Title XII, Public Safety and Welfare

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-d…

I. Child support payments shall be made payable through the office of child support enforcement services of the department upon written notice by the commissioner to a person responsible for the support of a dependent child or to a court or administrative agency having jurisdicti…

I. Supervision. It shall be the duty of the commissioner of the department of health and human services to supervise and direct the department so that its duties herein defined be effectuated and take action necessary or desirable to carry out the provisions of this chapter or RS…

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 re…

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 statem…

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…

The commissioner shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to: I. Further definition of home health care services under RSA 161-N:3. II. Content and format of forms required under this chapter. III. Any other matter necessary to the proper administration of this chapter.

The commissioner of health and human services may adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to social services for the elderly and adult populations under this chapter.

The commissioner of the department of health and human services shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A relative to: I. The development, administration and supervision of child welfare services by the department of health and human services under RSA 161:2, II. II. The determination of…

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 expens…

The commissioner shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to procedures for reimbursement under this subdivision.

The purpose of this subdivision is to provide protection for vulnerable adults who are abused, neglected, or exploited. Implicit in this subdivision is the philosophy that whenever possible an adult's right to self-determination should be preserved, and that each adult should liv…

In this subdivision: I. "Protective services" means services and action which will, through voluntary agreement or through appropriate court action, prevent neglect, abuse or exploitation of vulnerable adults. Such services shall include, but not be limited to, supervision, guida…

For the purposes of this subdivision, instances of suspected self-neglect shall be construed and acted upon in the same manner as instances of suspected neglect.

Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to mean a person is abused, neglected, exploited, or in need of protective services for the sole reason that he relies on or is being furnished treatment by spiritual means alone through prayer in accordance with the tenets and pract…

Any person, including, but not limited to, physicians, other health care professionals, social workers, clergy, and law enforcement officials, suspecting or believing in good faith that any adult who is or who is suspected to be vulnerable, at the time of the incident, has been s…

Any person or agency, other than an alleged perpetrator, participating in good faith in the making of a report of an alleged incident of adult abuse, neglect or exploitation, providing information relative to such incident or following a reporting protocol developed jointly with …

The privileged quality of communication between husband and wife and any professional person and his patient or client, except that between attorney and client, shall not apply to any proceedings instituted pursuant to this subdivision and shall not constitute grounds for failure…

I. There shall be established a state registry at the department for the purpose of maintaining a record of information on each founded report of abuse, neglect, or exploitation toward an individual. The registry shall be confidential and subject to rules on access established by…

The following limitations shall apply to the debt created by RSA 161-C:4. I. (a) An order of support, for which there is in effect an assignment to the department of health and human services pursuant to RSA 161-C:22, shall be suspended and shall not accrue, and no public assista…

Any personal care services provider serving an eligible consumer shall be required to undergo training as required by rule, pursuant to RSA 541-A.

In order to carry out its responsibilities imposed under this chapter, the department is hereby authorized to commence or appear in any proceedings before any court or administrative agency for the purpose of obtaining, enforcing, or modifying an order of support on behalf of any…

The commissioner of the department of health and human services may destroy any reports, records and other documents in the department which in his opinion are no longer of any value to the state provided the records have been retained for a sufficient period of time to comply wi…

The management of a facility shall conspicuously post in an area accessible to residents, employees, and visitors the following: I. A copy of the senior citizens bill of rights as provided in RSA 161-M:3. Management of a facility shall provide each resident with a copy of the sen…

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 p…

The department shall be the single state agency responsible to administer in New Hampshire the Older Americans Act of 1965 and subsequent legislation pursuant to that act and to receive all federal funds under Title III of said act. The department is also authorized to receive fe…

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…

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 …

I. Any responsible parent who has accumulated an arrearage, pursuant to a legal order for support, in an amount equal to the support obligation for one month, may be required, if deemed appropriate by the commissioner or a member of the judiciary, to post a bond or security or to…

Any person who knowingly fails to make any report required by RSA 161-F:46 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

I. The commissioner or his or her authorized representative, upon the substantiation of a report of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a vulnerable adult, shall provide, when necessary, protective services to such adults. II. The commissioner or his or her authorized representati…

If all other remedies are exhausted, the commissioner or his authorized representative may seek to have a guardian or conservator appointed by the probate court, pursuant to RSA 464-A, for any adult who is in need of protective services.

If either a vulnerable adult reported or suspected of being abused, neglected, or exploited refuses, or a caretaker or caregiver refuses, to allow the representative of the department entrance to the premises for the purpose of investigating a report of abuse, neglect, or exploit…

The probate court, at any time, may order a proposed ward to submit to a medical or psychiatric examination to be completed within 30 days by a licensed psychologist, licensed psychiatrist or physician, or local community mental health center. A written report of such examination…

The commissioner shall adopt such rules under RSA 541-A as are necessary to carry out the purpose of this subdivision, including, but not limited to, rules relative to access to records under RSA 161-F:49.

In the course of an investigation conducted pursuant to this subdivision, the department's authorized representative may make any inquiries and obtain such information as is necessary to further such investigation. The department's authorized representative may review and photoco…

The files maintained by the department which relate to investigations of alleged instances of abuse, neglect, or exploitation shall be disclosed only with the written consent of the victim, or his guardian or attorney, or if such disclosure is required by court or administrative …

This subdivision shall be known and may be cited as the "Homemaker Services Act."

The purpose of this subdivision is to support homemaker programs to serve those who need such care and who otherwise might be placed in inappropriate institutional care and to provide training in the home to allow individuals and families to remain in their homes and to become as…

The department shall be the sole and final agency designated as the single state agency for administering or supervising the administration of the New Hampshire state plan for implementing the Older Americans Act of 1965 , including final decisions as to disposition of Title III …

Any facility or person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of an unfair or deceptive act or practice as provided in RSA 358-A and shall be penalized in accordance with RSA 358-A:6.

I. The department shall be subrogated to the right of any dependent child or children or person having the care, custody, and control of such child or children to prosecute or maintain any support action or execute any administrative remedy existing under the laws of this state t…

The commissioner shall adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to: I. Procedures for issuing program enrollment cards. II. Outreach efforts to build public awareness of the program and to maximize enrollment of eligible residents. III. Content and format of any forms required…

I. Any parent or other person, against whom the department seeks to establish a support obligation under RSA 161-C:4 or RSA 161-C:8 and 9 as a result of such person's absence or failure to adequately support a dependent child, shall be required to disclose to the department the p…

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.

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) Provi…