New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
He - Department of Health and Human Services
Subtitle He-C - Commissioner, Department of Health and Human Services
Chapter He-C 900 - CHILD RESTRAINT AND SECLUSION PRACTICES
Part He-C 901 - LIMITATIONS ON CHILD RESTRAINT AND SECLUSION PRACTICES
Section He-C 901.08 - Review of Restraint and Seclusion Usage Records

(a) The department shall review the restraint and seclusion usage data reported in He-C 901.07.

(b) Pursuant to RSA 126-U:9, the department shall conduct periodic, regular review of records maintained by facilities regarding the use of seclusion and restraint.

(c) As part of the periodic, regular review of records in (b) above, the department shall convene a review committee comprised of a minimum of 2 individuals designated by the commissioner.

(d) The review committee in (c) above shall select a sample of 25 records maintained pursuant to RSA 126-U. The review committee may review all facility records should it find it necessary to determine whether each facility is in compliance with the requirements of RSA 126-U and He-C 900.

(e) As part of the review, the facility shall make its policies, as outlined in He-C 901.04, available to the review committee.

(f) Each facility's records shall be subject to an annual review by the review committee in (c) above. Additional review shall be conducted at the review committee's request, and at regular intervals during a facility's licensure or certification renewal process, as applicable, or as part of the annual inspection of the facility.

(g) The review committee shall examine the records to determine whether each facility is in compliance with the requirements of RSA 126-U and He-C 900.

(h) Within 45 calendar days of the completion of its review of a facility's records, the review committee shall submit a written report to the department.

(i) The report shall contain, at a minimum:

(j) Facilities shall permit the disability rights center access to its seclusion and restraint reports.