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RSA 151:2-f · Policies Required for Health Facilities and Special Health Care Service Licenses

Title: XI: HOSPITALS AND SANITARIA
Chapter: 151 · RESIDENTIAL CARE AND HEALTH FACILITY LICENSING
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151:2-f Policies Required for Health Facilities and Special Health Care Service Licenses. – Every facility licensed under RSA 151:2, I(a) or (d) and every person holding a special health care service license under RSA 151:2-e shall:

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Adopt and enforce a written policy to assure that the facility provides its services to all persons who require the services the facility provides regardless of the source of payment for the services provided to any person;

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Adopt, publicize, and apply an assistance plan for persons who are uninsured or who do not have the financial resources to pay for the facility's services due to financial hardship;

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Provide data to the commissioner of the department of health and human services regarding the volume, cost and outcomes of services provided in the facility; and

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Pay fees under RSA 151:2-e, III to the commissioner of the department to cover the costs of administering the licensing of special health care services, the administration of the quality and patient safety requirements of this section, and the collection and analysis of the data collected under this section. Source. 2016, 198:1, eff. July 1, 2016.

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Source. 2016, 198:1, eff. July 1, 2016.

Source history

2016, 198:1, eff. July 1, 2016

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