Section He-M 403.09 - CMHP Approval(a) The administrator shall solicit and consider comments from individuals and groups in the region as to the ability of each applicant to carry out its responsibilities as stated in He-M 403.05 and He-M 403.06.(b) The administrator shall review the completed applications and shall assign staff to conduct a site visit for any applicant that appears to meet the requirements of He-M 403. Such site visit and review shall be completed within 90 days of the date of referral for site visit and shall result in a determination of the compliance or non-compliance of the CMHP with He-M 403 and all other applicable department rules.(c) Within 15 days of the date of the site reviews, the administrator shall approve an applicant that has been determined to be in compliance with He-M 403 and all other applicable rules.(d) Approval of a CMHP shall be for a 5-year term, unless suspended or revoked pursuant to He-M 403.10.(e) The administrator shall notify each applicant that does not receive approval and shall explain the reason why the applicant was not approved.(f) If there is no applicant selected for approval in the region, the administrator shall notify each applicant and request a second submission of application materials.(g) If no applicant in the region receives approval following the second submission of CMHP application materials, or if no operating CMHP applies for reapproval pursuant to He-M 403.11, the administrator shall: (1) Initiate or re-initiate the application procedure for approval of a CMHP; and(2) Appoint as an interim CMHP a nonprofit agency that the administrator determines has the capacity to operate in the region; or(3) If an interim CMHP that has the capacity to operate programs and services in accordance with department rules cannot be identified, designate bureau staff to temporarily operate CMHP services and programs until a new CMHP can be approved.(h) An applicant denied approval by the administrator may appeal pursuant to He-C 200.N.H. Admin. Code § He-M 403.09
#4195, eff 1-1-87, EXPIRED: 1-1-93
New. #6816, eff 7-25-98, EXPIRED: 7-25-06
New. #8716, INTERIM, eff 9-6-06, EXPIRED: 3-5-07
New. #9533, eff 9-1-09 (from He-M 403.11 )
Amended by Volume XXXVII Number 41, Filed October 12, 2017, Proposed by #12388, Effective 9/23/2017, Expires 3/22/2018.The amended version of this section by New Hampshire Register Volume 38, Number 19, eff.4/30/2018 is not yet available.