N.H. Admin. Code § Cor 402.01 - Definitions

(a) "Administrative Home Confinement (AHC)" means an electronic monitoring program for eligible residents which is designed to provide a moderate to high level of supervision to those individuals granted access to the program and ensure program compliance is adhered to.

(b) "Behavioral health illness" means a substantial impairment of emotional process, or of the ability to exercise conscious control of ones' actions, or the ability to perceive reality or to reason, which impairment is manifested by instances of extremely abnormal behavior or extremely faulty perceptions. The term does not include impairment primarily caused by epilepsy, intellectual disability, continuous or sporadic periods of intoxication caused by substances such as alcohol or drugs, or dependence upon or addiction to any substances such as alcohol or drugs.

(c) "Correctional offender information system (CORIS)" means the software application utilized to manage information pertaining to residents which shall include but not be limited to, criminal history, housing assignments, job status, resident pay, disciplinary history, visitor information, and other administrative information.

(d) "Dangerous instrument" means an instrument or device that under the circumstances which it was used, is readily capable of causing death or serious bodily injury.

(e) "General Population" means residents who reside in non-restrictive housing units.

(f) "Harm to himself or herself or others" means a resident has within the preceding 40 days, inflicted or attempted to inflict bodily harm on himself, herself, or another or threatened to inflict serious bodily harm to himself, herself, or another, or attempted suicide or serious self-injury and there is a strong possibility that these attempted acts will occur again if the resident is not hospitalized. This term can also mean resident behavior demonstrates that he or she lacks the capacity to care for his or her own welfare, that death, serious bodily injury, or serious debilitation would ensue if hospitalization does not occur.

(g) A "major rule violation" means the highest level of institutional resident rule violation and is considered as serious or, severe, and shall be subject to disciplinary action. The term includes "A" level rule violations.

(h) A "minor rule violation" means a moderate to minimal level of institutional resident rule violation and would constitute as a minor or inconsequential rule violation, and is subject to disciplinary action. The term includes "B" and "C" level rule violations.

(i) "MITTIMUS" means a court order directing a sheriff or other police officer to escort a convict to a prison, or commands a jailer to safely keep a felon until he or she can be transferred to a prison. The term includes the transcript of the conviction and sentencing stages, which is duly certified by a clerk of court.

(j) "No Job Available (NJA)" means no current vacancies exist where a resident may be placed to work.

(k) "Pending Administrative Review (PAR)" means "Pending Administrative Review" as defined in Cor 101.18.

(l) "Reduced Pay Status (RPS)" means a reduction in resident pay for reasons which include, but are not limited to, a change in job, change in job status, or suspension from a job assignment.

(m) "Resident" means a person who has been committed to the custody of the commissioner pursuant to a court order, or is transferred to the custody of the commissioner from a confinement facility outside the state prison system where the person was confined pursuant to a court order. The term includes "inmates", "patients", "probationers", and "parolees".

(n) "Secure Psychiatric Unit (SPU)" means "Secure psychiatric unit" as defined in Cor 101.29.

(o) "Transitional Housing Unit (THU)" means a housing unit or facility where residents are assigned for minimum security or work release while preparing for release from institutional settings back into the community.

(p) "Transitional Work Center (TWC)" means a housing unit or facility where residents are assigned for minimum security while preparing for release from institutional settings back into the community.

(q) "Weapon" means a firearm in the individual's possession, knife or bladed instrument, dangerous instrument, explosives, incendiaries, or other items which may be utilized to inflict bodily harm or death to the individual or another.

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N.H. Admin. Code § Cor 402.01

#7449, eff 2-6-01; ss by #9384, INTERIM, eff 2-3-09, EXPIRES: 8-3-09; ss by #9509, eff 7-8-09

Amended by Volume XXXVII Number 41, Filed October 12, 2017, Proposed by #12396, Effective 9/29/2017, Expires 3/28/2018. Amended by Volume XXXVIII Number 15, Filed April 12, 2018, Proposed by #12503, Effective 3/23/2018, Expires 3/23/2028. Amended by Volume XXXIX Number 24, Filed June 13, 2019, Proposed by #12777, Effective 5/11/2019, Expires 5/11/2029.