New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
He - Department of Health and Human Services
Subtitle He-P - Former Division of Public Health Services
Chapter He-P 3000 - MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH
Part He-P 3013 - MATERNAL MORTALITY REVIEW PANEL
Section He-P 3013.02 - Definitions

Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules He-P 3013.02

Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024

(a) "Abstraction team" means a team of professionals designated by the Northern New England Perinatal Quality Improvement Network (NNEPQIN), which abstracts medical information to review and analyze the public health implications of a maternal death.

(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the New Hampshire department of health and human services, or his or her designee.

(c) "Department" means the New Hampshire department of health and human services.

(d) "Individually identifiable information" means information relating to the occurrence of a maternal death, as described in RSA 132:31, II.

(e) "Maternal death" means any of the following, as defined in RSA 132:29, I-III:

(1) "Pregnancy-associated death" means the death of a woman while pregnant or within one year of the end of pregnancy, irrespective of cause;

(2) "Pregnancy-associated, but not pregnancy-related" means the death of a woman while pregnant or within one year of the end of pregnancy due to a cause unrelated to pregnancy; and

(3) "Pregnancy-related death" means the death of a woman while pregnant or within one year of the end of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by her pregnancy or its management, but not from accidental or incidental causes.

(f) "Medical records" means any related healthcare and mental health record of the mother, including, but not be limited to, audio and video recordings, vital records, hospital discharge data, prenatal, fetal, pediatric, or infant medical records, hospital, medical office, or clinic records, laboratory reports, records of fetal deaths or induced termination of pregnancies, autopsy reports, and emergency response records.

(g) "Northern New England Perinatal Quality Improvement Network (NNEPQIN) " means the entity designated by the department, through a business associates agreement, to oversee the review and abstraction of medical information to review and analyze the public health implications of a maternal death.

(h) "Panel" means the maternal mortality review panel as established and described in RSA 132:30.

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