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NH Rev Stat § 161-I:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161-I - Personal Care Services|Section 161-I:7 - Rulemaking.

    161-I:7 Rulemaking. –||The commissioner shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to:||I. Criteria for approving home health or other qualified agencies to offer personal care services, including but not limited to:||(a) Qualifications and training of providers.||(b) Oversight of providers.||(c) Service definition.||(d) Reporting requirements.||(e) Record-keeping.||(f) Personnel requirements.||(g) Care planning.||(h) Service delivery oversight.||(i) Scope of service.||(j) Quality assurance measures.||(k) Structure of the business entity.||II. The provision of personal care services by personal care services providers, including the provision of consumer-directed personal care services.||III. The provision of intermediary services by a home health agency or other qualified agency to facilitate the delivery of consumer-directed personal care services.||IV. The use of a representative in consumer-directed services.||V. Guidelines for state-authorized plans of care.||VI. Criteria for the authorization of reimbursement of a parent for the provision of personal care services pursuant to RSA 161-I:3-a.|||Source. 2000, 255:1. 2006, 132:3, eff. July 18, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 161-I:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161-I - Personal Care Services|Section 161-I:8 - Repealed by 2016, 252:2, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.

    161-I:8 Repealed by 2016, 252:2, eff. Nov. 1, 2016. –|
NH Rev Stat § 161-J:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161-J - Assisted Living Residences, Independent Living Retirement Communities, and Housing for Older Persons|Section 161-J:1 - Purpose.

    161-J:1 Purpose. –||The purpose of this chapter is to establish standards for the uniform disclosure of information to consumers of costs and services provided by assisted living residences, independent living retirement communities, and housing for older persons, as well as rules and policies governing advance payments, rate increases, termination of agreements and the rights and responsibilities of residents, to enable consumers to make informed choices and comparisons.|||Source. 2002, 192:1. 2003, 114:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.|
NH Rev Stat § 161-J:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161-J - Assisted Living Residences, Independent Living Retirement Communities, and Housing for Older Persons|Section 161-J:3 - Applicability.

    161-J:3 Applicability. –||This chapter shall apply to assisted living residences as defined in RSA 161-J:2, II, independent living retirement communities as defined in RSA 161-J:2, III-a, and housing for older persons as defined in RSA 161-J:2, III. This chapter shall not apply to continuing care communities as defined in RSA 420-D or condominiums as defined in RSA 356-B:3, V.|||Source. 2002, 192:1. 2003, 114:4, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.|
NH Rev Stat § 161-J:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161-J - Assisted Living Residences, Independent Living Retirement Communities, and Housing for Older Persons|Section 161-J:4 - Residential Services Agreement.

    161-J:4 Residential Services Agreement. –||I. A person shall not begin residency in an assisted living residence, an independent living retirement community, or housing for older persons unless a representative of the residence and either the proposed resident or the proposed resident's representative reads and signs a residential services agreement that complies with the provisions of this chapter. Upon signing of the agreement, the residence shall give the resident and the resident's representative, if any, a copy of the agreement and place a copy in the resident's file.||II. A residential services agreement shall:||(a) Set forth the rates charged by the residence, including the base rate and the cost of any available services that are not included in the base rate.||(b) Specifically describe the services and accommodations to be provided by the assisted living residence or housing for older persons, and identify which services are included in the base rate.||(c) Specify the policies relative to rate increases or increases in the costs of services, including the period of advance notice that will be provided to residents of changes in rates or costs.||(d) Set forth the policies and procedures for termination of the agreement.||(e) State the amount and purpose of any advance payments required by the residence.||(f) Set forth the residence's policy for refund of advance payments in the event of termination of the contract or death of the resident.||(g) If the residence is licensed pursuant to RSA 151, provide notice of the resident's rights in the event of a temporary absence from the facility, in accordance with RSA 151:25, and the resident's rights in the event of a proposed transfer or discharge from the facility, in accordance with RSA 151:26.||(h) Set forth the circumstances under which an eviction, discharge or transfer to another residence or facility may occur, including situations in which the resident's needs would exceed what the residence could provide, and the responsibility of the residence in transitioning the resident to another location.||(i) Include or attach a copy of the rules or policies governing resident conduct and responsibilities and the procedures for handling resident grievances.||(j) Include as a cover sheet a standard disclosure summary in the form set forth in RSA 161-J:5, using a minimum type size of 14 point.||(k) Include a statement affirming that the proposed resident has received the residential services agreement and attached standard disclosure summary, that the resident has read it or it has been read to the resident and that the resident understands its contents.||(l) Include any other disclosures or information required by RSA 151 or RSA 420-D, if applicable and any other provisions of state or federal law.|||Source. 2002, 192:1. 2003, 114:5, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.|
NH Rev Stat § 161-J:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161-J - Assisted Living Residences, Independent Living Retirement Communities, and Housing for Older Persons|Section 161-J:5 - Standard Disclosure Summary.

    161-J:5 Standard Disclosure Summary. –||I. The standard disclosure summary, which shall accompany a residential services agreement, shall be in a form adopted by the commissioner of the department of health and human services by rule pursuant to RSA 541-A.||II. A copy of the residential services agreement shall be given to prospective residents upon request and at least 24 hours prior to signing.|||Source. 2002, 192:1. 2003, 114:6, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.|
NH Rev Stat § 161-J:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161-J - Assisted Living Residences, Independent Living Retirement Communities, and Housing for Older Persons|Section 161-J:6 - Advance Payments and Security Deposits.

    161-J:6 Advance Payments and Security Deposits. –||The residence shall establish a written policy for the refund of unused advance payments or security deposits in the event of termination of a residential services agreement or death of a resident which shall include the terms and conditions under which the advance payment money or security deposit may be withheld by the residence. Advance payments other than security deposits shall be subject to the terms and conditions contained in RSA 161-J:4, II. Security deposits shall be subject to the terms and conditions contained in RSA 540-A:6 and RSA 540-A:7.|||Source. 2002, 192:1. 2013, 61:1, eff. June 6, 2013.|
NH Rev Stat § 161-J:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161-J - Assisted Living Residences, Independent Living Retirement Communities, and Housing for Older Persons|Section 161-J:7 - Applicability of RSA 540 and 540-A.

    161-J:7 Applicability of RSA 540 and 540-A. –||All provisions of RSA 540 and RSA 540-A shall apply to independent living retirement communities and housing for older persons where the residential premises, however designated, are leased or rented to the resident, unless otherwise provided by RSA 151 and RSA 420-D or other applicable law.|||Source. 2002, 192:1. 2003, 114:7. 2013, 61:2, eff. June 6, 2013.|
NH Rev Stat § 161-J:7-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161-J - Assisted Living Residences, Independent Living Retirement Communities, and Housing for Older Persons|Section 161-J:7-a - Applicability of RSA 161-M.

    161-J:7-a Applicability of RSA 161-M. –||All provisions of RSA 161-M shall apply to independent living retirement communities, defined in RSA 161-J:2, III-a, and housing for older persons, defined in RSA 161-J:2, III.|||Source. 2014, 203:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 161-J:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161-J - Assisted Living Residences, Independent Living Retirement Communities, and Housing for Older Persons|Section 161-J:8 - Enforcement.

    161-J:8 Enforcement. –||In addition to other appropriate penalties, any violation of the provisions of this chapter shall constitute an unfair or deceptive act or practice within the meaning of RSA 358-A. Any right, remedy or power set forth in RSA 358-A may be used to enforce the provisions of this chapter.|||Source. 2002, 192:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2003.|
NH Rev Stat § 161-J:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161-J - Assisted Living Residences, Independent Living Retirement Communities, and Housing for Older Persons|Section 161-J:9 - Use of Term "Assisted Living."

    161-J:9 Use of Term "Assisted Living." –||The term "assisted living" may only be used in a title, brochure, admission agreement, or other written or promotional materials by an entity that is licensed pursuant to RSA 151.|||Source. 2003, 114:8, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.|
NH Rev Stat § 161-J:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161-J - Assisted Living Residences, Independent Living Retirement Communities, and Housing for Older Persons|Section 161-J:10 - Registration With Department of Justice.

    161-J:10 Registration With Department of Justice. –||Any person, corporation, partnership, association or other entity operating an independent living retirement community in this state shall file an annual registration statement with the consumer protection bureau of the department of justice, with a copy to the department of health and human services, bureau of health facilities administration. The registration statement shall include the name and address of the independent living retirement community, the name and address of the registered agent if a corporation, and a complete description of the type of all available services. The independent living retirement community shall insure that the registration statement is available to all current and prospective residents of the community upon request.|||Source. 2003, 114:8, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.|
NH Rev Stat § 161-K:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161-K - New Hampshire Pharmaceutical Assistance Program|Section 161-K:1 - Definitions.

    161-K:1 Definitions. –||In this chapter:||I. "Asset test" means the asset limits as defined by the Medicare Modernization Act.||II. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the department of health and human services.||III. "Contractor" means the person, partnership, or corporate entity which has an approved contract with the department to administer the pharmaceutical assistance program as established under this chapter.||IV. "Department" means the department of health and human services.||V. "Enrollee" means a resident of this state who meets the conditions relating to eligibility for the New Hampshire pharmaceutical assistance program established under this chapter and whose application for enrollment has been approved by the department.||VI. "Federal poverty guidelines" means the federal poverty guidelines updated annually in the federal register by the United States Department of Health and Human Services under the authority of 42 U.S.C. section 9909(2).||VII. "Liquid assets" means assets used in the eligibility determination process as defined by the MMA.||VIII. "Medicaid dual eligible" or "dual eligible" means a person who is eligible for medicare and medicaid as defined by the Medicare Modernization Act.||IX. "Medicare Modernization Act" or " MMA" means the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003.||X. "Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit" means the prescription benefit provided under the Medicare Modernization Act, as it may vary from one PDP to another.||XI. "Participating pharmacy" means a pharmacy that elects to participate as a pharmaceutical provider and enters into a participating network agreement with the department.||XII. "Prescription drug plan" or "PDP" means non-governmental drug plans under contract with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to provide prescription benefits under the Medicare Modernization Act.||XIII. "Program" means the New Hampshire pharmaceutical assistance program established in this chapter.||XIV. "Resident" means a person who has lived within this state for a period of at least 90 consecutive days and who meets the conditions as set forth in RSA 161-K:5. An individual is a resident until the individual establishes a permanent residence outside of the state.|||Source. 2005, 294:1, eff. July 26, 2005.|
NH Rev Stat § 161-K:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161-K - New Hampshire Pharmaceutical Assistance Program|Section 161-K:2 - New Hampshire Pharmaceutical Assistance Program; Eligibility; Enrollment.

    161-K:2 New Hampshire Pharmaceutical Assistance Program;  Eligibility;  Enrollment. –||I. The commissioner is authorized to establish a New Hampshire pharmaceutical assistance program which shall be administered by the department. The program shall coordinate prescription drug coverage with the prescription drug benefit under the federal Medicare Modernization Act. Persons eligible for the drug benefits under this program are as follows:||(a) A resident who is 65 years of age or older, or is disabled and receiving a social security benefit and is enrolled in the medicare program.||(b) The resident has a household income at or below 150 percent of the federal poverty guidelines.||(c) The resident meets the asset test.||(d) The resident is not a member of a Medicare Advantage Plan that provides a prescription drug benefit.||(e) The resident is not a member of a retirement plan that is receiving a benefit under the MMA.||II. The department shall give initial enrollment priority to the medicaid dual eligible population. A second enrollment priority shall be offered to medicare eligible applicants with annual household incomes up to 150 percent of the federal poverty guidelines who also meet the asset test. Enrollment for medicaid dual eligible persons shall take effect no later than October 1, 2005. Medicaid dual eligible persons may be automatically enrolled into the program, with the provision that they may opt out of the program if they so choose. The department shall determine the procedures for automatic enrollment in, and election out of the program. Applicants meeting the qualifications set forth in this chapter may begin enrolling into the program as determined by the department.||III. An individual or married couple meeting the eligibility requirements in paragraph I who are not medicaid dual eligible may apply for enrollment in the program by submitting an application to the department that attests to the age, residence, household income, and liquid assets of the individual or couple.|||Source. 2005, 294:1, eff. July 26, 2005.|
NH Rev Stat § 161-K:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161-K - New Hampshire Pharmaceutical Assistance Program|Section 161-K:3 - Duties of the Department.

    161-K:3 Duties of the Department. –||In providing program benefits the department may:||I. Enter into a contract with one or more prescription drug plans to coordinate the prescription benefits of the program and the federal law.||II. Require that pharmaceutical manufacturers provide medicaid level, or greater, rebates in order for the manufacturer's products to be available to the enrollees of the program. These rebates shall be no less than those provided to medicaid under Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act.||III. Preliminarily enroll or re-enroll beneficiaries into a preferred Medicare Part D plan, or disenroll such beneficiaries from another non-preferred PDP with an "opt out" provision for the individual. Individuals that opt out of the preferred PDP shall remain enrolled in the program unless they choose to disenroll from such program.||IV. Prescribe the application and enrollment procedures for prospective enrollees.||V. Select, in accordance with applicable state law, a contractor to assist in administration of the program or negotiate program administrative functions with a preferred PDP plan. Program benefits shall begin January 1, 2006. For persons meeting the eligibility requirements in RSA 161-K:2, the program may pay all or some of the deductibles, co-insurance payments, premiums, and co-payments required under the Medicare Part D pharmacy benefit program.|||Source. 2005, 294:1, eff. July 26, 2005.|
NH Rev Stat § 161-K:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161-K - New Hampshire Pharmaceutical Assistance Program|Section 161-K:4 - Limitations on Benefits; Program as Payor of Last Resort.

    161-K:4 Limitations on Benefits;  Program as Payor of Last Resort. –||I. Benefits provided under this program shall be limited to the amount of appropriations.||II. The program shall be the payor of last resort, and is meant to cover costs for participants that are not covered by the Medicare Part D program.||III. Except for dual eligibles during the transition period during which they are being moved from medicaid to a Medicare Part D program, applicants who are qualified for coverage of payments for prescription drugs under a public assistance program are ineligible for the program as long as they are so qualified.||IV. Applicants who are qualified for full coverage of payments for prescription drugs under another plan of assistance or insurance are ineligible to receive benefits from the program as long as they are eligible to receive pharmacy benefits from such other plan.||V. Applicants who are qualified for partial payments for prescription drugs under another insurance plan are eligible for the program, but may receive reduced assistance from the program.|||Source. 2005, 294:1, eff. July 26, 2005.|
NH Rev Stat § 161-K:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161-K - New Hampshire Pharmaceutical Assistance Program|Section 161-K:5 - Residence Criteria.

    161-K:5 Residence Criteria. –||I. A resident is a person who has lived within this state for a period of at least 90 consecutive days immediately preceding the date the applicant's application to participate in the program is received by the department. The applicant shall have or intend to have a fixed place of abode in this state, with the present intent of maintaining a permanent home in this state for the indefinite future. The burden of establishing proof of residence within this state is on the applicant. A resident shall also include those persons residing in long-term care institutions located within this state.||II. The department shall create standards for documenting proof of residence in this state. Documents used to show proof of residence shall show the applicant's name and address.|||Source. 2005, 294:1, eff. July 26, 2005.|
NH Rev Stat § 161-K:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161-K - New Hampshire Pharmaceutical Assistance Program|Section 161-K:6 - Rulemaking.

    161-K:6 Rulemaking. –||The commissioner shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to:||I. The application process.||II. The procedure for entering into contracts for the administration of the program.||III. Enrollment procedures.||IV. Forms and content of forms required by this chapter.|||Source. 2005, 294:1, eff. July 26, 2005.|
NH Rev Stat § 161-L:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161-L - New Hampshire Rx Advantage Program|Section 161-L:1 - Definitions.

    161-L:1 Definitions. –||In this chapter:||I. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the department of health and human services.||II. "Covered drugs" means drugs that are on the New Hampshire preferred drug list.||III. "Department" means the department of health and human services.||IV. "Dispensing fee" means a fee for each prescription dispensed by a pharmacy that is paid to the pharmacy.||V. [Repealed.]||VI. "Initial discounted price" for a drug means the price which has been discounted from a pharmacy's usual and customary charge that participating retail pharmacies may charge qualified residents participating in the program for that drug.||VII. "Labeler" means an entity or person that receives prescription drugs from a manufacturer or wholesaler and repackages those drugs for later retail sale and that has a labeler code from the federal Food and Drug Administration under 21 C.F.R. section 207.20.||VIII. "Participating retail pharmacy" or "retail pharmacy" means a retail pharmacy located in this state, or another business licensed to dispense prescription drugs in this state, that participates in the program.||IX. "Program" means the New Hampshire Rx advantage program established under this chapter.||X. "Qualified resident" means a resident of this state who has a family income equal to or less than 300 percent of the federal poverty level and who self-qualifies as an enrollee in the program. "Qualified resident" also means a resident of this state whose family incurs unreimbursed expenses for prescription drugs that equal 5 percent or more of family income or whose total unreimbursed medical expenses equal 15 percent or more of family income. For purposes of this definition, the cost of drugs provided under this chapter shall be considered an expense incurred by the family for eligibility determination purposes.||XI. "Secondary discounted price" means the initial discounted price minus any further discounts.||XII. "Usual and customary charge" means the charge a pharmacy charges a customer for a prescription drug.|||Source. 2007, 297:7, eff. Jan. 1, 2008. 2019, 134:8, I, 9, eff. June 25, 2019.|