proposed by #12891, Effective 9/28/2019, Expires 9/28/2029.

(a) "Family" means: (1) Husband; (2) Wife; (3) Children, either natural, adoptive, or step; (4) Mother, either natural, adoptive, or step; (5) Father, either natural, adoptive, or step; (6) Grandparents, either natural, adoptive, or step; (7) Brothers, either natural, adoptive, o…

(a) Pursuant to RSA 457:1-a, any person who meets eligibility requirements of RSA 457 may marry any other eligible person regardless of gender. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Cor 603.01 Derived from Volume XXXIX Number 41, Filed October 10, 2019, Proposed by #12891, Effective 9/28/2019…

The purpose of this rule shall be to establish procedures governing physical plant management for New Hampshire department of corrections (NHDOC) facilities. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Cor 701.01 Derived from Volume XXXIX Number 41, Filed October 10, 2019, Proposed by #12892, Effec…

This rule shall apply to all staff, residents, and the public. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Cor 701.02 Derived from Volume XXXIX Number 41, Filed October 10, 2019, Proposed by #12892, Effective 9/28/2019, Expires 9/28/2029.

"Physical plant" means all buildings on NHDOC property. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Cor 702.01 Derived from Volume XXXIX Number 41, Filed October 10, 2019, Proposed by #12892, Effective 9/28/2019, Expires 9/28/2029.

(a) The housing, industrial, work, recreational, and administrative areas of each facility shall be maintained in a manner, which meets the standards established for the facility by public health authorities in the state of New Hampshire. (b) The New Hampshire department of healt…

(a) Sanitation in the food service and food storage areas of each facility shall be maintained in a manner that meets He-P 802.23 adopted by the commissioner of the DHHS, for food service and food storage areas. (b) Departmental facilities shall provide each person in departmenta…

(a) The director of the New Hampshire department of safety, division of fire safety, or the local fire department shall be requested to inspect each residential facility of the department and its organizational sub-divisions, residential treatment unit, and the secure psychiatric…

(a) The New Hampshire department of health and human services, division of public health services, food protection or its designee shall be requested at least annually to inspect all food service areas of departmental facilities and to render a written report of the results of it…

The purpose of these rules is the implementation of RSA 227-E. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Crv 101.01 #7567, eff 9-28-01

"Commission" means the Connecticut River Valley Resource Commission established by RSA 227-E:3. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Crv 102.01 #7567, eff 9-28-01

The commission is comprised of 15 New Hampshire residents as follows: (a) A member of the North Country Council designated by the council; (b) A member of the Upper Valley-Lake Sunapee Council, designated by the council; (c) A member of the Southwest Regional Planning Commission …

The commission's responsibilities include: (a) Assembling and publishing a comprehensive inventory of natural resources ofthe Connecticut River valley; (b) Coordinating a regional promotional program with the department of resources and economic development; (c) Providing for int…

(a) Pursuant to RSA 483:8-a, IV the commission has been appointed by the commissioner of environnmental services to be the local river management advisory committee for the Connecticut River. (b) As the local river management advisory committee it works with the Vermont Connectic…

(a) The commission holds regular meetings each month. (b) The commission chair calls special commission meetings as needed or at the written request of three members. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Crv 103.04 #7567, eff 9-28-01

Pursuant to RSA 91-A:2, II, members of the public may attend and record commission meetings, except for those parts of the meetings which are nonpublic sessions as defined in RSA 91-A:3. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Crv 103.05 #7567, eff 9-28-01

(a) Notice of the time and place of commission meetings, excluding emergency meetings, shall be given to the public by the commission in accordance with RSA 91-A:2, II. (b) Information about the time and place of commission meetings shall also be available by telephone at the num…

(a) Minutes shall be kept of commission meetings and of official actions taken. (b) Such minutes shall: (1) Record the commission members participating in each vote; and (2) Separately record the position of commission members who dissent, abstain or concur. Notes N.H. Admin. Cod…

(a) The office location and mailing address for the commission is:Connecticut River Valley Resource Commission Main Street P.O. Box 1182 Charlestown, New Hampshire 03603 (b) The telephone number for the commission is (603) 826-4800. (c) TTY/TDD users may reach the commission thro…

(a) Persons wishing to make submissions to, or requests of, the commission may mail a letter to the address stated in Crv 104.01(a), call the number stated in Crv 104.01(b) or communicate by TTY/TDD using the number stated in Crv 104.01(c). (b) Persons seeking information from th…

(a) Pursuant to RSA 91-A:4 members of the public may inspect and copy those records of the commission, including meeting minutes, which are public records and not exempt from disclosure under RSA 91-A:5 or other applicable law. (b) Public records shall be inspected and copied at …

The following terms have the following meanings throughout this title, unless the context requires otherwise: (a) "Account" means a separate ledger maintained within or for the trust to enable the trustee to make a separate accounting for holdings of a participant for the benefit…

RSA 195-H establishes the commission for the purpose of establishing a plan that will assist both residents of this state and non-residents to save for higher education costs. RSA 195-H further directs the commission to ensure the proper administration and management of such a sa…

The commission is an instrumentality of the state operating as an agency of the state pursuant to RSA 195-H. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Csp 102.02 #7082, eff 8-26-99; ss by #9583, eff 11-2-09

The commission shall consist of members who shall be appointed from time to time, and who shall serve, in accordance with RSA 195-H:2, I(a). The commission shall maintain a list of current members of the commission at the treasurer's office. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Csp 102.03 #7…

The commission shall appoint from its membership the following officers: (a) One person who shall be a member of the commission to serve as chairperson. The chairperson shall preside at all meetings of the commission. The chairperson shall serve until he or she is no longer a mem…

Quarterly meetings of the commission shall be held at such time and in such month as shall be fixed by the chairperson. The commission shall provide notice of the time and place for each meeting of the commission and conduct such meetings in accordance with RSA 91-A:2. Notes N.H.…