N.H. Admin. Code § He-A 403.01

Current through Register No. 45, November 7, 2024
Section He-A 403.01 - Client Eligibility
(a) In order to be eligible for the NH ATR program, an individual shall:
(1) Be a New Hampshire resident;
(2) Be at least 18 years of age;
(3) Have screened positive for a possible substance use disorder; and
(4) Be one of the following:
a. An individual who is:
1. An active or reservist serviceman or servicewoman in the deployment cycle, which means being in the process of mobilization, deployed, or in the post-deployment phase of service;
2. A veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom and future military operations in Iraq or Afghanistan;
3. A member of the New Hampshire National Guard; or
4. An adult family member of 1., 2., or 3. above;
b. An individual convicted of a driving while impaired (DWI) offense, except that the limitations in (b) below shall apply;
c. An individual returning to a New Hampshire community from a NH department of corrections (DOC) correctional facility or program;
d. An individual who has received treatment services from an agency contracted with the bureau; or
e. An individual referred directly by the bureau.
(b) Eligibility for the population in (a) (4) b. above shall be limited as follows:
(1) If expenditures for services for this population are projected to exceed the amount budgeted in any fiscal year, eligibility shall be limited to those individuals whose gross household personal income for the 12-month period immediately prior to the client's applying for ATR services is at or below 200% 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;
(2) If expenditures for services for this population provided in accordance with (1) above are projected to exceed the amount budgeted in any fiscal year, eligibility shall be limited to those individuals whose gross household personal income for the 12-month period immediately prior to the client's applying for ATR services is at or below 133% of the most recent federal poverty level; and
(3) If expenditures for services for this population provided in accordance with (2) above are projected to exceed the amount budgeted in any fiscal year, eligibility shall be restricted to individuals who have completed the 7-day residential multiple DWI offender intervention program (MOP) pursuant to RSA 265-A:40 and whose gross household personal income for the 12-month period immediately prior to the client's applying for ATR services is at or below 133% of the most recent federal poverty level.
(c) All eligible individuals shall be referred through a referral pathway described in He-A 403.02.
(d) Client participation in the NH ATR program shall be voluntary.

N.H. Admin. Code § He-A 403.01

#9861, INTERIM, eff 2-8-11, EXPIRED: 8-8-11

New. #9968, eff 8-9-11; amd by #10104, eff 4-3-12

The amended version of this section by New Hampshire Register Volume 37, Number 32, eff. 7/21/2017 is not yet available.