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Committee approves amendment to SB 515 to align QRTP rules and extend temporary counsel-exception period
Summary
SB 515 FN would correct state statutory language to match federal QRTP (Qualified Residential Treatment Program) requirements and keep in place a temporary exception allowing litigation to proceed when counsel cannot immediately be appointed; the committee adopted an amendment and voted the bill "ought to pass as amended."
Senator Pat Long presented SB 515 FN on behalf of the Department of Health and Human Services. The bill has two parts: it amends RSA 169-B/C/D language to correctly reflect federal Family First Prevention Services Act requirements for QRTP placements (a comprehensive assessment within 30 days by a qualified individual and judicial review within 60 days), and it would extend a temporary procedural allowance that lets litigation proceed when counsel cannot yet be appointed.
Susan Larrabee, DCYF general counsel, told the committee,…
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