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NH Rev Stat § 151:46 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XI - Hospitals and Sanitaria|Title 151 - Residential Care and Health Facility Licensing|Section 151:46 - Applicability; Limitations; Discharge or Transfer of Patient Unaffected.

    151:46 Applicability;  Limitations;  Discharge or Transfer of Patient Unaffected. –||I. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to create a private right of action against a hospital, a hospital employee, or a duly authorized agent of the hospital, or to otherwise supersede or replace existing rights or remedies under any other provision of law.||II. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to interfere with the rights of an agent operating under a valid advance directive under RSA 137-J.||III. Nothing in this subdivision shall delay medical care, or the discharge of a patient, or the transfer of a patient from a hospital to another facility.|||Source. 2015, 44:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.|
NH Rev Stat § 151:47 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XI - Hospitals and Sanitaria|Title 151 - Residential Care and Health Facility Licensing|Section 151:47 - Definitions.

    151:47 Definitions. –||In this subdivision:||I. "Ancillary staff member" means a staff member who neither has incidental contact on a recurring basis with residents or program participants nor has supervisory responsibility over staff members who have such contact.||II. "Contracted staff member" includes independent consultants, and staff of contractors and subcontractors.||III. "Covered administrative staff member" means the senior manager of the facility or program, including administrators, as well as managerial staff members that directly supervise covered direct service staff members.||IV. "Covered direct service staff member" means a staff member whose work involves extensive contact with residents or program participants in facilities or programs serving an adult population. Such staff members may include: licensed nursing assistants, nurse aides, personal care assistants, home health or personal care aides, licensed practical nurses, licensed vocational nurses, registered nurses, social workers, activity directors, and dietary staff. Covered direct service staff members shall not include those employees who provide care solely to pediatric clients or young adults who are not at risk for Alzheimer's or related dementias.||V. "Department" means the department of health and human services.||VI. "Employed staff member" includes full and part-time employees.||VII. "Facilities or programs" means residential facilities or home and community-based programs, serving an adult population, licensed as appropriate under this chapter, that provide supportive services including, but not limited to, skilled care facilities, intermediate care facilities, assisted living facilities, residential care for the elderly, adult day programs, home health, in-home services, or adult family care homes or programs that advertise specialty memory care that have residents or program participants with Alzheimer's disease or other dementias.||VIII. "Other covered staff member" means a staff member who has incidental contact on a recurring basis with residents or program participants, which may include housekeeping staff, front desk staff, maintenance staff, other administrative staff, and other individuals who have such incidental contact.||IX. "Staff member" includes full and part-time employees, independent consultants, and staff of contractors and subcontractors.|||Source. 2019, 346:366, eff. Jan. 1, 2020. 2020, 2:1, eff. Feb. 6, 2020.|
NH Rev Stat § 151:48 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XI - Hospitals and Sanitaria|Title 151 - Residential Care and Health Facility Licensing|Section 151:48 - Initial and Continuing Training in Dementia Required.

    151:48 Initial and Continuing Training in Dementia Required. –||I. Facilities and programs shall provide initial training to:||(a) All covered employed staff members hired on or after February 1, 2020, who shall complete initial training within 90 days of the commencement of employment.||(b) All covered employed staff members who were employed prior to the date under subparagraph (a) and who have not received equivalent training; such training shall be completed within 6 months of that date.||(c) Contracted staff members, at the expense of the consultant, contractor, or subcontractor, unless the consultant, contractor, or subcontractor provides documentation of successful completion of an evaluation equivalent to that required of employed staff members in paragraph V.||II. Each facility or program shall establish a system for ongoing onsite support, supervision, and mentoring for its staff with regard to the treatment and care of persons with dementia.||III. For covered direct service staff members and covered administrative staff members, at a minimum, the curriculum used for the initial training shall be consistent with recommendations from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the National Institute for Health's National Institute on Aging or the latest nationwide Alzheimer's Association Dementia Care Practice Recommendations and, at a minimum, cover the following topics:||(a) Alzheimer's disease and dementia;||(b) Person-centered care;||(c) Assessment and care planning;||(d) Activities of daily living; and||(e) Dementia related behaviors and communication.||IV. For other covered staff members, training shall include, at a minimum, communication issues related to dementia.||V. Initial dementia training shall be considered complete only after the staff member has demonstrated related competency.||VI. No training shall be required for ancillary staff members.|||Source. 2019, 346:366, eff. Jan. 1, 2020. 2020, 2:2, eff. Feb. 6, 2020.|
NH Rev Stat § 151:49 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XI - Hospitals and Sanitaria|Title 151 - Residential Care and Health Facility Licensing|Section 151:49 - Portability.

    151:49 Portability. –||I. The facility or staff shall issue a certificate to covered staff members upon completion of initial training, which shall be portable between settings. Provided that the covered staff member does not have a lapse of dementia related direct service or administration employment for 24 consecutive months or more, the covered staff member shall not be required to repeat the initial dementia training.||II. Covered staff members shall be responsible for maintaining records of certificates received.|||Source. 2019, 346:366, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.|
NH Rev Stat § 151:50 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XI - Hospitals and Sanitaria|Title 151 - Residential Care and Health Facility Licensing|Section 151:50 - Continuing Education.

    151:50 Continuing Education. –||The commissioner shall adopt rules to require at least 6 hours of initial continuing education for covered administrative staff members and covered direct service staff members and shall require at least 4 hours of ongoing training each calendar year. Such continuing education shall include new information on best practices in the treatment and care of persons with dementia.|||Source. 2019, 346:366, eff. Jan. 1, 2020. 2020, 2:3, eff. Feb. 6, 2020.|
NH Rev Stat § 151:51 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XI - Hospitals and Sanitaria|Title 151 - Residential Care and Health Facility Licensing|Section 151:51 - Requirements for Trainers; Training Costs.

    151:51 Requirements for Trainers;  Training Costs. –||Persons responsible for conducting in-person dementia trainings shall meet minimum criteria including: 2 years of work experience related to Alzheimer's disease or other dementias or in health care, gerontology, or other related field; and have completed training equivalent to the requirements provided herein. Covered staff members shall not be required to bear any of the cost of training or to attend trainings and shall receive their normal compensation when attending required trainings.|||Source. 2019, 346:366, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.|
NH Rev Stat § 151:52 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XI - Hospitals and Sanitaria|Title 151 - Residential Care and Health Facility Licensing|Section 151:52 - Departmental Oversight.

    151:52 Departmental Oversight. –||I. The department shall exercise oversight of a facility's or program's dementia training program as part of its comprehensive regulatory responsibilities. Such oversight shall:||(a) Ensure that the facility or program provides continuing education opportunities.||(b) Ensure that the facility or program uses online training programs or facility-based training that meets the requirements for dementia training in the state.||(c) Ensure compliance with any other requirements specified in this subdivision.||(d) Ensure compliance with federal regulations including 42 C.F.R. section 483.95.||(e) Permit the commissioner to grant, on a case-by-case basis, an extension for compliance with any specific provision of RSA 151:48, 151:49, or 151:50, if in the opinion of the commissioner, such an extension would be in the public interest. The commissioner of the department may adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A relative to procedures for such extensions.||II. The department may use all of its enforcement tools to ensure that facilities and programs comply with paragraph I.|||Source. 2019, 346:366, eff. Jan. 1, 2020. 2020, 2:4, eff. Feb. 6, 2020.|
NH Rev Stat § 151-A:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XI - Hospitals and Sanitaria|Title 151-A - Nursing Home Administrators|Section 151-A:1 - Definitions.

    151-A:1 Definitions. –||As used in this chapter, unless otherwise stated, the following terms shall have the respective meanings hereinafter set forth:||I. "Board" means the board of examiners of nursing home administrators of the state of New Hampshire.||II. "Secretary" means the secretary of the board of examiners of nursing home administrators of the state of New Hampshire.||III. "Nursing home administrator" means any individual who is charged with the general administration of a nursing home whether or not such individual has an ownership interest in such home and whether or not such individual's functions and duties are shared with one or more other individuals.||IV. "Nursing home" means any institution or facility, whether proprietary or non-proprietary, defined as a nursing home for licensing purposes pursuant to RSA 151, or the equivalent facility or facilities as defined by the secretary of the United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare.|||Source. 1969, 459:1. 1977, 477:1. 1998, 137:1, eff. Aug. 7, 1998.|
NH Rev Stat § 151-A:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XI - Hospitals and Sanitaria|Title 151-A - Nursing Home Administrators|Section 151-A:2 - Nursing Home Administrator License Required.

    151-A:2 Nursing Home Administrator License Required. –||No nursing home in the state may operate unless it is under the supervision of an administrator who holds a currently valid nursing home administrator's license and registration issued pursuant to this chapter. No person shall practice or offer to practice nursing home administration in this state or use any title, sign, card or device to indicate that such person is a nursing home administrator unless such person is duly licensed and registered as a nursing home administrator as required by this chapter. However, nothing in this chapter or the rules adopted under this chapter shall be construed to require an applicant for a license as a nursing home administrator who is certified by a recognized church or religious denomination which teaches reliance on spiritual means alone for healing as having been approved to administer institutions certified by such church or denomination for the care and treatment of the sick in accordance with its teachings, to demonstrate proficiency in any medical techniques or to meet any medical educational qualifications or medical standards not in accord with the remedial care and treatment provided in such institutions.|||Source. 1969, 459:1. 1977, 477:2. 1998, 137:2, eff. Aug. 7, 1998.|
NH Rev Stat § 151-A:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XI - Hospitals and Sanitaria|Title 151-A - Nursing Home Administrators|Section 151-A:3 - Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators.

    151-A:3 Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators. –||I. There shall be a board of examiners of nursing home administrators, which board shall be composed of 9 members, as follows: Four members shall be nursing home administrators duly licensed and registered under this chapter; four members shall be selected from other professions and institutions concerned with the care of chronically ill and infirm aged patients; and one member representative of the public at large; provided, however, that no more than 2 of the members of the board shall be officials or full time employees of state or local governments; and, provided further, that less than a majority of the board shall be representatives of a single profession or institutional category. All members of the board shall be citizens of the United States or shall have declared their intent to become citizens of the United States, and shall be residents of this state. The noninstitutional members shall have no direct financial interest in any nursing home.||II. Terms of Office. Three members of the initial board shall be appointed for a one-year term of office; 3 members of the initial board shall be appointed for a 2-year term of office; and 3 members of the initial board shall be appointed for a 3-year term of office. Thereafter, the term of office for each member of the board shall be 3 years. No member shall serve more than 2 consecutive full terms.||III. Nominations and Appointments.||(a) Appointments to the board shall be made by the governor after consultation with the associations and societies appropriate to the disciplines and professions representative of the vacancies to be filled.||(b) Each member of the board, before beginning the member's term of office, shall receive a certificate of appointment, and shall file the constitutional oath of office.||(c) The governor may remove any examiner for misconduct, incapacity, incompetence, or neglect of duty after the examiner so charged has been served with a written statement of charges and has been given an opportunity to be heard.||(d) [Repealed.]||IV. [Repealed.]||V. [Repealed.]||VI. [Repealed.]|||Source. 1969, 459:1. 1973, 83:1. 1977, 477:3, 4. 1985, 416:11. 1989, 337:1. 1998, 137:3, 4, eff. Aug. 7, 1998. 2010, 118:3, eff. July 1, 2010. 2015, 276:108, XVI, eff. July 1, 2015. 2021, 197:98, I and II, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 151-A:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XI - Hospitals and Sanitaria|Title 151-A - Nursing Home Administrators|Section 151-A:4 - Functions and Duties of the Board.

    151-A:4 Functions and Duties of the Board. –||I. It shall be the function and duty of the board to:||(a) Develop, impose, and enforce standards which must be met by individuals in order to receive a license as a nursing home administrator, which standards shall be designed to insure that nursing home administrators will be individuals who are of good character and are otherwise suitable, and who, by training or experience in the field of institutional administration, are qualified to serve as nursing home administrators;||(b) Develop and apply appropriate techniques, including examinations and investigations, for determining whether an individual meets such standards;||(c) Issue licenses and registrations to qualified individuals and invoke disciplinary actions for violations of the provisions of licensure or practice under this chapter. The disciplinary actions may include revocation or suspension of a license or registration, imposition of a fine, or reprimand or censure of the licensee. All disciplinary proceedings by the board shall meet due process requirements for notice and hearings as provided in RSA 541-A.||(d) Establish and carry out procedures designed to insure that individuals licensed as nursing home administrators will, during any period that they serve as such, comply with the requirements of such standards;||(e) Receive, investigate, and take appropriate action with respect to, any charge or complaint filed with the board to the effect that any individual licensed as a nursing home administrator has failed to comply with the requirements of such standards;||(f) Conduct a continuing study and investigation of nursing homes and administrators of nursing homes within the state with a view to the improvement of the standards imposed for the licensing of such administrators and of procedures and methods for the enforcement of such standards with respect to administrators of nursing homes who have been licensed as such.||II. The board or any committee thereof designated by the board acting in an official capacity, shall have the authority to issue subpoenas, compel the attendance of witnesses, administer oaths and take testimony of all matters within the jurisdiction of the board. The board shall not be bound by the strict rules of evidence in the conduct of its proceedings but any determinations made shall be founded upon sufficient legal evidence to sustain them.||III. [Repealed.]|||Source. 1969, 459:1. 1989, 337:2, 11, eff. Aug. 1, 1989.|
NH Rev Stat § 151-A:4-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XI - Hospitals and Sanitaria|Title 151-A - Nursing Home Administrators|Section 151-A:4-a - Rulemaking.

    151-A:4-a Rulemaking. –||The board shall adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A as may be necessary for the proper performance of its duties, and to take such other actions as may be necessary to enable the state:||I. To meet the requirements set forth in section 1908 of the Social Security Act and other federal requirements.||II. To establish and collect fees for examination of applicants, for temporary and emergency permits, and for transcribing and transferring records and other services.||III. To establish a schedule of fines.||IV. To establish procedures and requirements for disciplinary proceedings and criteria for disciplinary actions, including suspending, revoking or placing conditions on a license.||V. To establish standards and criteria for licensing, application and examination of applicants, and criteria for granting waivers of experience pursuant to RSA 151-A:5, II.||VI. To establish criteria for review and approval of educational requirements, including formal educational requirements for licensure or renewal and practical training requirements.||VII. To establish procedures for accepting and processing reports of violations of this chapter.|||Source. 1989, 337:3, eff. Aug. 1, 1989. 2014, 167:30, eff. July 1, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 151-A:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XI - Hospitals and Sanitaria|Title 151-A - Nursing Home Administrators|Section 151-A:5 - Qualifications for Admission to Examination.

    151-A:5 Qualifications for Admission to Examination. –||The board shall admit to examination for licensure as a nursing home administrator any candidate who pays a $300 licensing fee and submits evidence of good moral character and suitability prescribed by the board and evidence that the candidate is at least 21 years old and has completed preliminary education satisfactory to the board; provided:||I. That no applicant for licensure as a nursing home administrator shall be admitted to such licensing examination, nor shall such applicant be entitled to or be granted a license as a nursing home administrator unless such applicant shall submit written evidence, on forms provided for such purpose by the board, that the applicant has successfully completed a bachelor of science or bachelor of arts degree from an accredited school.||II. That no applicant for licensure as a nursing home administrator shall be admitted to such licensing examination, nor shall such applicant be entitled to or be granted a license as a nursing home administrator unless the applicant submits evidence satisfactory to the board that such applicant possesses such training or experience in the field of institutional administration as is required by the rules of the board, or has been granted a waiver by the board based on conditions established by rule.|||Source. 1969, 459:1. 1977, 477:5. 1989, 337:4. 1998, 137:5, eff. Aug. 7, 1998. 2014, 167:31, eff. July 1, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 151-A:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XI - Hospitals and Sanitaria|Title 151-A - Nursing Home Administrators|Section 151-A:6 - Examinations.

    151-A:6 Examinations. –||I. The board shall determine the subjects of examination for applicants for licensure as nursing home administrators, and the scope, content and format of such examinations which in any examination shall be the same for all candidates; provided, however, that such examinations shall include examination of the applicant to demonstrate the applicant's proficiency in the rules of the department of health and human services pertaining to health and safety.||II. Examinations shall be held at least 2 times each year, at such times and places as the board shall designate.|||Source. 1969, 459:1. 1989, 337:5. 1995, 310:181. 1998, 137:6, eff. Aug. 7, 1998.|
NH Rev Stat § 151-A:6-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XI - Hospitals and Sanitaria|Title 151-A - Nursing Home Administrators|Section 151-A:6-a - Criminal History Record Checks.

    151-A:6-a Criminal History Record Checks. –||I. Every applicant for initial or reciprocity licensure or reinstatement shall submit to the board a criminal history record release form, as provided by the New Hampshire division of state police, which authorizes the release of his or her criminal history record, if any, to the board.||II. The applicant shall submit with the release form a complete set of fingerprints taken by a qualified law enforcement agency or an authorized employee of the department of safety. In the event that the first set of fingerprints is invalid due to insufficient pattern, a second set of fingerprints shall be necessary in order to complete the criminal history records check. If, after 2 attempts, a set of fingerprints is invalid due to insufficient pattern, the board may, in lieu of the criminal history records check, accept police clearances from every city, town, or county where the person has lived during the past 5 years.||III. The board shall submit the criminal history records release form and fingerprint form to the division of state police which shall conduct a criminal history records check through its records and through the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Upon completion of the records check, the division of state police shall release copies of the criminal history records to the board.||IV. The board shall review the criminal record information prior to making a licensing decision and shall maintain the confidentiality of all criminal history records received pursuant to this section.||V. The applicant shall bear the cost of a criminal history record check.|||Source. 2016, 181:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2017. 2018, 318:7, eff. Aug. 24, 2018.|