New Hampshire Revised Statutes 151-E:9 – Information and Assistance
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The department shall provide information and assistance to each applicant to a nursing facility. Such information and assistance shall:
I. Be based upon the principle that services shall be provided in the setting that is least restrictive of the applicant’s ability to live independently;
II. Take into consideration the applicant’s choice of service location;
III. Include information regarding the degree to which the services sought are available at home or in some other community-based setting;
IV. Explain the relative costs to the applicant of choosing care in the home or other setting rather than nursing facility care; and
V. Include advice as to whether receiving services in a home or other community-based setting is clinically appropriate for the applicant.
I. Be based upon the principle that services shall be provided in the setting that is least restrictive of the applicant’s ability to live independently;
II. Take into consideration the applicant’s choice of service location;
III. Include information regarding the degree to which the services sought are available at home or in some other community-based setting;
IV. Explain the relative costs to the applicant of choosing care in the home or other setting rather than nursing facility care; and
V. Include advice as to whether receiving services in a home or other community-based setting is clinically appropriate for the applicant.