Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 420-B:5

  • 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
The commissioner shall issue a certificate of authority to any person filing an application within 90 days after filing of a completed application, payment of all required fees and receipt of endorsement or approval of the state health planning and development agency, as provided by law or regulation, if he is satisfied that the applicant is safe, reliable, entitled to confidence, in sound financial condition and that issuing the certificate of authority would be in the public interest.