The commissioner shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to:

1. I. Criteria for approving home health or other qualified agencies to offer personal care services, including but not limited to:

   1. (a) Qualifications and training of providers.
   2. (b) Oversight of providers.
   3. (c) Service definition.
   4. (d) Reporting requirements.
   5. (e) Record-keeping.
   6. (f) Personnel requirements.
   7. (g) Care planning.
   8. (h) Service delivery oversight.
   9. (i) Scope of service.
   10. (j) Quality assurance measures.
   11. (k) Structure of the business entity.
2. II. The provision of personal care services by personal care services providers, including the provision of consumer-directed personal care services.
3. III. The provision of intermediary services by a home health agency or other qualified agency to facilitate the delivery of consumer-directed personal care services.
4. IV. The use of a representative in consumer-directed services.
5. V. Guidelines for state-authorized plans of care.
6. VI. Criteria for the authorization of reimbursement of a parent for the provision of personal care services pursuant to RSA 161-I:3-a.

Source. 2000, 255:1. 2006, 132:3, eff. July 18, 2006.