Section He-M 314.06 - Admission(a) No person, regardless of previous place of residence, shall be denied admission to an emergency shelter if beds or rooms are available, except as detailed in He-M 314.07 below.(b) No person shall be denied emergency shelter because he or she does not have a valid state driver's license, non-driver ID, or other form of government-issued identification.(c) An emergency shelter shall have the ability to approve admission of persons at least 18 hours per day and 7 days per week. A shelter may defer entry to the facility until the facility opens for the night except as provided in He-M 314.05(g) .(d) A shelter shall, at a minimum, admit a person to an available bed during the shelter's posted evening hours. A shelter shall admit a person at other hours if staff resources permit.(e) No person seeking admission to an emergency shelter shall be denied access for lack of funds to pay for shelter nor be required to receive approval of a third party payor or intermediary.(f) Shelters may establish a sliding fee scale for admission to the shelter, provided that the fee scale includes the provision of shelter services at no cost to guests who are currently unemployed and lack other means of financial support.(g) At the time of admission, shelters shall advise guests of the daily fee, if any, the guest will be charged.(h) Shelter fees paid by guests shall: (1) Be structured so as not to inhibit transition into permanent housing; and(2) Not exceed 30% of a guest's net income.N.H. Admin. Code § He-M 314.06
#7405, eff 11-21-00; ss by #9328, eff 11-22-08
Amended by Volume XXXVI Number 49, Filed December 8, 2016, Proposed by #12056, Effective 11/22/2016, Expires 5/21/2017.