New Hampshire Statutes
§ 161-I:4 — Department Responsibilities
New Hampshire § 161-I:4
This text of New Hampshire § 161-I:4 (Department Responsibilities) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering New Hampshire primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 161-I:4 (2026).
Text
I.The department shall develop personal care services for department programs that authorize personal care services. Eligible consumers shall be afforded the option to receive their personal care services through a home health agency or other qualified agency and/or a consumer-directed services program.
II.The department shall develop a process for allowing a representative to act on the behalf of an eligible consumer.
III.The department shall develop intermediary services for eligible consumers using consumer-directed services.
IV.Coverage of personal care services under department programs shall be subject to the availability of appropriated funds.
V.Nothing in this section shall be construed to change the personal care program for the severely disabled as set forth in RSA 161-E.
VI
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
Legislative History
2000, 255:1, eff. June 12, 2000. 2021, 122:43, II, eff. July 9, 2021.
Nearby Sections
10
§ 161-I:1
Purpose§ 161-I:2
Definitions§ 161-I:3
Consumer Choice§ 161-I:3-a
Authorization of Legally Responsible Relative, Guardian, or Person Granted Power of Attorney§ 161-I:4
Department Responsibilities§ 161-I:6-a
Criminal Record Check Required§ 161-I:7
RulemakingCite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
New Hampshire § 161-I:4, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nh/161-I/161-I%3A4.