Title XII, Public Safety and Welfare

I to III. [Repealed.] IV. Medical assistance shall include coverage for disposable incontinence supplies under the Medicaid state plan for individuals who have a medical condition resulting in incontinence, as documented by a physician.

I. Pursuant to section 1902(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XV) of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. section 1396a(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XV), the department of health and human services shall establish and administer a work incentive program, known as Medicaid for employed adults with disabilities (MEAD)…

I. The department of health and human services may change the minimum duration of impairment for aid to the permanently and totally disabled (APTD) from 48 months to 12 months upon approval of the fiscal committee of the general court, under the following conditions: (a) This cha…

I. The department of health and human services Medicaid reimbursement program shall be known as the "Medicaid to schools for medical services" program, providing medical assistance for covered services furnished to children in public schools who are enrolled in Medicaid. The purp…

I. The department shall establish a Medicaid home and community-based behavioral health services program for children with severe emotional disturbances whose service needs cannot be met through traditional behavioral health services. The department may establish such services th…

I. Pursuant to section 1902(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XIII) of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. section 1396a(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XIII), the department of health and human services shall establish and administer a work incentive program, known as Medicaid for employed older adults with disabilit…

Whenever under provisions of law names and addresses of recipients of assistance or child welfare services under this chapter or RSA 161 are furnished to or held by any other agency or department of government, such agency or department of government shall be required to adopt re…

It shall be unlawful except for purposes directly connected with the administration of assistance or child welfare services under this chapter or RSA 161, and in accordance with regulations prescribed by the commissioner for any person, to solicit, disclose, receive, make use of …

Any person who shall violate the provisions of RSA 167:31 shall be guilty of a violation.

Any suit, action, petition, or other legal proceeding to enforce a lien recovering any money or property from any recipient of old age assistance or aid to the permanently and totally disabled, under this chapter or RSA 161, or his estate shall be instituted and prosecuted in the…

The counties shall, from time to time, make such reports relative to direct relief, and shall transfer to said department of health and human services such records relative to old age assistance and aid to the blind, as the commissioner of health and human services may determine.

It is lawful for any service animal to accompany his or her handler or trainer into any public facility, housing accommodation, or place of public accommodation to which the general public is invited, subject only to the conditions and limitations established by law and applicabl…

The official duties performed by a certified public safety comfort dog shall be directly related to the handler's role as an emergency response or public safety worker. Official duties may include but are not limited to: critical incident stress management, survivor advocacy and …

The duties of the department of health and human services with respect to this chapter shall be: (a) To inspect periodically case files of all referrals to any family service agency to determine the value and quality of the service rendered. (b) To maintain records of all referra…

Each year, the governor shall take suitable public notice of October 15 as White Cane Safety Day. He shall issue a proclamation in which he: I. Comments upon the significance of the white cane; II. Calls upon the citizens of the state to observe the provisions of the white cane l…

I. Public assistance, including medical assistance and food stamps, shall be granted under this chapter or RSA 161 to any eligible person as defined in RSA 167:6 or RSA 161 who has not sufficient income or other resources to provide a reasonable subsistence compatible with decenc…

I. Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 359-C or any other law to the contrary, any person who is an applicant for or recipient of any public assistance shall, by his application for such assistance, or by his continued acceptance of such benefits, whether requested or obtained …

I. In this section, "health carrier" means a health carrier as defined in RSA 420-G:2 and any health insurer; administrator of self-insured plans, group health plans, as defined in section 607(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. section 11…

I. The department shall enter into a contract with a vendor to identify, investigate, and resolve potential cases of fraud, misrepresentation, or inadequate documentation prior to determining an applicant's eligibility for assistance under this chapter and RSA 161. The procedures…

I. It is the intent of this section to recognize the application of telehealth for covered services provided within the scope of practice of a physician or other health care provider as a method of delivery of medical care by which an individual at an originating site shall recei…

For the purposes of off-setting the Medicaid spend-down requirements, mental health expenses shall be included as medical expenses.

I. Financial eligibility for Medicaid adult home and community-based waiver programs shall include the following resource limits: (a) For married individuals, revert to the standard in place prior to the passage of the federal Affordable Care Act, so that only the resources in th…

I. The department shall administer the Medicare savings program as described in 42 U.S.C. section 1396a(a)(10)(E) in accordance with federal law and this section. II. Financial eligibility for the Medicare savings program shall, subject to CMS approval, make the low income subsid…

It is the policy of this state that the blind, the visually disabled, and the otherwise physically disabled shall be employed in the state service, the service of the political subdivisions of the state, in the public schools, and in all other employment supported in whole or in …

Participating family service agencies shall be reimbursed as follows: (a) $10 for the first consultation; (b) $5 each for the next 3 consultations actually held; (c) No reimbursement shall be made unless the person consulting a referral agency was referred by the court or approve…

I. Assistance granted to needy aged persons shall be designated as old age assistance; assistance granted to needy blind shall be designated as aid to the needy blind; assistance granted to needy dependent children and to the otherwise eligible parents or needy caretaker relative…

I. The owner or employer of the certified public safety comfort dog shall comply with all state and local ordinances regarding licensing and rabies certification under RSA 466:1 and RSA 466:1-a. The owner or employer of the certified public safety comfort dog shall also fully ins…

The provisions of RSA 167-D:4 shall also apply to dogs involved in search and rescue missions at the request of a government agency when such dogs are in the course of, or traveling to or from the scene of, their official duties.

It shall be the duty of any person, public official, society, or institution, placing any dependent or neglected child in any family home or institution, to give notice in writing to the commissioner within 10 days after such placing, stating the name of such child and the name, …

In this subdivision: I. "Abuse" means provider practices that are inconsistent with sound fiscal, business, or medical practices, and result in an unnecessary cost to the medicaid program, or in reimbursement for services that are above those actually rendered, that are not medic…

The commissioner shall: I. Provide medical assistance to all individuals who are eligible for the medicaid program, pursuant to RSA 161 and RSA 167. II. Cooperate with the attorney general in the investigation of all identified instances of possible fraud or abuse in the medicaid…

I. Each certified public safety comfort dog team shall complete all training requirements outlined within RSA 167-E:2 and RSA 167-E:3 in order to be certified in the state of New Hampshire. II. Each certified public safety comfort dog shall be retested with his or her assigned ce…

A service animal trainer, while engaged in the actual training process and activities of such animals, shall have the same rights and privileges with respect to access to public facilities, and the same responsibilities as are applicable to persons with disabilities using a servi…

I. For the purposes hereof, a person shall be eligible for old age assistance who is 65 years of age and a resident of this state. No person shall be eligible to receive such aid while receiving aid to the needy blind, aid to the permanently and totally disabled, or aid to famili…

The commissioner shall suspend or terminate any provider from the medicaid program: I. Who has been found guilty of violating RSA 167:17-b or 167:61-a; or II. Who, after notice of overpayment and identification of claims resulting in the overpayment, does not reimburse the depart…

I. No person shall: (a) Knowingly make, present or cause to be made or presented, with intent to defraud, any false or fraudulent claim for payment for any good, service, or accommodation for which payment may be made in whole or in part under RSA 161 or RSA 167; (b) Knowingly ma…

I. Any person shall be liable to the state for a civil penalty of not less than $5,000 and not more than $10,000, plus 3 times the amount of damages that the state sustains because of the act of that person, who: (a) Knowingly presents, or causes to be presented, to an officer or…

I. The attorney general shall investigate violations under RSA 167:61-b. If the attorney general finds that a person has violated or is violating RSA 167:61-b, the attorney general may bring a civil action in superior court against the person. II. (a) An individual, hereafter ref…

I. If the state proceeds with an action under RSA 167:61-c, the state shall have the primary responsibility for prosecuting the action and shall not be bound by an act of the relator bringing the action. The relator shall have the right to continue as a party to the action, subje…

I. If the state proceeds with an action brought by a relator under RSA 167:61-c, the relator shall, except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, receive at least 15 percent but not more than 25 percent of the proceeds of the action or settlement of the claim, depending upon th…

As used in this subdivision: I. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of health and human services. II. "Department" means New Hampshire department of health and human services. III. [Repealed.] IV. "Hospitals" mean general acute care hospitals licensed under RSA 151 that provide…

I. There is hereby established in the state treasury an uncompensated care and Medicaid fund, which shall consist of the moneys collected pursuant to RSA 84-A. Moneys paid into the fund shall be exempt from any state budget reductions, and the commissioner of the department of he…

The commissioner shall: I. Develop the uncompensated care payment system in a manner that is consistent with the requirements of RSA 167:64 and Title XIX of the Social Security Act as amended and describe the system in an amendment to the state Medicaid plan. II. [Repealed.] III.…

This subdivision may be referred to as "The Children's Health Plan."

I. The general court finds that at least 30,000 New Hampshire children lack health insurance. The lack of available, comprehensive maternity and child health services imposes a great cost, in both human and financial terms, on the citizens of this state. Both government and indus…

The commissioner of the department of health and human services shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A which: I. Establish by July 1, 1999, categorically needy coverage groups under RSA 167:6, VII and Title XIX of the Social Security Act, sections 1902(a)(10)(A)(i)(IV), 1902(a)(10)(A)…