Section 151:2-a – Repealed by 1979, 399:3, eff. Aug. 22, 1979.
151:2-a Repealed by 1979, 399:3, eff. Aug. 22, 1979. –
Section 151:2-b – Home Health Care Provider and Individual Home Care Service Provider.
151:2-b Home Health Care Provider and Individual Home Care Service Provider. – I. " Home health care provider " means any organization, business entity, or subdivision thereof, including a case management agency, whether public or private, whether operated for profit or not, which is engaged in arranging or providing, directly or through contract arrangement, […]
Section 151:2-c – Prohibited Use in Corporate Name, Trade Name, or Service Mark.
151:2-c Prohibited Use in Corporate Name, Trade Name, or Service Mark. – I. The secretary of state shall not issue a certificate of incorporation to an applicant for incorporation or for registration as a foreign corporation or a foreign partnership which includes the words "home health care", "home care", or "visiting nurse" or any […]
Section 151:2-d – Criminal Record Check Required.
151:2-d Criminal Record Check Required. – I. Every applicant for a license or certification to operate any facility or entity required to be licensed or certified under this chapter shall submit with the initial application for licensure or certification the results of a criminal records check for the applicant, the licensee, or certificate holder […]
Section 151:2-e – Special Health Care Service License Required; Rules; Funding.
151:2-e Special Health Care Service License Required; Rules; Funding. – I. No person shall initiate any new special health care service without acquiring a special health care service license under this chapter. II. In this chapter, "special health care service" shall include: (a) Cardiac catheterization laboratory services; (b) Open heart surgery or coronary artery […]
Section 151:2-f – Policies Required for Health Facilities and Special Health Care Service Licenses.
151:2-f Policies Required for Health Facilities and Special Health Care Service Licenses. – Every facility licensed under RSA 151:2, I(a) or (d) and every person holding a special health care service license under RSA 151:2-e shall: I. Adopt and enforce a written policy to assure that the facility provides its services to all persons […]
Section 151:2-g – Emergency Services.
151:2-g Emergency Services. – Every facility licensed as a hospital under RSA 151:2, I(a) shall operate an emergency department offering emergency services to all individuals regardless of ability to pay 24 hours every day, 7 days a week. This requirement shall not apply to any hospital licensed and operating prior to July 1, 2016, […]
Section 151:2-h – Compliance With Involuntary Admission Hearing Requirement.
151:2-h Compliance With Involuntary Admission Hearing Requirement. – No later than 30 days following the first decision on the merits in Doe v. NH Department of Health and Human Services, et al. #1:18-CV-01039, or a court-approved agreement of all parties in the case, the commissioner of the department of health and human services shall […]
Section 151:2-i – Hospital Dementia Operational Plan Required.
151:2-i Hospital Dementia Operational Plan Required. – I. Every facility licensed as a hospital under RSA 151:2, I(a) shall, not later than January 1, 2023, complete and implement an operational plan for the recognition and management of patients with dementia or delirium in acute-care settings. The plan shall address the following recommendations: (a) Recognition […]
Section 151:20 – Facility Policy and Procedures.
151:20 Facility Policy and Procedures. – I. A facility shall adopt a policy setting forth the rights and responsibilities of patients admitted to the facility. Patients shall be treated in accordance with the policy. A written copy of the policy shall be posted at a public place in the facility and provided to each […]
Section 151:21 – Patients’ Bill of Rights.
151:21 Patients’ Bill of Rights. – The policy describing the rights and responsibilities of each patient admitted to a facility, except those admitted by a home health care provider, shall include, as a minimum, the following: I. The patient shall be treated with consideration, respect, and full recognition of the patient’s dignity and individuality, […]
Section 151:21-a – Repealed by 1992, 78:2, eff. June 19, 1992.
151:21-a Repealed by 1992, 78:2, eff. June 19, 1992. –
Section 151:21-b – Home Care Clients’ Bill of Rights.
151:21-b Home Care Clients’ Bill of Rights. – I. Home health care providers shall provide each client or client’s legal representative with a written copy of the rights and responsibilities listed in paragraphs II and III of this section in advance of or during the initial evaluation visit and before initiation of care. These […]
Section 151:22 – Patient’s Personal Representative.
151:22 Patient’s Personal Representative. – The patient’s personal representative may assist the patient in the exercise of any rights under this subdivision. Source. 1981, 453:1, eff. Aug. 22, 1981.
Section 151:23 – Retaliation Prohibited.
151:23 Retaliation Prohibited. – An owner, administrator, employee, or representative of a facility shall not discharge or harass, or retaliate or discriminate against a patient because the patient has exercised a right protected under this subdivision. Source. 1981, 453:1. 1983, 274:10, eff. Aug. 17, 1983.
Section 151:24 – Patients’ Trust Fund.
151:24 Patients’ Trust Fund. – I. A facility shall not accept personal funds and possessions from or on behalf of a patient for safekeeping and management, except when the facility receives written authorization from the patient or a personal representative. II. Upon acceptance of personal funds and possessions, a facility shall do one of […]
Section 151:25 – Temporary Absence.
151:25 Temporary Absence. – I. When a patient leaves a facility for emergency medical treatment the facility shall hold the bed open for the patient for 10 calendar days, if there is a reasonable expectation that the patient will return within 10 days and if the facility receives payment for the period of absence, […]
Section 151:25-a – Nursing Home Facility Statement Required.
151:25-a Nursing Home Facility Statement Required. – Any nursing home licensed under this chapter, which offers medical services shall provide a written statement setting forth the following to prospective clients: I. A specific description of the medical services offered on site. II. The rates charged by the nursing home and what is included in […]
Section 151:25-b – Nursing Home Policies Regarding Notice of Vacancy.
151:25-b Nursing Home Policies Regarding Notice of Vacancy. – A public or private nursing home or assisted living facility, for which residents are paying out of pocket, shall not enforce a 30-day notice of vacancy policy in the event of the resident’s death. The nursing home or assisted living facility shall be entitled to […]
Section 151:26 – Transfer or Discharge of Patients.
151:26 Transfer or Discharge of Patients. – I. A facility subject to RSA 151:21 shall not transfer or discharge a patient except for those reasons listed under RSA 151:21, V. II. (a) Transfer or discharge of a patient from a facility subject to RSA 151:21 shall in all instances be preceded by written notice […]