Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024
(a)
Each applicant for a license shall comply with the requirements of RSA 151:4,
I-III(a) and submit the following to the department:
(1) A completed application form entitled
"Application for Residential or Health Care License," (September 2018 edition)
signed by the applicant or 2 of the corporate officers, affirming and
certifying to the following:
a. "I affirm
that I am familiar with the requirements of RSA 151 and the rules adopted
thereunder and that the premises are in full compliance. I understand that
providing false information shall be grounds for denial, suspension, or
revocation of the license and the imposition of a fine.";
b. For any HHCP to be newly licensed:
"I certify that I have notified the public of the intent to
file this application with a description of the facility to be licensed by
publishing a notice in a newspaper of general circulation covering the area
where the facility is to be located in at least 2 separate issues of the
newspaper no less than 10 business days prior to the filing of this
application."; and
c. For
any HHCP to be newly licensed and to be located within a radius of 15 miles of
a hospital certified as a critical access hospital, pursuant to 42 C.F.R.
485.610(b) and (c):
"I certify that the facility is to be located within a
radius of 15 miles of a hospital certified as a critical access hospital,
pursuant to 42 C.F.R. 485.610(b) and (c), and that I have given written notice
of the intent to file this application with a description of the facility to be
licensed to the chief executive officer of the hospital by registered mail no
less than 10 business days prior to the filing of this application.";
(2) If applicable,
proof of authorization from the secretary of state to do business in the state
of New Hampshire in the form of one of the following:
a. "Certificate of Authority," if a
corporation;
b. "Certificate of
Formation," if a limited liability corporation; or
c. "Certificate of Trade Name," where
applicable;
(3) The
applicable fee of $250 in accordance with
RSA 151:5, X(b)
, payable in cash or, if paid by check or
money order, in the exact amount of the fee made payable to the "Treasurer,
State of New Hampshire";
(4) A
resume identifying the qualifications of and copies of applicable licenses for
the HHCP administrator and medical director;
(5) Written local approvals as follows:
a. For an existing administrative building,
not including a patient's home where care is being provided, the following
written local approvals shall be obtained no more than 90 days prior to
submission of the application, from the following local officials or if there
is no such official(s), from the board of selectmen or mayor:
1. The health officer verifying that the
applicant complies with all applicable local health, drinking water, and
wastewater requirements;
2. The
building official verifying that the applicant complies with all applicable
state building codes and local building ordinances;
3. The zoning officer verifying that the
applicant complies with all applicable local zoning ordinances; and
4. The fire chief verifying that the
applicant complies with the state fire code, Saf-C 6000, including the health
care chapter of NFPA 101 as adopted by the commissioner of the department of
safety, under RSA 153, and as amended pursuant to
RSA
153:5,I, by the state fire
marshal with the board of fire control, and local fire ordinances applicable
for a business; and
b.
For a building under construction, the written approvals required by a. above
shall be submitted at the time of the application based on the local official's
review of the building plans and upon completion of the construction project;
and
(6) The results of
a criminal records check from the New Hampshire department of safety for the
applicant(s), licensee, if different than the applicant, licensee,
administrator, and medical director.
(b) The applicant shall mail or hand-deliver
the documents to:
Department of Health and Human Services
Office of Legal and Regulatory Services
Health Facilities Administration
129 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301
