N.H. Admin. Code § He-W 549.02

Current through Register No. 45, November 7, 2024

Section He-W 549.02 - Recipient Eligibility

(a) The following recipients shall be eligible for home visiting for prenatal, child, and family support services, as described in He-W 549.05:

(1) Pregnant women;

(2) Infants under age one; and

(3) Children age one to under age 21 if any one of the following 4 conditions are met:

a. At least 2 primary criteria outlined in (b) below;

b. At least 3 secondary criteria outlined in (c) below;

c. At least one primary and 2 secondary criteria outlined in (b) and (c) below; or

d. The recipient is eligible for Title V services through the special medical services section, in accordance with He-M 520.03(a), (b), and (d) and He-M 520.04(a)(2)(b).

(b) Primary criteria for eligibility shall include:

(1) The caregiver, child, or a household member has:

a. A diagnosed mental illness;

b. Known substance abuse; or

c. A disability or developmental delay, except that a child shall not be a recipient of family-centered early supports and services pursuant to He-M 510;

(2) The caregiver has been referred by a protective services agency or has a finding of child neglect or abuse;

(3) The caregiver or child has special health care needs;

(4) The child's family is homeless; or

(5) One of the child's parents or parent's partner is absent for circumstances including, but not limited to, death, missing, incarceration, military deployment, or as a result of a protective or restraining order.

(c) Secondary criteria for eligibility shall include:

(1) The caregiver is under 21 years of age;

(2) The caregiver is a first time parent;

(3) The caregiver has limited English proficiency;

(4) The caregiver is single without any identified social supports;

(5) The caregiver has less than a high school education;

(6) The child was premature or had a low birth weight and is not a recipient of family-centered early supports and services pursuant to He-M 510;

(7) There is documentation of family trauma, including, but not limited to:

a. An unexpected or untimely death in the family;

b. Domestic violence in the family;

c. Caregiver is an adult victim of child abuse or neglect; or

d. The family has been the victim of a crime;

(8) There is documentation of a disrupted or problematic parent-child relationship, including, but not limited to, insecure attachment;

(9) The family's income is less than 125% of the most recent federal poverty level as published annually in the Federal Register by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; or

(10) One or more grandparents is raising the child.

N.H. Admin. Code § He-W 549.02

#7775, eff 10-8-02; ss by #9768, eff 10-8-10; ss by #10092, eff 3-1-12; amd by #10398, eff 8-20-13

Amended by Volume XLII Number 28, Filed July 14, 2022, Proposed by #13402, Effective 7/1/2022, Expires 7/1/2032.