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RSA 161-I:1 · Purpose

161-I:1 Purpose. –

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I.

Many individuals require assistance with eating, bathing, dressing, personal hygiene, and activities of daily living to maintain their independence and dignity. Personal care services are non-medical, hands-on supports that substitute for the loss of an individual's physical or cognitive functioning.

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Many individuals requiring personal care services and families who have children with special health care needs want to choose who delivers personal care services and how and when these services are delivered.

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This chapter provides individuals and families with the option of receiving personal care services, including consumer-directed services, from a home health agency or other qualified agency. Source. 2000, 255:1, eff. June 12, 2000.

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Source note

Source. 2000, 255:1, eff. June 12, 2000.

Source history

  • 2000, 255:1, eff. June 12, 2000

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  • 2026 SB670 reference · effective 2026-07-01

    unteer caregiver, consultant, or contractor directly, or through an authorized representative or fiscal intermediary, to provide personal care services, as defined in RSA 161-E or RSA 161-I, may, with the consent of the current or prospective caregiver, consultant, contractor, or volunteer, submit his or her name for review against the registry and, if he or she is on the registry, and with the further per

  • 2026 SB670-FN-A reference · effective 2026-07-01

    unteer caregiver, consultant, or contractor directly, or through an authorized representative or fiscal intermediary, to provide personal care services, as defined in RSA 161-E or RSA 161-I, may, with the consent of the current or prospective caregiver, consultant, contractor, or volunteer, submit his or her name for review against the registry and, if he or she is on the registry, and with the further per