Section He-C 401.11 - Registry Identification Card Expirations, Exceptions, and Procedures for Renewals(a) A registry identification card shall be valid on the date of issuance and expire one year later on the last day of the month it was issued unless a shorter time period is established in accordance with (d) below.(b) To renew a registry identification card and prevent a possible lapse in registration, each qualifying patient and designated caregiver shall complete and submit to the department application materials pursuant to HeC 401.04, He-C 401.05, He-C 401.08, or He-C 401.09 at least 30 days prior to the expiration of their current registry identification card, except that: (1) For designated caregivers, the criminal history records check results required by He-C 401.05(c) shall not be required, but the designated caregiver shall complete, sign under penalties set forth in RSA 641:3 for unsworn falsification, date, and submit a "Designated Caregiver's Attestation of No Felony Conviction" form, which states that the individual has not been convicted of a felony offense in New Hampshire or any other state, provided there has not been a lapse in registration of more than one year;(2) For qualifying patients who have not changed their mailing address or physical address, proof of NH residency required by He-C 401.04(b)(3) shall not be required; and(3) For qualifying patients who have guardians, guardianship documentation required by He-C 401.08(e)(4) and 401.09(e)(4) shall not be required, regardless of any lapse in registration, unless there has been a change in guardianship.(c) Applications for renewal shall be processed and registry identification cards shall be issued in accordance with He-C 401.10.(d) Exceptions to (a) above shall be as follows:(1) If the qualifying patient's certifying provider indicates on the written certification that the certification should be valid for a shorter duration, then the registry identification card shall be valid for the shorter duration indicated, subject to extension in accordance with He-C 401.06(h);(2) If the qualifying patient's certifying provider rescinds or otherwise withdraws the patient's written certification pursuant to He-C 401.06(f) and (g), the registry identification card shall become void upon notification by the department to the qualifying patient;(3) A designated caregiver's registry identification card shall be deactivated upon notification by the department to the designated caregiver that all the qualifying patients for whom the individual is acting as designated caregiver either have lost their status as qualifying patients or have rescinded or otherwise ended the designation, subject to reactivation in accordance with He-C 401.13(k); and(4) If an applicant's payment is returned for insufficient funds, and the applicant does not remit full payment in accordance with RSA 6:11-a within 10 days of the department's written notice:a. The registry identification card shall be deactivated, subject to reactivation upon receipt of full payment within 6 months of the notice; andb. After 6 months, the case shall be considered closed, and that applicant may reapply by submitting all required application materials, including the required fees.N.H. Admin. Code § He-C 401.11
Adopted byVolume XXXIV Number 33, Filed August 14,2014, Proposed by #10646, Effective 8/1/2015.Amended by Volume XXXV Number 45, Filed November 12, 2015, Proposed by #10964, Effective 11/2/2015, Expires 11/2/2025.Amended by Volume XLI Number 32, Filed August 12, 2021, Proposed by #13220, Effective 7/1/2021, Expires 7/1/2031.