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NH Rev Stat § 126:25 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 126 - Health Statistics|Section 126:25 - Data Collection.

    126:25 Data Collection. –||I. This subdivision establishes a system for the collection of health care data and for the disclosure of data consistent with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), 45 C.F.R. sections 160, 162, and 164, limited to public health activities, health care oversight, research, health care operations, the administration of anti-fraud, waste, and abuse activities, and the prevention of anti-competition practices in the health care system. For the purposes of this section, health care operations shall not include marketing or fundraising except such use or disclosure shall be permissible for market analysis.||II. All health care facilities under RSA 151:2 shall file health care data as required by the commissioner of health and human services, pursuant to RSA 126:27. This data shall include, but not be limited to:||(a) For hospitals, the data now collected through the uniform health care facility discharge data set as amended by rule pursuant to RSA 541-A; and||(b) For all facilities, disposition destination of each patient or resident admitted, payer information, charge by discharge, and any demographic or diagnostic information necessary for the administration of this subdivision.|||Source. 1985, 378:2. 1990, 63:1. 1991, 83:1. 1995, 310:51, 57. 2003, 309:4. 2009, 43:1; 307:2. 2011, 115:1, I. 2012, 282:17, I, eff. June 30, 2015. 2019, 233:2, eff. July 12, 2019.|
NH Rev Stat § 126:26 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 126 - Health Statistics|Section 126:26 - Repealed by 2019, 233:7, I, eff. July 12, 2019.

    126:26 Repealed by 2019, 233:7, I, eff. July 12, 2019. –|
NH Rev Stat § 126:27 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 126 - Health Statistics|Section 126:27 - Rulemaking.

    126:27 Rulemaking. –||The commissioner of health and human services shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to:||I. The types of data which each facility shall be required to file under RSA 126:25.||II. The form in which data shall be filed under RSA 126:25.||III. The times at which data shall be filed under RSA 126:25.||IV. User fees which shall be assessed persons requesting data under RSA 126:28, 126:30, and 141-B:9.||V. Confidentiality of data collected and disclosed under this subdivision subject to the provisions of RSA 126:28.||VI. Procedures and written requirements for obtaining, using, and protecting data provided by the department of health and human services under RSA 126:28.|||Source. 1985, 378:2. 1993, 10:1. 1995, 310:53, 54, 181. 1999, 318:1. 2003, 319:54, eff. July 1, 2003. 2019, 233:3, eff. July 12, 2019.|
NH Rev Stat § 126:28 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 126 - Health Statistics|Section 126:28 - Availability of Data.

    126:28 Availability of Data. –||Notwithstanding any other provision of law, data collected under RSA 126:25 shall be made available:||I. To the public upon request, provided that individual patients or health care practitioners shall not be directly or indirectly identifiable.||II. To individuals or entities for research, public health, or health care operations as defined by HIPAA, or any other individual or entity as allowable by law, demonstrating a legitimate need for such information, if such disclosure is consistent with all applicable HIPAA standards and approved by the commissioner, or designee, in accordance with rules adopted under RSA 126:27. Use of data disclosed shall not be for marketing or fundraising targeted to individuals except such use or disclosure shall be permissible for market analysis.||III. To the insurance department, the department of justice, or any other state or federal agency, and any agency's contractors, for review of health care matters within the agency's respective jurisdictional authority. An agency or contractor receiving health care data under this section shall comply with all state and federal confidentiality, privacy, and security protections.|||Source. 1985, 378:2. 1994, 133:3. 1995, 310:182. 2012, 282:4, eff. June 30, 2015. 2019, 233:4, eff. July 12, 2019.|
NH Rev Stat § 126:29 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 126 - Health Statistics|Section 126:29 - Penalties.

    126:29 Penalties. –||In addition to any other penalties provided by law, any health care facility which willfully fails to comply with the provisions of this subdivision shall be subject to a civil penalty of $100 for each day of noncompliance, which shall not be reimbursable by a commercial insurer, nonprofit health services corporation, health maintenance organization, or multiple employer welfare arrangement as provided in RSA 415, 420-A, 420-B, and 415-E.|||Source. 1985, 378:2. 1995, 310:55. 2012, 282:5, eff. June 30, 2015. 2019, 233:4, eff. July 12, 2019.|
NH Rev Stat § 126:30 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 126 - Health Statistics|Section 126:30 - User Fees.

    126:30 User Fees. –||Any person requesting copies of data or statistical information filed with the department of health and human services under RSA 126 or RSA 141-B shall pay to the department a fee established by the commissioner of health and human services pursuant to RSA 126:27, IV. The fee shall reflect the full costs of preparing the data for release, including the cost of personnel time, computer and any related expenses associated with fulfilling the request.|||Source. 1985, 378:2. 1993, 10:2. 1995, 310:175, 181. 2012, 282:6, eff. June 30, 2015. 2018, 204:4, eff. July 1, 2018.|
NH Rev Stat § 126:30-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 126 - Health Statistics|Section 126:30-a - to 126:32 Repealed by 2003, 319:77, II, eff. July 1, 2003.

    126:30-a to 126:32 Repealed by 2003, 319:77, II, eff. July 1, 2003. –|
NH Rev Stat § 126:33, 126:34 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 126 - Health Statistics|Section 126:33, 126:34 - Repealed by 2019, 233:7, II, eff. July 12, 2019.

    126:33, 126:34 Repealed by 2019, 233:7, II, eff. July 12, 2019. –|
NH Rev Stat § 126-A:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 126-A - Department of Health and Human Services|Section 126-A:1 - Declaration of Purpose.

    126-A:1 Declaration of Purpose. –||The purpose of this chapter is to provide an integrated, administrative structure for the design and delivery of a comprehensive and coordinated system of health and human services which is family-centered and community-based for the citizens of New Hampshire.|||Source. 1995, 310:1, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 126-A:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 126-A - Department of Health and Human Services|Section 126-A:2 - Definitions.

    126-A:2 Definitions. –||In this chapter:||I. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the department of health and human services.||II. "Department" means the department of health and human services.|||Source. 1995, 310:1, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 126-A:4-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 126-A - Department of Health and Human Services|Section 126-A:4-a - Health Care Plan Report Required.

    126-A:4-a Health Care Plan Report Required. –||The department of health and human services is responsible for activities to improve and protect the health and well-being of citizens of the state of New Hampshire. A part of such activities is an assessment of the health status of the residents of New Hampshire. The department shall continually conduct such an assessment and shall issue a report thereon to the governor, the president of the senate, and the speaker of the house every 2 years commencing on December 31, 2000.|||Source. 1999, 324:1, eff. Sept. 14, 1999.|
NH Rev Stat § 126-A:4-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 126-A - Department of Health and Human Services|Section 126-A:4-b - Medicaid Waivers.

    126-A:4-b Medicaid Waivers. –||The state shall enter into medicaid waivers from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, subject in each case to a review by the oversight committee on health and human services, established in RSA 126-A:13, which shall make a report to the legislative fiscal committee which shall have final approval authority. The waivers shall:||(a) Allow the state to begin the penalty period of ineligibility for medicaid services due to transfers of assets for less than fair market value as of the date of application for medical assistance or as of the date that the applicant, but for the transfer of assets for less than fair market value, meets all of the criteria for eligibility for medical assistance, whichever is later.||(b) Allow the state to eliminate the resource ceiling for applicants for medical assistance and to exempt them from actions for recovery against their estates for the cost of medical assistance they receive when they have a long-term care insurance policy that meets the standards established by the legislature and the state.|||Source. 2005, 175:12, eff. Aug. 29, 2005.|
NH Rev Stat § 126-A:4-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 126-A - Department of Health and Human Services|Section 126-A:4-c - Family Planning Waiver.

    126-A:4-c Family Planning Waiver. –||The department shall develop a Medicaid waiver to support the extension of Medicaid-allowable family planning services, as defined in the state's Medicaid plan, to Medicaid-eligible clients. The department shall present the proposed waiver design, including proposed coverage groups and budget neutrality calculation, to the fiscal committee of the general court prior to submission of a final concept paper to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for federal approval. The department shall provide periodic reports to the fiscal committee of the general court and the standing committees of the house of representatives and state senate with authority over health and human services issues throughout the waiver development, approval, and implementation processes. The department shall seek input from health care providers and the public in the course of developing the waiver. The department shall ensure that the state realizes the enhanced 90 percent federal Medicaid match available for these services and ensure that budget neutrality is maintained or exceeded through the 5-year life of the waiver. The department may contract with an independent third party on an annual basis for the life of the waiver to evaluate the clinical and financial outcomes of the waiver. A report shall be made to the fiscal committee of the general court and the standing committees within 6 months of the end of the first full year of waiver implementation and subsequently on an annual basis.|||Source. 2007, 247:1. 2012, 247:18, eff. Aug. 17, 2012.|
NH Rev Stat § 126-A:4-d (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 126-A - Department of Health and Human Services|Section 126-A:4-d - Repealed by 2009, 144:28, eff. July 1, 2009.

    126-A:4-d Repealed by 2009, 144:28, eff. July 1, 2009. –|
NH Rev Stat § 126-A:4-e (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 126-A - Department of Health and Human Services|Section 126-A:4-e - Medicaid Hospice Benefit.

    126-A:4-e Medicaid Hospice Benefit. –||I. The commissioner of the department of health and human services shall submit a Title XIX Medicaid state plan amendment to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for the purpose of establishing a Medicaid hospice benefit. The hospice benefit shall incorporate, to the greatest extent permissible under federal law, hospice provisions pursuant to Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, Medicare.||II. The commissioner of the department of health and human services shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A relative to hospice services provided under Medicaid. The rules shall incorporate, to the greatest extent permissible under federal law, hospice provisions pursuant to Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, Medicare.||III. Beginning October 1, 2009, the department shall submit quarterly reports to the oversight committee on health and human services, established in RSA 126-A:13, relative to the status of the state plan amendment and implementation of the Medicaid hospice benefit. The department shall make best efforts to implement the benefit on or before July 1, 2010.|||Source. 2009, 166:1, eff. July 8, 2009.|
NH Rev Stat § 126-A:4-f (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 126-A - Department of Health and Human Services|Section 126-A:4-f - Repealed by 2020, 37:4, VII, eff. July 29, 2020.

    126-A:4-f Repealed by 2020, 37:4, VII, eff. July 29, 2020. –|
NH Rev Stat § 126-A:4-g (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 126-A - Department of Health and Human Services|Section 126-A:4-g - Children's Oral Health Initiative.

    126-A:4-g Children's Oral Health Initiative. –||I. The department shall seek funding for a Medicaid children's oral health initiative program as part of the department's budget for the biennium ending June 30, 2013, and each biennium thereafter. The program shall provide reimbursement to primary care providers who deliver preventative oral health services, such as dental screenings and fluoride varnish treatments, to children between 0 and 3 years of age enrolled in the state Medicaid program. Primary care providers who choose to participate in the program shall complete training approved by the department and submit evidence of program completion to the department, which shall maintain a list of trained providers. Program implementation, including adoption of rules required by paragraph II, and submission of a Medicaid state plan amendment as required by paragraph III, shall be contingent upon sufficient funding.||II. The commissioner shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A relative to administration of the children's oral health initiative, including eligibility criteria, the type and frequency of services covered, reimbursement rates, and provider training requirements. The department also shall develop a list of approved training programs, which shall include, but may not be limited to, those offered by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Southern New Hampshire Area Health Education Center. Upon implementation of the program, the department shall provide, upon request, a list of dentists participating in the state Medicaid program to primary care providers in the oral health initiative.||III. The department shall submit a Title XIX Medicaid state plan amendment to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for the purpose of establishing the children's oral health initiative.|||Source. 2010, 76:1, eff. July 18, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 126-A:4-h (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 126-A - Department of Health and Human Services|Section 126-A:4-h - Repealed by 2011, 224:299, eff. July 1, 2014.

    126-A:4-h Repealed by 2011, 224:299, eff. July 1, 2014. –|
NH Rev Stat § 126-A:5-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 126-A - Department of Health and Human Services|Section 126-A:5-a - Access to Budget and Expenditures for Persons Receiving State Services.

    126-A:5-a Access to Budget and Expenditures for Persons Receiving State Services. –||The commissioner of the department of health and human services and the area agencies shall provide to any person, or that person's guardian, who is receiving state services pursuant to a plan with an individualized budget, a copy of such budget and the expenditures made under such budget.|||Source. 2013, 144:108, eff. July 1, 2013.|
NH Rev Stat § 126-A:5-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 126-A - Department of Health and Human Services|Section 126-A:5-b - Repealed by 2014, 3:12, V, eff. Dec. 31, 2018.

    126-A:5-b Repealed by 2014, 3:12, V, eff. Dec. 31, 2018. –|
NH Rev Stat § 126-A:5-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 126-A - Department of Health and Human Services|Section 126-A:5-c - Repealed by 2018, 342:24, IV, eff. Dec. 31, 2018.

    126-A:5-c Repealed by 2018, 342:24, IV, eff. Dec. 31, 2018. –|
NH Rev Stat § 126-A:5-d (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 126-A - Department of Health and Human Services|Section 126-A:5-d - Repealed by 2018, 342:24, V, eff. Dec. 31 2018.

    126-A:5-d Repealed by 2018, 342:24, V, eff. Dec. 31 2018. –|
NH Rev Stat § 126-A:5-e (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 126-A - Department of Health and Human Services|Section 126-A:5-e - Repealed by 2016, 13:15, eff. Dec. 1, 2017.

    126-A:5-e Repealed by 2016, 13:15, eff. Dec. 1, 2017. –|
NH Rev Stat § 126-A:5-f (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 126-A - Department of Health and Human Services|Section 126-A:5-f - Status in Retirement System.

    126-A:5-f Status in Retirement System. –||For purposes of classification under RSA 100-A, any person who is or becomes the bureau chief for emergency preparedness with the department's division of health public services, shall be included in the definition of group II under RSA 100-A:1, VII(h) and VIII(c) under the retirement system, provided that, notwithstanding RSA 100-A:1, VII(h) or VIII(c), any person not already a group II member for at least 10 years during or prior to his or her appointment shall be eligible for or remain as a group I member for the duration of service as the bureau chief for emergency preparedness.|||Source. 2021, 122:10, eff. Sept. 7, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 126-A:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 126-A - Department of Health and Human Services|Section 126-A:6 - Department Administrator of Title XX Social Security.

    126-A:6 Department Administrator of Title XX Social Security. –||Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the governor shall designate the department of health and human services to administer the provisions of Title XX of the Social Security Act, Public Law 93-647, and the commissioner is hereby authorized to receive and distribute funds under said act.|||Source. 1995, 310:1, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 126-A:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 126-A - Department of Health and Human Services|Section 126-A:7 - Deputy Commissioner of Health and Human Services.

    126-A:7 Deputy Commissioner of Health and Human Services. –||Subject to the approval of the governor and council, the commissioner of health and human services shall appoint a deputy commissioner who shall serve for a term of 4 years. The deputy commissioner shall perform such duties as may be assigned by the commissioner, which may include, but not be limited to, the authority and power with approval of the commissioner to direct and supervise the operation and administration of any division of the department. The annual salary of the deputy commissioner shall be as prescribed in RSA 94:1-a.|||Source. 1995, 310:1, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 126-A:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 126-A - Department of Health and Human Services|Section 126-A:8 - Acting Commissioner; Appointment.

    126-A:8 Acting Commissioner;  Appointment. –||The commissioner of health and human services may appoint one member of the commissioner's staff who shall act in the commissioner's stead when the commissioner is absent from the state and at such other times as directed by the commissioner. When acting for the commissioner such person shall have all the power, duties, and authority of the commissioner.|||Source. 1995, 310:1, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 126-A:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 126-A - Department of Health and Human Services|Section 126-A:10 - Salaries.

    126-A:10 Salaries. –||The annual salaries of the commissioner of health and human services, deputy commissioner of health and human services, associate commissioner, division directors, and unclassified employees of the department shall be as prescribed by RSA 94:1-a.|||Source. 1995, 310:1, eff. Nov. 1, 1995. 2017, 156:192, eff. July 1, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 126-A:10-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 126-A - Department of Health and Human Services|Section 126-A:10-a - Repealed by 2015, 276:108, I, eff. July 1, 2015.

    126-A:10-a Repealed by 2015, 276:108, I, eff. July 1, 2015. –|
NH Rev Stat § 126-A:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 126-A - Department of Health and Human Services|Section 126-A:11 - Medical and Scientific Research Information.

    126-A:11 Medical and Scientific Research Information. –||I. Personal medical and/or other scientific data of any kind whatsoever obtained for the purpose of medical or scientific research by the commissioner or by any person, organization, or agency authorized by the commissioner to obtain such data shall be confidential and shall be used solely for medical or scientific purposes. Such data shall include, but not be limited to, all information, records of interviews, written reports, statements, notes, memoranda, or other data procured in connection with such scientific studies and research conducted by the department, or by other persons, agencies, or other organizations so authorized by the commissioner.||II. No hospital, sanitarium, rest home, nursing home, other person, or agency shall be held liable in any action for damages or other relief arising from the furnishing of personal medical and/or other scientific data to the department of health and human services or to the representative of an authorized medical or scientific research project.||III. Personal medical and/or other scientific data obtained by the department of health and human services or by an authorized research project shall not be admissible as evidence in any action of any kind in any court or before any tribunal, board, agency, or person.||IV. Personal medical and/or other scientific data shall not be exhibited nor their contents disclosed in whole or in part by any officer or employee of the department, or by any other person, except as may be necessary to further the study or research project to which they relate.||V. Any person who violates the provisions of this section by the unauthorized disclosure of any confidential medical or scientific data, in whole or in part, is guilty of a misdemeanor.|||Source. 1995, 310:1, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.|