Care-facility inspections
How nursing homes and care facilities in New Hampshire are inspected, licensed, and held to account.
6 laws · 5 enforcement actions · 5 guides
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The laws 6
- RSA 151:1, Title XI (Hospitals and Sanitaria), Chapter 151 (Residential Care and Health Facility Licensing) — Declaration of Purposes: establishes basic standards for the care and treatment of persons in hospitals and other facilities where… gc.nh.gov
- RSA 151:2, Chapter 151 — License or Registration Required: lists the facility classes that may not be established, conducted, or maintained without a license, including hospitals, home health care providers (RSA 151:2-b), residential care f… gc.nh.gov
- RSA 151:6, Chapter 151 — Investigations and Consultations: authorizes DHHS to investigate complaints or suspected violations at any licensed facility, requires investigation results be issued as a written report and POSTED on the department… gc.nh.gov
- RSA 151:7, Chapter 151 — Denial, Suspension or Revocation of Licenses: grounds on which DHHS may deny, reclassify, suspend, or revoke a facility license (noncompliance with the chapter or rules, unlawful acts, conduct detrimental to residen… gc.nh.gov
- RSA 151:9, Chapter 151 — Rules: the enabling statute requiring the DHHS commissioner to adopt a SEPARATE set of He-P administrative rules for each health-facility classification (licensing/classification standards, inspections under 151:6/1… gc.nh.gov
- RSA 151:16-a, Chapter 151 — Administrative Fines: the commissioner, after notice and hearing under RSA 541-A, may impose an administrative fine of up to $2,000 per offense on any person violating the chapter or its rules; gc.nh.gov
Know your rights 5
- "Administrative Rules for Health Facilities" — HFA's own index page listing the He-M and He-P administrative-rule chapters that govern its licensing/certification, confirming He-P 802 (Hospitals), He-P 803 (Nursing Homes), He-P 804 (Assiste… dhhs.nh.gov
- "Facility Reported Incidents" — HFA guidance describing the incident-reporting channel FOR facilities (not the public complaint channel): DHHS-licensed facilities submit a state Incident Report Form by fax; dhhs.nh.gov
- "File a Complaint Against a Health Facility in NH" — HFA's public-facing complaint-filing guidance: routes complaints to the Health Facility Licensing Unit ((603) 271-9039, HFA-Licensing@dhhs.nh.gov) for licensed facilities, the Health Faci… dhhs.nh.gov
- "Health Facilities Listing" — HFA's published roster document (licensedfacilities.pdf) of health facilities, a consumer/provider reference companion to the RSA 151 licensed-facility list. dhhs.nh.gov
- "NH Health Facilities Licensed Under RSA 151" — HFA's monthly-updated list of all health facilities licensed under RSA 151 (nursing homes, residential care/assisted living, supported residential health care, home health, adult day, hospital… dhhs.nh.gov
Enforcement actions
None on file yet — the federal backstop still applies.
Orders & settlements 5
- He-P 803, New Hampshire Nursing Home Rules (part of the merged He-P 800 "Residential Care and Health Facility Rules" chapter) — sets classification and licensing requirements for nursing home facilities under RSA 151:2, I(e)(2) and RSA 151:… gc.nh.gov
- He-P 804, Assisted Living Residence – Residential Care Licensing (merged He-P 800 chapter) — classification and licensing requirements for assisted living residence/residential care (ALR-RC) facilities under RSA 151:2, I(e)(2) and RSA 151:9… gc.nh.gov
- He-P 805, Supported Residential Health Care Facility Licensing Rules (merged He-P 800 chapter) — classification and licensing requirements for supported residential health care facilities (SRHCF), NH's higher-acuity assisted-living category… gc.nh.gov
- He-P 809, Home Health Care Providers (merged He-P 800 chapter) — licensing requirements for all home health care providers (HHCPs) under RSA 151:2, I(b). gc.nh.gov
- He-P 818, Adult Day Programs (merged He-P 800 chapter) — licensing requirements for all adult day programs (ADPs) under RSA 151:2, I(f). gc.nh.gov
Court decisions
None on file yet — the federal backstop still applies.
Official notices 2
- HFA-published Adverse Event Reports page: since January 2010, all NH hospitals and Ambulatory Surgical Centers (except New Hampshire Hospital and Hampstead Hospital) must report Serious Reportable Events (SREs, per the National Quality Foru… dhhs.nh.gov
- "Initial Applications Filed with Health Facilities Administration" — HFA's public notice list of named facilities/providers with a NEW initial license application currently on file (observed named entrants at time of snapshot included Bloom… dhhs.nh.gov