Section He-W 552.02 - Definitions(a) "Chronically wheelchair mobile" means the recipient, due to a physical disability, must use a wheelchair for mobility.(b) "Department" means the New Hampshire (NH) department of health and human services.(c) "Family member" means an individual related to the recipient within the second degree of kinship, including: (1) A spouse, parent, stepparent, sister, or brother; or(2) A grandparent, aunt, or uncle residing in the same household as the recipient.(d) "Legally responsible adult" means a spouse, or the parent(s) of a minor child, including step-parents, foster parents, and legal guardians, who are legally responsible to provide care for another person.(e) "Medicaid" means the Title XIX and Title XXI programs, administered by the department, which make medical assistance available to eligible individuals.(f) "Natural supports" means the help and care that an individual receives from their family, friends, significant others, roommates, neighbors, and other community resources, including unpaid voluntary services.(g) "Personal care attendant (PCA)" means a person who meets the requirements set forth in He-W 552.04(b) and is an employee of or is under contract with a personal care service provider(s) to provide PCA services.(h) "Personal care attendant services (PCA services)" means medically oriented personal care services as more fully described in He-W 552.05(b) which are provided by a PCA in the recipient's home, workplace, or other non-institutional setting which allows the recipient to maintain themselves in their home and gain greater control over their life in accordance with RSA 161-E.(i) "Provider" means an entity that employs or contracts with the PCA to provide PCA services and meets the requirements set forth in He-W 552.04(a).(j) "Recipient" means an individual who is eligible for and receives medical assistance under the medicaid program.(k) "Title XIX" means the joint federal-state program described in Title XIX of the Social Security Act and administered in NH by the department under the medicaid program.(l) "Title XXI" means the joint federal-state program described in Title XXI of the Social Security Act and administered in NH by the department under the medicaid program.N.H. Admin. Code § He-W 552.02
(See Revision Note at chapter heading He-W 500); ss by #4993, eff 11-30-90, EXPIRED: 11-30-96
New. #6742, eff 4-30-98; ss by #8597, eff 3-30-06; ss by #10562, INTERIM, eff 3-30-14, EXPIRES: 9-26-14; ss by #10676, eff 9-26-14 (from He-W 552.01)
Amended byVolume XXXIV Number 41, Filed October 9, 2014, Proposed by #10676, Effective 9/26/2014, Expires 9/26/2024.Amended by Number 2, Filed January 9, 2025, Proposed by #14154, Effective 12/21/2024, Expires 12/21/2034.