151:1 Declaration of Purposes. – The purposes hereof are to provide for the development, establishment and enforcement of basic standards for the care and treatment of persons in hospitals and other facilities in which medical, nursing or other remedial care are rendered, and for the construction, maintenance and operation of such facilities, which, in […]
151:10 Omitted. –
151:11 Repealed by 1981, 460:15, IX, eff. July 1, 1981. –
151:12 Interpretation. – This chapter shall not be construed in any way to restrict or modify any law pertaining to the placement and adoption of children or the care of unmarried mothers. Source. 1947, 216:1, par. 12, eff. July 1, 1947.
151:12-a Itemized Bills. – I. Any provider of medical services, including physicians, facilities licensed under this chapter and nursing homes as defined in RSA 151-A:1, IV, who is to receive payment from a third party shall provide the person receiving such services and the third party with an itemized statement within 30 days of […]
151:12-b Hospital Rates for Self-Pay Patients. – When billing self-pay patients for a service rendered, a hospital shall accept as payment in full an amount no greater than the amount generally billed and received by the hospital for that service for patients covered by health insurance. A hospital shall determine the amount generally billed […]
[RSA 151:12-c effective January 1, 2023.] 151:12-c Laboratory Testing Without a Licensed Medical Practitioner’s Order. – I. In this section, " licensed medical practitioner " means a physician licensed under RSA 329, an advanced practice registered nurse licensed under RSA 326-B:18, or a physician assistant licensed under RSA 328-D. II. A person may obtain […]
151:13 Information Confidential. – Information received or created by the department of health and human services, through inspection or otherwise, authorized hereunder shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed publicly except in a proceeding involving the question of licensure or revocation of license pursuant to RSA 541-A. The department may disclose such information […]
151:13-a Proceedings of Hospital Committees; Confidentiality. – I. As used in this section "records" means records of interviews and all reports, statements, minutes, memoranda, charts, statistics, and other documentation generated during the activities of a quality assurance committee. Records shall not mean original hospital medical records or other records kept relative to any patient […]
151:13-b Proceedings of Home Health Care Provider Quality Assurance Program; Confidentiality. – I. In this section: (a) "Records" means records of interviews, internal review and investigations, and all reports, statements, minutes, memoranda, charts, statistics, and other documentation generated during the activities of a quality assurance program. "Records" shall not mean original medical records or […]
151:14 Report. – The department of health and human services shall prepare and publish a biennial report of its activities and operations hereunder and shall make such information available to the governor and council. Source. 1947, 216:1, par. 14. RSA 151:14. 1973, 140:13. 1983, 291:1, I. 1995, 310:181, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.
151:15 Repealed by 1981, 460:15, VIII, eff. July 1, 1981. –
151:16 Penalties. – Any person, partnership, association, or corporation, including state or county or local governmental units or any division, department, board or agency thereof establishing, conducting, managing, or operating any facility within the meaning of this chapter, without first obtaining a license therefor as herein provided, or who shall violate any of the […]
151:16-a Administrative Fines. – The commissioner of the department of health and human services, after notice and hearing, pursuant to rules adopted under RSA 541-A, may impose an administrative fine not to exceed $2,000 for each offense upon any person who violates any provision of this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter. Rehearings […]
151:16-b Civil Fines. – All administrative fines and other civil monetary penalties collected by the department from facilities licensed under this chapter shall be kept by the state treasurer in a separate, non-lapsing, interest bearing account. Interest earned on moneys deposited in the account shall be deposited into the account. The moneys in the […]
151:16-c Health Care Provider Facilities; Disclosure of Employment Information; Immunity. – Any health care provider facility licensed under this chapter shall, when acting in good faith, disclose employment information regarding misconduct and competency about a health care worker upon request of a prospective or current employer. A health care provider facility and its directors […]
151:17 Injunction. – The department of health and human services may, in accordance with the laws of the state governing injunctions and other process, maintain an action in the name of the state against any person, partnership, association, or corporation, or state, county or local governmental unit, or any division, department, board or agency […]
151:18 Disposition of Fees. – I. All fees received from licenses under the provisions of this chapter shall be kept by the state treasurer in a separate fund to be paid out to the department of health and human services for purposes of this chapter only. II. Notwithstanding paragraph I, fees and any other […]
151:19 Definitions. – As used in this subdivision: I. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the department of health and human services. I-a. " Discharge " means movement of a patient from a facility to a non-institutional setting or the termination of services by a home health care provider when the discharging facility or home […]
151:2 License or Registration Required. – I. The following facilities shall not be established, conducted, or maintained without acquiring a license under this chapter: (a) Hospitals, and infirmaries or health services maintained by an educational institution. For the purposes of this subparagraph " hospital " means an institution which is engaged in providing to […]
