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NH SB501
Bill
Status
2/26/2026
Primary Sponsor
Suzanne Prentiss
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AI Summary
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Expands authorization for ordering seclusion or restraint at New Hampshire Hospital and other designated receiving facilities to include physician associates and advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), in addition to physicians
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Applies to emergency treatment situations during personal safety emergencies within the mental health services system
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Amends RSA 135-C:57, V governing treatment rights related to freedom from seclusion or physical/pharmacological restraint
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Maintains requirement that seclusion or restraint may only be administered with informed consent of the person, or as emergency treatment imposed by law or rules adopted by the commissioner
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Takes effect 60 days after passage; requested by the Department of Health and Human Services
Legislative Description
Relative to authorization of seclusion or restraint during a personal safety emergency by a physician, physician associate, or advanced practice registered nurse.
Last Action
Introduced (in recess of) 02/19/2026 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs House Journal 5
2/26/2026