CHAPTER 239
HB 1718-FN – FINAL VERSION
07Mar2006… 0971h
11May2006… 1943eba
2006 SESSION
01/10
HOUSE BILL 1718-FN
AN ACT requiring a written disclosure statement be provided to prospective nursing home facility clients.
COMMITTEE: Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
This bill requires nursing home facilities to provide a written statement of certain disclosures to prospective clients.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
07Mar2006… 0971h
11May2006… 1943eba
06-2568
01/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Six
AN ACT requiring a written disclosure statement be provided to prospective nursing home facility clients.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
239:1 New Section; Medical Services. Amend RSA 151 by inserting after section 25 the following new section:
151:25-a Nursing Home Facility Statement Required. Any nursing home licensed under this chapter, which offers medical services shall provide a written statement setting forth the following to prospective clients:
I. A specific description of the medical services offered on site.
II. The rates charged by the nursing home and what is included in the rates.
III. The client’s rights in the event of a temporary absence from the nursing home facility, in accordance with RSA 151:25, and the client’s rights in the event of a proposed transfer or discharge from the facility, in accordance with RSA 151:26.
IV. The circumstances under which a discharge or transfer to another facility may occur, including situations in which the client’s needs would exceed what the nursing home could provide, and the responsibility of the nursing home in transitioning the client to another location.
V. A statement affirming that the prospective client has received the nursing home disclosure statement in accordance with this section, that the client has read it or it has been read to the client, and that the client understands its contents.
VI. Any other disclosures or information required by this chapter, if applicable, and any other provisions of state or federal law.
239:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: June 1, 2006
Effective: July 31, 2006