170-G:4-d Content of Provider Contracts. – I. All contracts between the department and providers of services under this chapter, or any behavior health service to children, shall include provisions addressing outcome measurement, incentives for the use of evidence-based practices, and accountability for high-quality services. Such provisions shall, at minimum, include the following: (a) Required […]
170-G:4-e Assessment, Treatment, and Discharge Planning. – I. In every case in which a placement outside the home is being considered, the department shall require the completion of a written clinical assessment of the behavioral health and other treatment needs of the child. II. A written treatment plan shall be required upon a child’s […]
170-G:4-f Medical Assistance Screening. – The department of health and human services shall establish a procedure to assess court-involved children for eligibility for private and public medical insurance, including the medical assistance program under RSA 167. This procedure shall apply to any child who is subject to proceedings under RSA 169-B or 169-D, or […]
170-G:4-g Kinship Navigator Program. – The department shall establish a kinship navigator program to offer information, referral, and follow up services to grandparents and other relatives raising children to link them to available services and benefits. The program also may be used to promote effective partnerships among public and private agencies to ensure that […]
170-G:4-h Establishing the Emergency Services for Children, Youth, and Families Fund. – There is hereby established in the state treasury the emergency services for children, youth, and families fund. The funds shall be used by the department to meet the immediate needs of children and families as required to ensure the department is making […]
[RSA 170-G:4-i effective January 1, 2023.] 170-G:4-i Assessment for the Use of Psychotropic Medications. – For children in out-of-home care with the department, prior to seeking a prescription or renewal for psychotropic medication, the department shall ensure the undertaking of, and guidance from, a recent comprehensive medical assessment to rule out an underlying physical […]
170-G:5 Rulemaking. – The commissioner of health and human services shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. Source. 1983, 416:1, eff. July 1, 1983.
170-G:5-a County Reimbursement. – County payments due under RSA 169-B:40, 169-C:27 and 169-D:29 shall be paid to the department of health and human services on a monthly basis within 45 days’ notice of the amount due to the state. Delinquent payments due under these chapters, with interest at the rate of 12 percent per […]
170-G:6 Repealed by 2011, 231:2(4), eff. Dec. 31, 2011. –
170-G:6-a Advisory Board. – I. There is hereby established a board to advise the department of health and human services on services for children, youth, and families. The board shall consist of 12 members and such additional members as may be necessary to comply with federal regulations for the acceptance of federal funds and […]
170-G:7 Board; Operation. – The board shall operate as follows: I. The board shall elect one member to serve as a chairman. The term shall be for one year, and a member may serve up to 3 consecutive terms as chairman. II. The board shall appoint officers and create subcommittees as the board deems […]
170-G:8 Board; Powers and Duties. – The board shall have the power and duty to: I. Advise the New Hampshire crime commission in administering the commission’s functions under RSA 7-B and federal law. II. Request assistance of the department as necessary to carry out its duties under state and federal law. The department shall […]
170-G:8-a Record Content; Confidentiality; Rulemaking. – I. The case records of the department consist of all official records, regardless of the media upon which they are retained, created by the department of health and human services in connection with a report received pursuant to RSA 169-C:29, or cases brought under RSA 169-B, 169-C, 169-D, […]
170-G:8-aa Court Review. – I. The commissioner or designee shall have 30 days in open cases and 60 days in closed cases from the date a written request for access to case records is received by the district office where the case records are or were located, to limit or deny access to the […]
170-G:8-b Informational Materials. – I. The department shall acquire or prepare informational materials relating to missing children issues and matters. These issues and matters include, but are not limited to, the following: (a) Offenses under federal law that could relate to missing children and other provisions of federal law that focus on missing children. […]
170-G:8-c State Registry and Criminal Records Check. – I. The department shall, prior to adding new or transferred staff members whose job descriptions would cause them to come into direct contact with children, submit the names, birth names, birth dates, and addresses of such individuals for review against the state registry of founded abuse […]
170-G:9 Repealed by 1995, 181:23, IV, eff. July 1, 1995. –
