New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
He - Department of Health and Human Services
Subtitle He-M - Former Division of Mental Health and Developmental Services
Chapter He-M 1000 - HOUSING
Part He-M 1001 - CERTIFICATION STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENCES
Section He-M 1001.10 - Certification

Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules He-M 1001.10

Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024

(a) To be eligible for reimbursement by the department, a community residence shall be certified in accordance with He-M 1001.

(b) A certificate issued to an applicant shall indicate:

(1) The effective date of the certificate;

(2) The expiration date of the certificate;

(3) The certificate number;

(4) The type of certificate, which shall be listed as:
a. Emergency;

b. Temporary;

c. Annual, which shall encompass both initial and renewal certifications; or

d. Biennial, which shall encompass renewal certifications that meet the requirements outlined in He-M 1001.12(h) or (n) -(p) ;

(5) The maximum number of certified beds allowed, including respite beds, as determined by the applicable sections of He-M 1001.03(a) -(d) ;

(6) The name of the provider agency;

(7) The name of the area agency; and

(8) Information regarding any waivers issued in accordance with He-M 1001.19.

(c) A community residence shall obtain approval from the provider agency identified on its certification prior to serving individuals from a different provider agency.

(d) All certificates shall be non-transferable from one physical location to another.

(e) A provider agency shall make application to the health facilities administration (BHFA) to assume a current certification that is being relinquished by another provider agency for the same physical location.

(f) Certifications shall be valid as indicated by the type:

(1) Emergency certificates shall be valid for 45 days;

(2) Temporary certificates shall be valid for 90 days;

(3) Annual certificates shall be valid from the effective date of the temporary certificate until the last day of the twelfth month following temporary certification; and

(4) Biennial shall be valid 2 years from the expiration date of the previous certificate or as provided in He-M 1001.12(h) and (p) .

(g) Any community residence that no longer intends to provide services to individuals shall notify the department in writing of the following information:

(1) The name of the provider;

(2) The certificate number of the community residence;

(3) The address of the community residence;

(4) The date the community residence closed or will close; and

(5) The location that the individual(s) has moved to, including the name and address of the provider and certificate number of the community residence, if available.

(See Revision Note at part heading for He-M 1001) #5867, eff 9-1-94, EXPIRED: 9-1-00

New. #7681, eff 4-23-02; ss by #9696, INTERIM, eff 4-23-10, EXPIRES: 10-20-10; ss by #9776-A, eff 10-1-10

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