New Hampshire § 151-E:9 Information and Assistance

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 151-E:9 — Information and Assistance

New Hampshire § 151-E:9

Title XIHOSPITALS AND SANITARIA

Ch. 151-ELONG-TERM CARE

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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 151-E:9 (2026).

Text

The department shall provide information and assistance to each applicant to a nursing facility. Such information and assistance shall:

I.Be based upon the principle that services shall be provided in the setting that is least restrictive of the applicant's ability to live independently;

II.Take into consideration the applicant's choice of service location;

III.Include information regarding the degree to which the services sought are available at home or in some other community-based setting;

IV.Explain the relative costs to the applicant of choosing care in the home or other setting rather than nursing facility care; and

V.Include advice as to whether receiving services in a home or other community-based setting is clinically appropriate for the applicant.

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The department shall provide information and assistance to each applicant to a nursing facility. Such information and assistance shall:
I. Be based upon the principle that services shall be provided in the setting that is least restrictive of the applicant's ability to live independently;
II. Take into consideration the applicant's choice of service location;
III. Include information regarding the degree to which the services sought are available at home or in some other community-based setting;
IV. Explain the relative costs to the applicant of choosing care in the home or other setting rather than nursing facility care; and
V. Include advice as to whether receiving services in a home or other community-based setting is clinically appropriate for the applicant.