Section He-W 549.01 - Definitions(a) "Caregiver" means a parent, grandparent, or any other individual identified as having primary responsibility for the child.(b) "Department" means the New Hampshire department of health and human services.(c) "Healthy families America" (HFA) means the nationally recognized, evidence-based home visiting program for pregnant woman and for children through age 3 in New Hampshire, this program is provided by agencies contracted with the maternal and child health section of the New Hampshire division of public health services.(d) "Home visiting for prenatal, child, and family support services" means services, which might include specialty nutrition services, that often take place in the home that are rehabilitative and preventive in nature and which, in addition to medical care, are rendered to Title XIX and Title XXI recipients for the purpose of improving their health status and function within the family and community by providing health education, support, and linkages to community services.(e) "Low birth weight" means an infant weighing 2500 grams or less at birth.(f) "Medicaid" means the Title XIX and Title XXI programs administered by the department, making medical assistance available to eligible individuals.(g) "Premature" means an infant born before 37 weeks gestation.(h) "Recipient" means any individual who is eligible for and receiving medical assistance under the medicaid program.(i) "Title V" means the program described in Title V of the Social Security Act, and administered by the maternal and child health section of the New Hampshire division of public health services or by the bureau for family centered services of the New Hampshire division of long term supports and services as part of the health resources and services administration, United States department of health and human services.(j) "Title XIX" means the joint federal-state program described in Title XIX of the Social Security Act and administered in New Hampshire by the department under the medicaid program.(k) "Title XXI" means the joint federal-state program described in Title XXI of the Social Security Act and administered in New Hampshire by the department under the medicaid program.(l) "Unit" means a 15-minute period of time for which a service is rendered.N.H. Admin. Code § He-W 549.01
#7775, eff 10-8-02; ss by #9768, eff 10-8-10; ss by #10092, eff 3-1-12; amd by #10139, eff 7-1-12; amd by #10398, eff 8-20-13
Amended by Volume XLII Number 28, Filed July 14, 2022, Proposed by #13402, Effective 7/1/2022, Expires 7/1/2032.