Section He-W 565.01 - Definitions(a) "Department" means the New Hampshire department of health and human services.(b) "Medicaid" means the Title XIX and Title XXI programs administered by the department, which makes medical assistance available to eligible individuals.(c) "Ophthalmologist" means a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the eye.(d) "Optometrist" means a doctor of optometry (OD), a primary health care provider who diagnoses, manages, and treats conditions and diseases of the eye.(e) "Optician" means "optician" as defined in RSA 327-A:1,VII, namely "anyone who sells or dispenses, upon prescription, spectacles, eyeglasses or contact lenses."(f) "Recipient" means any individual who is eligible for and receiving medical assistance under the medicaid program.(g) "Title XIX" means the joint federal-state program described in Title XIX of the Social Security Act and administered in New Hampshire under the medicaid program.(h) "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.N.H. Admin. Code § He-W 565.01
(See Revision Note at chapter heading He-W 500); ss by #4819, eff 6-1-90, EXPIRED: 6-1-96
New. #6705, eff 3-3-98, EXPIRED: 3-3-06
New. #8603, eff 4-10-06; amd by #10139, eff 7-1-12; ss by #10638, eff 7-12-14