I. Any service provider may appeal decisions made by the department relative to rates or certifications pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 170-G:4, XVII or XVIII by filing an appeal with the commissioner of health and human services.
II. The appeal shall be in writing, signed by a person duly authorized by the service provider to submit the appeal, and shall state the specific reasons for the appeal.

Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 170-G:4-a

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
  • state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4

III. The appeal shall be filed within 14 working days of the date of written notification sent to the applicant, stating the decision of the commissioner regarding rates or certification.
IV. The appeal shall be heard under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 541-A:31-36 by the commissioner or his or her designee. No person hearing the appeal shall have had any involvement in establishing the rate or deciding on the certification that is the subject of the appeal, or be affiliated in any way with the appellant.