135-C:29-a Rescission of Involuntary Admission. – I. Following completion of an involuntary emergency admission certificate under RSA 135-C:28 and before custody of the person is accepted by a law enforcement officer pursuant to RSA 135-C:29, the certificate may be rescinded and the person who is the subject of the certificate released in any of the following circumstances: (a) A mobile crisis team under contract with the department of health and human services accepts transfer of the person's care. (b) An assertive community treatment team operated by a community mental health program accepts transfer of the person's care. (c) A community-based provider accepts transfer of the person's care. II. Following completion of an involuntary emergency admission certificate under RSA 135-C:28 and before custody of the person is accepted by a law enforcement officer pursuant to RSA 135-C:29, the certificate shall be rescinded and the person who is the subject of the certificate released if the physician , PA, or APRN who completed the certificate, or any other physician, PA, or APRN authorized to complete such certificates, finds that the person no longer meets the criteria of RSA d if the physician , PA, or APRN who completed the certificate, or any other physician, PA, or APRN authorized to complete such certificates, finds that the person no longer meets the criteria of RSA 135-C:27. III. No civil action shall be maintained against a person who rescinds an involuntary admission pursuant to paragraph I or II, provided that the person is acting in good faith within the limits of his or her authority. Source. 2018, 343:10, eff. July 1, 2018. 2019, 278:4, eff. Sept. 17, 2019.
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