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NH Rev Stat § 161-F:73 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161-F - Elderly and Adult Services|Section 161-F:73 - Definitions.

    161-F:73 Definitions. –||In this subdivision:||I. "Adult in-home care" means caring by a person who is neither a professional nor a paraprofessional for an elderly or vulnerable adult's needs for food, activity, home care, and personal care for a portion of the 24-hour day in the adult's independent living situation. Such services are limited to those the department finds are appropriate and are determined by the provider agency to be within the expertise and abilities of the caregiver and may include, but not be limited to, assistance in the following: walking, dressing, bathing, eating, meal preparation, shopping, light housekeeping, sewing, laundry and other errands.||II. "Adult in-home care provider" means any organization, business entity, or subdivision of such organization or entity, whether public or private, whether operated for profit or not, which is engaged in arranging or providing, directly or through contract arrangement, adult in-home care services. An adult in-home care provider may also be an individual, 18 years of age or older who, in the judgment of the department, is reliable and able to meet the needs of the individual being cared for.||III. "Supervision" means the initial assessment and reassessment by the provider of the person requiring the in-home care to determine the necessary and appropriate services. Supervision also includes the directions given by nurses, social workers, or other professionals to the person providing the actual care.|||Source. 1989, 7:1. 1995, 310:175, eff. Nov. 1, 1995. 2016, 59:11, eff. July 4, 2016.|
NH Rev Stat § 161-F:74 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161-F - Elderly and Adult Services|Section 161-F:74 - Administration; Services.

    161-F:74 Administration;  Services. –||I. The department shall administer this subdivision and shall coordinate adult in-home care services with existing home care resources. The department shall provide the services on behalf of eligible adults from adult in-home care providers. To the extent possible, the purchase of services shall be coordinated through local agencies.||II. Services provided to an individual may be on a full- or part-time basis. The eligibility of persons shall be determined under rules adopted by the commissioner.|||Source. 1989, 7:1. 1995, 310:175, 183, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 161-F:75 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161-F - Elderly and Adult Services|Section 161-F:75 - Rulemaking.

    161-F:75 Rulemaking. –||The commissioner shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to:||I. Cost and the methods of payment for adult in-home care services.||II. Qualifications of providers.||III. Further definition of services to be provided under this subdivision.||IV. Requirements for eligibility for services.||V. [Repealed.]|||Source. 1989, 7:1. 1995, 310:183. 2012, 171:26, VIII, eff. Aug. 10, 2012.|
NH Rev Stat § 161-F:76 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161-F - Elderly and Adult Services|Section 161-F:76 - Purpose.

    161-F:76 Purpose. –||Over 80 percent of long-term care services are provided by unpaid family caregivers. It is in the state's best interest to support these caregivers to maintain their family member at home. The purpose of this chapter is to provide support to these caregivers in their role as primary caregivers for aging family members.|||Source. 2010, 81:1, eff. July 18, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 161-F:77 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161-F - Elderly and Adult Services|Section 161-F:77 - Definitions.

    161-F:77 Definitions. –||In this subdivision:||I. "Caregiver support services" includes, but is not limited to, assessment, individual and caregiver centered planning and assistance, information and referral, respite care, caregiver support groups, educational materials, and emergency and outreach services.||II. "ServiceLink Resource Center" or "SLRC" means the statewide network of locally administered community-based resources for seniors, adults with disabilities, and their families.|||Source. 2010, 81:1, eff. July 18, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 161-F:78 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161-F - Elderly and Adult Services|Section 161-F:78 - Administration; Services.

    161-F:78 Administration;  Services. –||Subject to available federal, state, and local funding, the department shall administer this subdivision and shall coordinate caregiver support services with existing services to caregivers and older adults. Caregiver support services shall be provided in a manner which develops person-centered, comprehensive, responsive, and flexible support to caregivers in their role as the primary caregivers for aging family members.|||Source. 2010, 81:1, eff. July 18, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 161-F:79 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161-F - Elderly and Adult Services|Section 161-F:79 - Regional Caregiver Support Services.

    161-F:79 Regional Caregiver Support Services. –||The department shall maintain a caregiver support program in each SLRC. A caregiver support specialist shall be available within each SLRC region to assist caregivers in assessing their needs and accessing support and services; including generic community resources, state and federally funded support services, and other services as available.|||Source. 2010, 81:1, eff. July 18, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 161-F:80 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161-F - Elderly and Adult Services|Section 161-F:80 - Rulemaking.

    161-F:80 Rulemaking. –||The commissioner shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A relative to:||I. Further definition of services to be provided under this subdivision.||II. Requirements for eligibility for services.||III. Manner of providing services under RSA 161-F:78.||IV. Assignment and roles of caregiver support specialists pursuant to RSA 161-F:79.|||Source. 2010, 81:1, eff. July 18, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 161-H:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161-H - Medical Child Support|Section 161-H:1 - Definitions.

    161-H:1 Definitions. –||In this chapter:||I. "Dependent child" means any natural or adoptive child or stepchild who has not terminated high school education or reached the age of 18 years, whichever is later, or becomes married or otherwise emancipated, or becomes a member of the armed services.||II. "Department" means the New Hampshire department of health and human services.||III. "Employer" means any person, firm, corporation, or association, or any political subdivision or department of the state or federal government, which employs a person or pays wages or any other compensation.||IV. "Insurer" means a group health plan, as defined in section 607(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Act of 1974, a health maintenance organization, or an entity offering a service benefit plan.||V. "Medical assistance" means medical assistance granted under RSA 161 and RSA 167.||VI. "Medical child support order" means any valid judgment or order to provide health coverage for dependent children issued by any court or administrative body of the state of New Hampshire or any other state, including an order in a final decree of divorce.||VI-a. "National Medical Support Notice" means a notice conforming to section 401(b) of the Child Support Performance and Incentive Act of 1998, and implementing federal regulations.||VII. "Obligor" means the person found to be legally liable for medical child support.||VIII. "Wages" means compensation paid or payable for personal services, whether denominated as wages, salary, commission, bonus, or otherwise, and specifically includes periodic payments pursuant to pension or retirement programs, disability plans, unemployment compensation, and workers' compensation payments.|||Source. 1994, 214:1. 1995, 310:119. 2002, 56:1, eff. June 25, 2002.|
NH Rev Stat § 161-H:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161-H - Medical Child Support|Section 161-H:3 - Assignment of Wages.

    161-H:3 Assignment of Wages. –||I. Medical child support orders issued on or after October 1, 1994, shall include a provision indicating that they may be subject to wage assignment, when the conditions of RSA 161-H:2, V have been met.||II. The department shall be responsible for the administration of medical support orders for children eligible for medical assistance.||III. The department may take legal action to institute wage withholding under this chapter to enforce medical child support orders for children receiving medical assistance.||IV. All medical child support orders administered and enforced by the department shall be subject to immediate wage withholding, except when the department accepts an alternative arrangement for payment from the obligor or when the court or administrative body finds there is good cause not to require immediate wage withholding.||V. Any amount withheld by the department under this section shall be subject to the requirements of RSA 161-H:2, V(c) as well as the exemptions in RSA 511:2, and the total amount withheld shall not exceed the amount specified in 15 U.S.C. 1673(b).|||Source. 1994, 214:1; 403:6. 1995, 310:175, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 161-H:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161-H - Medical Child Support|Section 161-H:4 - Notice to Obligor.

    161-H:4 Notice to Obligor. –||Before notice of the wage withholding may be given to the employer, the obligor shall be given at least 15 days' prior notice of the commencement of wage withholding procedures under this chapter. The notice to the obligor shall include:||I. The amount to be withheld.||II. A statement that the withholding applies to any current or subsequent employment.||III. The procedures for contesting withholding and that the only basis for contesting withholding is a mistake of fact.||IV. The period within which the payor must contact the state in order to contest the withholding and that the failure to notify the state within the specified time limit will result in the commencement of withholding procedures.|||Source. 1994, 214:1, eff. Oct. 1, 1994.|
NH Rev Stat § 161-H:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161-H - Medical Child Support|Section 161-H:5 - Notice to Employer.

    161-H:5 Notice to Employer. –||Before the commencement of withholding procedures, the obligor's employer shall be given notice of the following:||I. The amount to be withheld and that it cannot exceed the limits set under RSA 161-H:2, V.||II. That the employer must implement withholding no later than the first pay period that occurs after 14 days after the notice was mailed.||III. That the withholding is binding on the employer until further notice.||IV. That the employer must send the withheld amount to the state or other payee at the same time the obligor is paid.||V. That the employer is liable for the accumulated amount it should have withheld if it fails to withhold in accordance with the provisions of the notice.||VI. That the withholding under this section shall have priority over any other legal process under state law against the same wages, with the exception of claims for current or past due child support.||VII. That in addition to the amount withheld for medical child support, the employer may deduct a fee of $1 for each withholding for the administrative cost incurred as a result of the withholding procedures.||VIII. That the employers shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of up to $1,000 for discharging, refusing to employ, or taking any disciplinary action against an obligor because of the withholding procedures.||IX. That the employer shall notify the state or other payee within 15 days of the obligor's termination of employment, and shall provide the obligor's last known address and the name of and address of the present employer, if known.||X. That the employer shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor for failure to comply with the provisions of paragraphs I-V.||XI. That the employer shall be liable for an administrative fine of $100 per pay period for each employee who has wage assignment obligations with that employer payable directly to the department with respect to whom the employer has willfully failed to comply with the provisions of paragraphs II and IV. Prior to assessing such fine against the employer, the department shall notify the employer of its intent to assess the fine, the amount of the fine, the date by which the fine is payable, and shall provide the employer with the opportunity to contest the imposition of the fine. The only basis for contesting the imposition of such fine is a mistake of fact or that the employer did not knowingly fail to comply with the provisions of paragraphs II and IV.|||Source. 1994, 214:1. 1995, 310:175, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 161-H:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161-H - Medical Child Support|Section 161-H:6 - Opportunity to Contest Withholding.

    161-H:6 Opportunity to Contest Withholding. –||I. Within 45 days after the date of the notice to the obligor required by RSA 161-H:4, the department shall:||(a) Provide to the obligor an opportunity to present his case to the department.||(b) Determine if the withholding will occur based on an evaluation of the facts.||(c) Provide notice to the obligor of whether or not the withholding will occur, and, if it is to occur, include in the notice the time when the withholding will begin and the information given to the employer in the notice required under RSA 161-H:5.||II. If the obligor contests the withholding as provided in this section, the notice to the employer required under RSA 161-H:5 shall not be sent until a decision has been made under subparagraph I(b).||III. Where an individual or legal representative is seeking to establish or implement a wage assignment under this section, a judicial determination shall be made prior to institution of the wage assignment.|||Source. 1994, 214:1. 1995, 310:175, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 161-H:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161-H - Medical Child Support|Section 161-H:7 - Withholding at the Request of the Obligor.

    161-H:7 Withholding at the Request of the Obligor. –||Upon the request of the obligor, the department may establish wage withholding under this section.|||Source. 1994, 214:1. 1995, 310:175, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 161-H:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161-H - Medical Child Support|Section 161-H:8 - Termination of Wage Assignment.

    161-H:8 Termination of Wage Assignment. –||The department shall provide the termination of withholding in cases when the obligation has terminated.|||Source. 1994, 214:1. 1995, 310:175, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 161-H:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161-H - Medical Child Support|Section 161-H:9 - Rulemaking.

    161-H:9 Rulemaking. –||The commissioner of the department of health and human services shall adopt rules, under RSA 541-A, as may be necessary for the purposes of this chapter.|||Source. 1994, 214:1. 1995, 310:182, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 161-I:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161-I - Personal Care Services|Section 161-I:1 - Purpose.

    161-I:1 Purpose. –||I. Many individuals require assistance with eating, bathing, dressing, personal hygiene, and activities of daily living to maintain their independence and dignity. Personal care services are non-medical, hands-on supports that substitute for the loss of an individual's physical or cognitive functioning.||II. Many individuals requiring personal care services and families who have children with special health care needs want to choose who delivers personal care services and how and when these services are delivered.||III. This chapter provides individuals and families with the option of receiving personal care services, including consumer-directed services, from a home health agency or other qualified agency.|||Source. 2000, 255:1, eff. June 12, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 161-I:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161-I - Personal Care Services|Section 161-I:3 - Consumer Choice.

    161-I:3 Consumer Choice. –||An eligible consumer in need of personal care services shall have the option to receive personal care services, including consumer-directed services, through a home health agency or other qualified agency. An individual not eligible for department programs shall have the option to receive personal care services, including consumer-directed services, through a provider of personal care certified under RSA 161-I, home health care provider, other qualified provider, or other facility licensed under RSA 151, or through a private arrangement between individuals. Such choice shall be subject to those limitations imposed by federal and state laws, rules, and regulations.|||Source. 2000, 255:1. 2003, 319:158, eff. July 1, 2003.|
NH Rev Stat § 161-I:3-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161-I - Personal Care Services|Section 161-I:3-a - Authorization of Legally Responsible Relative.

    161-I:3-a Authorization of Legally Responsible Relative. –||The department may authorize reimbursement to a legally responsible relative who provides personal care to an eligible consumer with special health care needs residing at home. Such reimbursement shall occur only when the department determines that the needs of the eligible consumer, the unavailability of appropriate providers or suitable alternative care services, and cost efficiencies make utilization of a legally responsible relative for the provision of such services necessary and appropriate. Reimbursement shall be limited to care that is medically necessary due to specific health needs and shall not be made for care generally expected and provided by a legally responsible relative. The department shall not authorize reimbursement to a legally responsible relative until a plan and rules adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A, are reviewed and approved by the oversight committee on health and human services, established in RSA 126-A:13.|||Source. 2006, 132:2, eff. July 18, 2006. 2019, 287:3, eff. July 1, 2019.|
NH Rev Stat § 161-I:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161-I - Personal Care Services|Section 161-I:4 - Department Responsibilities.

    161-I:4 Department Responsibilities. –||I. The department shall develop personal care services for department programs that authorize personal care services. Eligible consumers shall be afforded the option to receive their personal care services through a home health agency or other qualified agency and/or a consumer-directed services program.||II. The department shall develop a process for allowing a representative to act on the behalf of an eligible consumer.||III. The department shall develop intermediary services for eligible consumers using consumer-directed services.||IV. Coverage of personal care services under department programs shall be subject to the availability of appropriated funds.||V. Nothing in this section shall be construed to change the personal care program for the severely disabled as set forth in RSA 161-E.||VI. [Repealed.]|||Source. 2000, 255:1, eff. June 12, 2000. 2021, 122:43, II, eff. July 9, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 161-I:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161-I - Personal Care Services|Section 161-I:5 - Personal Care Services Provider Training.

    161-I:5 Personal Care Services Provider Training. –||Any personal care services provider serving an eligible consumer shall be required to undergo training as required by rule, pursuant to RSA 541-A.|||Source. 2000, 255:1, eff. June 12, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 161-I:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161-I - Personal Care Services|Section 161-I:6 - Plans of Care and Service Delivery Oversight.

    161-I:6 Plans of Care and Service Delivery Oversight. –||All eligible consumers shall have a plan of care that details the provision of personal care services. The delivery of personal care services, as outlined in the plan of care, to an eligible consumer shall be monitored by a case manager either employed or contracted by the department. Should the delivery of personal care services to an eligible consumer necessitate specialized oversight, this shall be outlined in the plan of care and such oversight of the personal care services provider shall be arranged by the case manager.|||Source. 2000, 255:1, eff. June 12, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 161-I:6-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161-I - Personal Care Services|Section 161-I:6-a - Criminal Record Check Required.

    161-I:6-a Criminal Record Check Required. –||I. Every applicant selected for employment with an other qualified agency, as defined in RSA 161-I:2, IX, shall submit to the employer a public criminal history record information authorization form, as provided by the division of state police, which authorizes the release of his or her public criminal history record information to the facility pursuant to RSA 106-B:14; provided, that the scope of employment includes the provision of services in a client's home or otherwise involves direct contact with a client.||II. The other qualified agency shall submit the public criminal history record information authorization form to the division of state police after an applicant accepts a conditional offer of employment. The other qualified agency shall review the results of the public criminal criminal history record information check before making a final offer of employment. An employee shall not begin work before the final offer of employment is made.||III. (a) Upon receipt of a public criminal history record information authorization form from an other qualified agency, the division of state police shall conduct a public criminal history record information check pursuant to RSA 106-B:14 and provide the results to the other qualified agency.||(b) The cost of criminal conviction record checks for such applicants shall be borne by the other qualified agency provided that the other qualified agency may require an applicant to pay the actual costs of the criminal conviction record check.||IV. (a) The provisions of this section shall apply to any agency providing temporary or per diem staff to an other qualified agency. The agency shall not offer the services of any person until the agency has reviewed the criminal history of the employee.||(b) The cost of criminal history record checks for such temporary or per diem staff shall be borne by the agency providing temporary or per diem staff to an other qualified agency, provided that the agency providing per diem staffing may require the selected applicant for employment to pay the actual costs of the criminal conviction record check.||V. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any person who is licensed by the board of nursing pursuant to RSA 326-B.|||Source. 2003, 185:2, eff. July 1, 2003. 2019, 297:5, eff. July 1, 2019.|