Title XI, Hospitals and Sanitaria

I. In this section: (a) "Health care services" means any of the following currently provided by the critical access hospital to the service area: inpatient care, inpatient or outpatient surgery, emergency services, labor and delivery services, addiction and recovery services, men…

Any facility which violates this subdivision for failure to file a timely adverse event report or failure to conduct a root cause analysis, to implement a corrective action plan, or to provide the findings of a root cause analysis or corrective action plan in a timely fashion sha…

I. Facilities and providers licensed under this chapter, with the exception of laboratories and collection stations, shall adopt a policy establishing procedures for prevention, detection, and resolution of controlled substance abuse, misuse, and diversion. The facility or provid…

In this subdivision: I. "After-care" means any assistance provided by a caregiver to a patient under this chapter after the patient's discharge from a hospital. Such assistance includes, but is not limited to, assisting with basic activities of daily living (ADLs), instrumental a…

I. A hospital shall provide each patient or, if applicable, the patient's legally designated health care decision maker with at least one opportunity to designate at least one caregiver following the patient's entry into a hospital, prior to the patient's discharge or transfer to…

A hospital shall notify the patient's designated caregiver of the patient's discharge or transfer to another hospital or facility as soon as possible, and in any event, upon issuance of a discharge order by the physician or APRN responsible for the patient's transfer to another f…

I. As soon as possible, the hospital shall consult with the designated caregiver and the patient regarding the caregiver's capabilities and limitations and issue a discharge plan that describes a patient's after-care needs at his or her residence. At minimum, a discharge plan sha…

I. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to create a private right of action against a hospital, a hospital employee, or a duly authorized agent of the hospital, or to otherwise supersede or replace existing rights or remedies under any other provision of law. II. Nothin…

In this subdivision: I. "Ancillary staff member" means a staff member who neither has incidental contact on a recurring basis with residents or program participants nor has supervisory responsibility over staff members who have such contact. II. "Contracted staff member" includes…

I. Facilities and programs shall provide initial training to: (a) All covered employed staff members hired on or after February 1, 2020, who shall complete initial training within 90 days of the commencement of employment. (b) All covered employed staff members who were employed …

I. The facility or staff shall issue a certificate to covered staff members upon completion of initial training, which shall be portable between settings. Provided that the covered staff member does not have a lapse of dementia related direct service or administration employment …

Licenses issued hereunder shall expire one year after the date of issuance. Licenses shall be issued only for the premises and persons named in the application, and shall not be transferable or assignable; provided that home health care providers, personal care providers, home he…

I. All facilities licensed as a residential care facility, defined under RSA 151:2, I(e) shall, prior to accepting a new resident and every 6 months thereafter, complete a determination that the needs of the individual are compatible with the facility and the services and program…

I. Any facility or home health agency certified under Title XVIII or XIX of the Social Security Act, as amended, shall submit a completed license application, or license renewal form, together with the appropriate fee. Such facility or agency shall be deemed licensed under this c…

I. To help assure quality care of residents in licensed residential care facilities, such facilities shall maintain a quality assurance program for its residents as set forth in this section. II. In this section: (a) "Records" means records of interviews, internal reviews and inv…

The commissioner shall adopt rules to require at least 6 hours of initial education for covered administrative staff members and covered direct service staff members and shall require at least 4 hours of continuing education each calendar year. Such continuing education shall inc…

Persons responsible for conducting in-person dementia trainings shall meet minimum criteria including: 2 years of work experience related to Alzheimer's disease or other dementias or in health care, gerontology, or other related field; and have completed training equivalent to th…

I. The department shall exercise oversight of a facility's or program's dementia training program as part of its comprehensive regulatory responsibilities. Such oversight shall: (a) Ensure that the facility or program provides continuing education opportunities. (b) Ensure that t…

I. The department of health and human services may investigate, in response to a complaint alleging a violation of this chapter or when it has good reason to believe that the provisions of this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter have been violated by any facility license…

I. The department of health and human services shall make at least one annual unannounced clinical inspection of every facility licensed under this chapter, except home health care agencies and home care service provider agencies, which shall be inspected no less frequently than …

Every facility administrator, or designee, for any health care facility licensed under this chapter shall report to the board of medicine, the board of nursing, or the board of registration of medical technicians any disciplinary or adverse action taken against a licensee or regi…

I. The department of health and human services shall issue licenses to facilities which comply with the provisions of this chapter and the rules adopted by the department under RSA 151:9. The department may specify a licensing classification for the facility and may apply differe…

I. The department of health and human services may issue a warning, following an investigation conducted under RSA 151:6 or the inspection provided for in RSA 151:6-a, to a facility requiring compliance with the provisions of this chapter and the rules adopted under it. The warni…

I. Should the department determine to deny, suspend, reclassify, or revoke a license, it shall send to the applicant or licensee, by registered mail, a notice setting forth the particular reasons for the determination. The denial, suspension, reclassification, or revocation shall…

The department of health and human services shall reinstate any license revoked or suspended under RSA 151:7 if correction has been accomplished and the facility has paid to the department of health and human services a reinspection fee equal to the annual license fee, provided f…

I. The commissioner of the department of health and human services shall adopt a separate set of rules under RSA 541-A, for each classification of health facility based on the care setting and also taking into consideration acuity levels and facility size for those facilities wit…

The commissioner of the department of health and human services shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A, relative to the licensing of home health care providers that are separate from rules relative to other health facilities. Such rules shall be subject to the requirements of RSA 151:…

I. All hospitals, residential care facilities, adult day care facilities, and assisted living facilities licensed under this chapter shall document evidence of immunization against influenza, for all consenting patients in accordance with the current recommendations of the Adviso…