- (a) "Certifying professional" means, as appropriate to the disability in question, any physician, physician’s assistant, optometrist, audiologist, otolaryngologist, speech-language pathologist, nurse or nurse practitioner licensed to practice in any state, or a counselor in the bureau of vocational rehabilitation of this state.
- (b) "Commission" means the governor's commission on disability established by RSA 275-C:2.
- (c) "Contractor" means any agency, company, organization, individual, or group of individuals with whom the commission contracts to carry out the provisions of RSA 362-E:3, II.
- (d) "Device" means any mechanical or electrical adaptation for a wire telephone or any mechanism to be used in connection with or in place of a wire or wireless telephone.
- (e) "Home" means a single-family home, an apartment, a rental unit, a condominium or, in the case of a person residing in a nursing home or other long-term care facility, the person's room in such nursing home or facility.
- (f) "Household" means a family unit whose members are related by birth, marriage, civil union relationship, or adoption and who share a common home.
- (g) "New Hampshire resident" means an individual whose main domicile is within New Hampshire.
- (h) "Telecommunications Equipment Assistance Program (TEAP)" means the program providing telecommunications equipment assistance established by the commission pursuant to RSA 362-E:3, I (a).
- (i) "Vendor" means any retailer, wholesaler, distributor, or other provider of equipment from which a person participating in TEAP has ordered a device and received the device ordered.
- (j) "Voice carry over phone" means a telephone with a digital readout used in conjunction with the services of New Hampshire relay.
Source. #7636, eff 1-30-02, EXPIRED: 1-30-10 New. #10128, INTERIM, eff 5-16-12, EXPIRED: 11-12-12 New. #10340, eff 5-17-13; ss by #13811, eff 11-23-23