N.H. Admin. Code § Cor 410.02 - Secure Psychiatric Unit (SPU) Assignments
(a) A
resident shall be a candidate for transfer to the (SPU) if the resident is:
(1) Classified at level BH-5, a behavioral
health score of 5, and is a danger to self or others;
(2) Observed by a behavioral health clinician
engaging in behavior that would qualify the resident for reclassification to
level BH-5 and is dangerous to self or others;
(3) Certified by a psychiatric provider as
needing management or treatment in a secure psychiatric facility; or
(4) Ordered transferred by the superior court
of the sentencing jurisdiction.
(b) If a court order is issued, delivery of a
copy of the order to the administrator of SPU shall initiate the
transfer.
(c) Whenever any of the
necessary criteria listed in section (a), above are met, the administrator of
the behavioral health unit or designee, in consultation with the administrator
of SPU, shall initiate proceedings by completing and submitting to the SPU a
"Transfer of a Person Under Departmental Control to the Secure Psychiatric Unit
for Behavioral Health Treatment Services Pursuant to
RSA 623:1"
form, (Rev. 02/2018).
(d) The
completed transfer form shall be forwarded to the SPU prior to the transfer of
the resident so that admission arrangements can be made.
(e) If a person in the custody of the
commissioner needs emergency treatment and requires immediate transfer to the
SPU, the due process review shall occur within 24 hours following the transfer,
and shall be executed as outlined within Cor 504.07.
(f) A resident who agrees to be transferred
to the SPU shall sign the form in (c) above.
Notes
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