CHAPTER 171-A SERVICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED
Involuntary Admission
Section 171-A:22
171-A:22 Conditions of Conditional Discharge. –
I. The administrator of a receiving facility may, with prior approval of the chief administrator of the state developmental services system or designee, grant a conditional discharge to any person who consents, by an informed decision, to participate in continuing services from an area agency, who agrees to be subject to any rules adopted by the chief administrator relative to conditional discharge, and who agrees to comply with the conditions of the discharge. The administrator of the facility or designee shall prepare, deliver a copy of, and read and explain to the person being conditionally discharged a written statement in clear and understandable language of the conditions of conditional discharge and a warning that violation of those conditions may result in revocation of the conditional discharge pursuant to RSA 171-A:23.
II. A conditional discharge shall not exceed the period of time remaining on the order of involuntary admission and shall become absolute at the end of its term, unless extended by the court.