{"data":{"id":"us-nh/rsa-169-d-5-c","jurisdiction":"us-nh","citation":"RSA 169-D:5-c","heading":"Voluntary Services.","body":"The department shall assess whether to offer the child and family, on a voluntary basis, any services permitted under RSA 169-D:17 except out-of-home placement of the child. The department may decline to offer services to a child or family if it concludes that the child does not meet the definition of child in need of services in RSA 169-D:2, II, or if the department otherwise determines that voluntary services are not appropriate for the child or family. The department shall document the basis for its decision. Notwithstanding RSA 541-A, the department's decision shall not be subject to appeal, nor shall the fact that the department declined to offer voluntary services preclude a person from filing a petition under RSA 169-D:5, I. Voluntary services provided under this section shall not exceed 9 months, unless the department determines that an extension for an additional, specified period of time is appropriate.","path":["Title XII: PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELFARE","Chapter 169-D: CHILDREN IN NEED OF SERVICES"],"source_url":"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/XII/169-D/169-D-5-c.htm","current_through":"2025 regular legislative session, or December 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T13:50:52Z","sha256":"b14a998c22596494c9224ba6b8cb784ba2397adf11eaa5351de602703582bb60","source_id":"us-nh","stale":false,"prev":"us-nh/rsa-169-d-5-b","next":"us-nh/rsa-169-d-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}