New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
He - Department of Health and Human Services
Subtitle He-W - Former Division of Human Services
Chapter He-W 500 - MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
Part He-W 549 - HOME VISITING FOR PRENATAL, CHILD, AND FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES
Section He-W 549.05 - Covered Services

Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules He-W 549.05

Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024

Covered home visiting for prenatal, child, and family support services shall include the following services, delivered in accordance with a plan of care, or in accordance with an evaluation plan for specialty nutrition services, as described in He-W 549.07:

(a) Home visiting for prenatal, child, and family support services, exclusive of specialty nutrition services which:

(1) Shall focus on healthy outcomes;

(2) Shall include initial assessment, not to exceed 2 visits, and subsequent visits;

(3) Shall be conducted through face-to-face visits at:
a. The recipient's home;

b. The participating provider agency; or

c. Any other location, as documented in the recipient's progress notes;

(4) May be conducted, on a limited basis, by telephone or via a video conference, in lieu of a face-to-face visit if:
a. The service can be provided over the phone or via a video conference;

b. The provision of the service over the phone or via a video conference would not compromise the intent or anticipated result of the service; and

c. The call or video conference can be conducted in compliance with the privacy requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; and

(5) Shall include, but not be limited to, one or more of the following family-centered, child-focused, and trauma-informed services, to the parents or caregivers:
a. Healthy eating assessment and education;

b. Coordinating with social support services;

c. Education in the areas of physical and behavioral health, social support, and parenting;

d. Health implications of risk behavior, such as smoking;

e. Family support activities geared toward developing and maintaining family support systems, including, but not limited to, education and consultation;

f. Parenting skills;

g. Child development screening, education, and guidance;

h. Parental assessment, support, and education to encourage parental coping and the parent's ability to develop attachment and nurturing skills;

i. Family planning;

j. Community support guidance for the purpose of securing and maintaining a safe and healthy home;

k. Education and support to assure recipient has access to, and obtains, preventive and acute health care; and

l. Follow-up education, support, or activities related to any of the above services; and

(b) Specialty nutrition assessment and consultation which:

(1) Shall provide community-based nutrition assessments, intervention, recommendations, and ongoing monitoring of the growth and health status of children;

(2) Shall focus on improving or maintaining adequate nutrition status in light of a child's chronic condition;

(3) Shall include initial assessment and subsequent visits;

(4) Shall be conducted through face-to-face visits at:
a. The child's home;

b. The participating provider agency; or

c. Any other location, as documented in the recipient's progress notes;

(5) May be conducted, on a limited basis, by telephone or via a video conference, in lieu of a face-to-face visit if:
a. The service can be provided over the phone or via a video conference;

b. The provision of the service over the phone or via a video conference would not compromise the intent or anticipated result of the service; and

c. The call or video conference can be conducted in compliance with the privacy requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; and

(6) Shall include, but not be limited to, one or more of the following family-centered, child-focused, and trauma-informed services to the parents or caregivers:
a. Specialty nutrition assessment and education;

b. Coordinating with, at minimum, the child's primary care physician and other health care professionals involved in the treatment of the child's chronic condition;

c. Education in the areas of physical and behavioral health, as it pertains to the nutritional concerns of the child; and

d. Follow-up education, support, or activities related to any of the above services.

#7775, eff 10-8-02; ss by #9768, eff 10-8-10; ss by #10092, eff 3-1-12 (from He-W 549.04)

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