Section He-E 501.24 - Essential Services(a) Essential services shall include one or more of the following components, depending on the individual's needs as identified by the department in accordance with He-E 501.05:(1) Chore services, including but not limited to, home maintenance or repairs, heavy cleaning, fumigation, snowplowing, and trash removal;(2) Emergency support, including but not limited to, payment for food, shelter, clothing, medicine, home heat, or telephone installation; and(3) Respite care, when the individual needs assistance in the absence of his or her primary caregiver, or when the individual needs interim care while in transition to another living arrangement, and to include one or more of the following based on the individual's needs: (b) Respite care may be provided to the individual in the private home or in a licensed residential care or nursing facility. (c) Vendors shall comply with the authorization described in He-E 501.16, which shall include the amount of funds authorized for chore, emergency support, or respite services based on the requirements contained in He-E 501.21.(d) Individuals receiving essential services shall receive follow up from the department to: (1) Confirm that services are being provided as authorized; and(2) Provide assistance if there are any outstanding issues.(e) Essential services funding shall not be authorized to supplement services being funded through another source.N.H. Code Admin. R. He-E 501.24
Amended by Volume XXXIX Number 06, Filed February 7, 2019, Proposed by #12720, Effective 1/29/2019, Expires 7/29/2019.Amended by Volume XL Number 2, Filed January 9, 2020, Proposed by # 12936, Effective 12/7/2019, Expires 12/7/2029.