New Hampshire Revised Statutes > Chapter 161-I – Personal Care Services


161-I:1	Purpose
161-I:2	Definitions
161-I:3	Consumer Choice
161-I:3-a	Authorization of Legally Responsible Relative, Guardian, or Person Granted Power of Attorney
161-I:4	Department Responsibilities
161-I:5	Personal Care Services Provider Training
161-I:6	Plans of Care and Service Delivery Oversight
161-I:6-a	Criminal Record Check Required
161-I:7	Rulemaking

Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. ^{Source: OCC}
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