Market Intelligence Resource | May 12, 2017
New Hampshire Senate Bill 220, To Change The Definition Of Mental Illness For The Purpose Of Involuntary Commitment To Include Opioid Use
On January 4, 2017, the State of New Hampshire released this Senate Bill 220 to change the definition of mental illness for the purpose of involuntary commitment to include opioid use. The Department of Health and Human Services states that New HampshireĀ Hospital and other designated receiving facilities do not currently treat opioid abuse as part of their services.
Involuntary emergency admissions are evaluated in emergency departments of general hospitals. TheĀ Department estimates the average number of opioid related emergency department visits to be 16 individualsĀ per dayĶ¾ however, it is unknown how many of these instances would meet the . . .
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