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NH Rev Stat § 161-F:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161-F - Elderly and Adult Services|Section 161-F:11 - Definitions.

    161-F:11 Definitions. –||In this subdivision:||I. "Act" means any action of any individual, facility, or government agency including any failure or refusal to act by such individual, facility, or government agency.||II. "Administrator" means any person who is charged with the general administration or supervision of a facility whether or not such person has an ownership interest and whether or not such person's functions and duties are shared with one or more other persons.||III. "Complaint" means a problem, concern, issue, or situation identified or received by the office that is made by, or on behalf of, residents that may adversely affect the health, safety, welfare and rights of residents, including the appointment and activities of legal representatives, providers of long-term care services, public agencies, and health and social services agencies.||IV. "Elderly" means any person 60 years of age or older.||V. "Facility" means any residential facility or institution, whether public or private, offering health or health related services, personal care assistance or protective oversight for the elderly, and which is subject to regulation, visitation, inspection, or supervision by any government agency. Facilities include, but are not limited to, nursing homes, skilled nursing homes, extended care facilities, convalescent homes, homes for the aged, veterans' homes, assisted living facilities, and any other residential care facility providing care for the elderly licensed or certified under RSA 151.||VI. "Government agency" means any department, division, office, bureau, board, commission, authority, or any other agency or instrumentality created by any county or municipality or by the state, or to which the state is a party, which is responsible for the regulation, inspection, visitation, or supervision of facilities or which provides services to residents of facilities.||VII. "Legal representative" means any individual, duly appointed or designated in the manner required by law to act on behalf of another individual, including:||(a) An attorney.||(b) A guardian or conservator.||(c) An agent acting pursuant to a power of attorney.||VIII. "Long-term care ombudsman" means the person who is the administrator and chief executive officer of the office.||IX. "Long-term care ombudsman representative" means any employee or volunteer who is designated by the long-term care ombudsman to represent, or act on behalf of, the office.||X. "Non-elderly" means any person under 60 years of age.||XI. "Office" means the office of the long-term care ombudsman, established by RSA 161-F:10.||XII. "Resident" means any person 60 years of age or older who resides in a facility as defined in RSA 161-F:11, V.|||Source. 2004, 110:2, eff. July 16, 2004.|
NH Rev Stat § 161-F:12 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161-F - Elderly and Adult Services|Section 161-F:12 - Long-Term Care Ombudsman.

    161-F:12 Long-Term Care Ombudsman. –||The commissioner, in consultation with the attorney general, shall designate a person as the administrator and chief executive officer of the office who shall be called the long-term care ombudsman and who shall be a person with expertise and experience in the field of long-term care advocacy. The long-term care ombudsman shall designate such other qualified persons needed to perform the functions of this office. The long-term care ombudsman shall devote his or her entire time to the duties of the position. The long-term care ombudsman shall receive such salary as shall be provided in a classified position as determined by the division of personnel, unless administered on a contract basis.|||Source. 2004, 110:2, eff. July 16, 2004.|
NH Rev Stat § 161-F:13 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161-F - Elderly and Adult Services|Section 161-F:13 - Powers and Duties.

    161-F:13 Powers and Duties. –||I. The long-term care ombudsman shall:||(a) Investigate any act, omission, practice, policy or procedure of any individual, facility, or government agency that may adversely affect the health, safety, welfare, or civil or human rights of:||(1) Any elderly resident of a facility; or||(2) Any non-elderly resident of a facility where such investigation shall:||(A) Benefit elderly residents of that facility or facilities generally; and||(B) Not significantly diminish the long-term care ombudsman's ability to investigate complaints regarding elderly residents of facilities.||(b) Represent the interests of residents before governmental agencies and seek administrative, legal, and other remedies to protect the health, safety, welfare, and rights of residents.||(c) Establish an advisory committee, which shall include residents and their legal representatives, older persons, providers of services, representatives of government agencies and representatives of community organizations serving older people, which shall meet quarterly in order to provide consultation to the long-term care ombudsman in planning and operating this subdivision.||(d) Provide information as appropriate to facilities, other agencies, and the public regarding the problems and concerns of residents of facilities.||(e) Inform residents, family members, and others acting on behalf of residents how to access the assistance and services of the office and the services and assistance of other providers or agencies, including legal services.||(f) Ensure regular and timely access to and response from the office.||(g) Comment on, facilitate public comment on, and recommend changes to existing or proposed laws, rules, regulations and other governmental policies and actions that affect the health, safety, welfare, and rights of residents.||(h) Provide technical support for the development of resident and family councils to protect the well-being and rights of residents.||(i) Provide for education and training of the long-term care ombudsman office staff and volunteers.||(j) Educate facilities, agencies, and staff members concerning the rights and welfare of residents.||(k) Promote and support development of citizen organizations to participate in the ombudsman program.||II. The files maintained by the office shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed unless such disclosure is authorized by law or required by court order. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prohibit the disclosure of information gathered in any investigation to any interested party as may be necessary to resolve the complaint.||III. The long-term care ombudsman shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, to ensure the efficient conduct of the business, duties, and general administration of the office and to assure compliance with the requirements of the Older Americans Act, as set forth in 42 U.S.C. 3058f-3058g.|||Source. 2004, 110:2, eff. July 16, 2004.|
NH Rev Stat § 161-F:14 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161-F - Elderly and Adult Services|Section 161-F:14 - Access to Facilities, Residents, and Records.

    161-F:14 Access to Facilities, Residents, and Records. –||I. In the course of an investigation, the representative of the office shall:||(a) Make the necessary inquiries and obtain such information as he or she deems necessary.||(b) Enter and inspect the premises of a facility or government agency and inspect there any books, files, medical records, or other records that pertain to residents, subject to RSA 161-F:14, II.||(c) Conduct private interviews with residents, staff members, and others deemed appropriate to the investigation and who consent to such interviews.||II. The representative of the office shall first seek to obtain the written permission of the resident or the resident's legal representative to inspect any books, files, medical records, or other records which pertain to the resident. If the representative of the office cannot obtain such permission because a resident is unable to provide such permission and has no legal representative or the investigation pertains to the acts or omissions of the legal representative, the long-term care ombudsman representative shall, upon written determination of the long-term care ombudsman that such circumstances exist, inspect any books, files, medical records, or other records which pertain to that resident. The written determination shall be provided to the person in charge of the facility. The representative of the office shall maintain the confidentiality of all books, files, medical records, or other records inspected under the provisions of this paragraph except as they may pertain to the resolution of the ongoing investigation.||III. In an investigation, the representatives of the office shall have the authority to apply to the superior court for an order authorizing entry when an administrator of a facility refuses such representative entry as provided in subparagraph I(b) or paragraph II.||IV. Authorized representatives of the office with proper identification shall have access to residents of a facility to:||(a) Visit, talk with, and make personal, social, and other appropriate services available.||(b) Inform them of their rights and entitlements and corresponding obligations under federal and state law by distribution of educational materials, discussion in groups, or discussion with individual residents.||(c) Engage in other methods of assisting, advising, and representing residents or clients to extend to them the full enjoyment of their rights.|||Source. 2004, 110:2, eff. July 16, 2004.|
NH Rev Stat § 161-F:15 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161-F - Elderly and Adult Services|Section 161-F:15 - Retaliation Prohibited; Penalty.

    161-F:15 Retaliation Prohibited;  Penalty. –||I. No discriminatory, disciplinary, or retaliatory action shall be taken against any officer or employee of a facility or government agency by such facility or government agency; nor against any resident of a facility; nor against any legal representative or family member of any resident; nor against any volunteer for any communication by such volunteer with the office or for any information given or disclosed by him or her in good faith to aid the office in carrying out its duties and responsibilities.||II. No person shall interfere with the long-term care ombudsman or with representatives of the office in the performance of their official duties.||III. Any person who knowingly or willfully violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.|||Source. 2004, 110:2, eff. July 16, 2004.|
NH Rev Stat § 161-F:16 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161-F - Elderly and Adult Services|Section 161-F:16 - Cooperation Required.

    161-F:16 Cooperation Required. –||The office may request from any government agency, and such agency is hereby authorized and directed to provide, such cooperation and assistance, services, and data as will enable the office to properly perform or exercise any of its functions, duties, and powers under RSA 161-F:10 through 161-F:18.|||Source. 2004, 110:2, eff. July 16, 2004.|
NH Rev Stat § 161-F:17 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161-F - Elderly and Adult Services|Section 161-F:17 - Review; Reports Required.

    161-F:17 Review;  Reports Required. –||I. The long-term care ombudsman shall establish and maintain a statewide reporting system to collect and analyze data relating to complaints and conditions in facilities for the purpose of identifying and resolving individual and systemic complaints, problems and issues and for the purpose of developing reports as required pursuant to this section.||II. The office shall file a report of the activities of the ombudsman program and the ombudsman activities concerning complaints and conditions in facilities and the protection of the rights of residents of the facilities with the commissioner of health and human services, the governor, the general court, and the public within 120 days following the end of each federal fiscal year.|||Source. 2004, 110:2, eff. July 16, 2004.|
NH Rev Stat § 161-F:18 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161-F - Elderly and Adult Services|Section 161-F:18 - Immunity From Liability.

    161-F:18 Immunity From Liability. –||Any person, institution, or official who in good faith participates in the reporting of a complaint, or who in good faith investigates that complaint, participates in an investigation, or provides access or information to those persons carrying out the investigation or who participates in a judicial proceeding resulting from that complaint, shall be immune from any civil or criminal liability that might otherwise result by reason of these actions. For the purpose of any civil or criminal proceedings, there will be a rebuttable presumption that any person acting pursuant to this subdivision did so in good faith.|||Source. 2004, 110:2, eff. July 16, 2004.|
NH Rev Stat § 161-F:19 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161-F - Elderly and Adult Services|Section 161-F:19 - Litigation Prohibited.

    161-F:19 Litigation Prohibited. –||The long-term care ombudsman and all representatives of the office are prohibited from serving as legal representatives of any person before state or federal courts in any action that is related in any manner to the ongoing duties or responsibilities of the office.|||Source. 2004, 110:2, eff. July 16, 2004.|
NH Rev Stat § 161-F:20 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161-F - Elderly and Adult Services|Section 161-F:20 - to 161-F:29 Repealed by 1995, 190:19, eff. July 1, 1995.

    161-F:20 to 161-F:29 Repealed by 1995, 190:19, eff. July 1, 1995. –|
NH Rev Stat § 161-F:30 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161-F - Elderly and Adult Services|Section 161-F:30 - Definitions.

    161-F:30 Definitions. –||In this subdivision:||I. "Animals" means common domesticated household animals limited to: dogs, cats, caged birds, and aquarium fish.||II. "Housing for the elderly" means public housing facilities financed by either the state or federal government to provide living accommodations for persons 60 years of age or older but shall not include nursing homes or high-rise apartment buildings.|||Source. 1989, 7:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.|
NH Rev Stat § 161-F:31 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161-F - Elderly and Adult Services|Section 161-F:31 - Authority.

    161-F:31 Authority. –||Any housing for the elderly shall permit the tenants of each housing project upon petition of 10 percent of all the tenants to determine by a simple majority vote of those voting whether or not to allow the tenants in their building to have companion animals, provided that a 6-month period elapses between votes and that a subsequent vote shall not affect animals already on the premises which were permitted by a previous vote. If the vote permits tenants to maintain companion animals on the premises, the tenants shall adopt, with input from building management, rules relative to reasonable limitations and restrictions to be imposed for maintaining a companion animal that is not covered by RSA 161-F:33. Any complaints regarding a tenant's companion animal shall be handled in the same manner as any other tenant complaint and pursuant to the provisions of RSA 466:31.|||Source. 1989, 7:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.|
NH Rev Stat § 161-F:32 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161-F - Elderly and Adult Services|Section 161-F:32 - Damage Deposit.

    161-F:32 Damage Deposit. –||If companion animals are permitted, tenants desiring to have them as pets shall post, with the management of the building, a damage deposit which shall be a sum of money not to exceed 11/2 times the amount of a month's rent paid by the tenant.|||Source. 1989, 7:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.|
NH Rev Stat § 161-F:33 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161-F - Elderly and Adult Services|Section 161-F:33 - Owner's Responsibility.

    161-F:33 Owner's Responsibility. –||The tenant owner of a companion animal shall have the following responsibilities:||I. (a) To provide the management with a signed agreement with some person, or other legal entity, other than another tenant, that such person or legal entity shall act as a temporary or permanent caretaker for the companion animal if the owner cannot care for it, whether temporarily or permanently.||(b) The signed agreement shall also permit management to implement the agreement referred to in subparagraph (a), if the animal is not cared for properly or is abused in any manner.||II. To provide the management with a veterinarian certificate stating that the animal is in good health and, if the animal is a cat or a dog, that it has been neutered or spayed, as applicable.||III. To be totally responsible for the care and cleanliness of the companion animal whether within the owner's building, on the building grounds, or on adjacent property.||IV. To be limited to no more than one companion animal per apartment, with the exception of birds and aquarium fish.||V. To abide by any local ordinances that may affect the custody of certain companion animals.|||Source. 1989, 7:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.|
NH Rev Stat § 161-F:34 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161-F - Elderly and Adult Services|Section 161-F:34 - Title.

    161-F:34 Title. –||This subdivision shall be known and may be cited as the "Congregate Services Act."|||Source. 1989, 7:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.|
NH Rev Stat § 161-F:35 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161-F - Elderly and Adult Services|Section 161-F:35 - Purpose.

    161-F:35 Purpose. –||The purpose of this subdivision is to provide support for congregate services in order to serve those who might otherwise be placed unnecessarily in institutional care.|||Source. 1989, 7:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.|
NH Rev Stat § 161-F:36 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161-F - Elderly and Adult Services|Section 161-F:36 - Definitions.

    161-F:36 Definitions. –||In this subdivision:||I. "Congregate housing" means low-rent, publicly-owned housing with which there is connected a central dining facility where wholesome and economical meals can be served.||II. "Congregate services programs" means the programs undertaken by qualified service providers to provide assistance, as needed, to residents in order to maintain their independence. Such programs shall include the following services:||(a) Two nutritionally balanced meals, 7 days per week, served in a central dining facility.||(b) Regular assistance with housekeeping.||(c) Personal assistance.||(d) Transportation to scheduled doctors' appointments.||(e) Administrative support services, supplied by a qualified service provider.||III. "Personal assistance" means services provided which include, but are not limited to, aid in grooming, dressing, and other activities which maintain personal care and hygiene.||IV. "Qualified service provider" means a publicly owned housing system that possesses the skills and experience necessary to supervise and monitor resident services and to perform appropriate financial management practices in a congregate services program.|||Source. 1989, 7:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.|
NH Rev Stat § 161-F:37 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161-F - Elderly and Adult Services|Section 161-F:37 - Administration; Services.

[Congregate services provided under RSA 161-F:37 suspended for biennium ending June 30, 2023 by 2021, 91:23, effective July 1, 2021.]|    161-F:37 Administration;  Services. –||I. The congregate services program shall be administered through the department. The congregate services shall be provided through a qualified service provider under contract with the department. The experience acquired through each congregate services program shall be shared with other congregate services programs established anywhere in the state.||II. Congregate services shall be provided on a full-time basis. Eligible recipients shall contribute financially toward the services. Eligibility and cost for these services shall be determined by rules adopted by the commissioner under RSA 161-F:38.||III. Administrative costs of the department shall not exceed 8 percent of the total state appropriation for congregate services programs.||IV. The department or qualified service provider shall be eligible to receive private or public grants. Private or public grants shall be in addition to funding appropriated by the state.|||Source. 1989, 7:1. 1995, 310:175, 183, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 161-F:38 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161-F - Elderly and Adult Services|Section 161-F:38 - Rulemaking.

    161-F:38 Rulemaking. –||The commissioner shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A relative to:||I. Eligibility for congregate services, based on financial, psychological, and physical ability. For this purpose, the department shall use, as appropriate, the federal guidelines for congregate housing services programs.||II. Costs to residents for services. These fees shall be reasonable, may not exceed the cost of providing the service, and shall be calculated on a sliding scale related to income, which permits the provision of services to such residents who cannot afford meal and service fees.||III. Eligibility for national affordable housing act funding and services. Such eligibility shall be based on federal and state guidelines.|||Source. 1989, 7:1. 1992, 248:1. 1995, 310:175, 183, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 161-F:39 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161-F - Elderly and Adult Services|Section 161-F:39 - Review.

    161-F:39 Review. –||On or before December 1 of each year, the commissioner shall submit a report on the program with recommendations for improvement to the legislature. The qualified services provider shall keep accurate and detailed records of activities involved in the development and implementing of the congregate services programs.|||Source. 1989, 7:1. 1995, 310:183, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 161-F:40 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161-F - Elderly and Adult Services|Section 161-F:40 - Establishment of Program.

[Reimbursements to the foster grandparent program under RSA 161-F:40 are suspended for the biennium ending June 30, 2023 by 2021, 91:24, effective July 1, 2021.]|    161-F:40 Establishment of Program. –||I. There is hereby established a senior volunteer grant program in the department. The program shall, within the limits of funds appropriated, reimburse the senior companion and foster grandparents programs for the volunteers' stipends, benefits, travel, and administrative expenses incurred in providing volunteer services.||II. The funds so appropriated shall be disbursed by the department in quarterly payments. The funds shall be allocated to senior companion and foster grandparents programs.|||Source. 1989, 7:1. 1995, 310:175, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 161-F:41 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161-F - Elderly and Adult Services|Section 161-F:41 - Rulemaking.

    161-F:41 Rulemaking. –||The commissioner shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to procedures for reimbursement under this subdivision.|||Source. 1989, 7:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.|