1. (a) “Agent” means a person engaged under contractual agreement with the department for the performance of services pursuant to RSA 126:25.
2. (b) “Clinical data” means the health care, hospital and non-hospital health care facility data, and all other data collected in accordance with the rules adopted pursuant to RSA 126:27.
3. (c) “Commissioner” means the commissioner of the New Hampshire department of health and human services or designee.
4. (d) “Department” means the New Hampshire department of health and human services.
5. (e) “Discharge data set” means a list of data elements that are collected in accordance with He-C 1501.06 for discharges or encounters of patients who receive services from a healthcare facility.
6. (f) “Encounter” means any visit where a medical treatment, evaluation, or management services are provided, except those at a hospital inpatient department.
7. (g) “Health care facility” means, in this part, a hospital-based, public or private, proprietary or not-for-profit entity providing health services licensed in accordance with RSA 151:2, I(a) and (d), except offices of primary care practices and rural health clinics.
8. (h) “Inpatient discharges” means records or data from discharges of patients who are admitted to a health care facility and are coded as “Inpatient”, except when UB-04 Form Locator 04 “Type of Bill” is equal to 018x, hospital swing beds.
9. (i) “Insured” means the person who is subscribing or carrying the primary, secondary, or tertiary insurance plan for the patient case. This term includes “insurance subscriber”.
10. (j) “Patient” means any person in a data set that is the subject of the activities of the claim performed by the health care provider.
11. (k) “Rural health clinics” means a clinic that is located in a rural area designated as a shortage area, is not a rehabilitation agency or a facility primarily for the care and treatment of mental diseases, and meets all other requirements of 42 CFR 405 and 491.

Source. #4069, eff 6-6-86; EXPIRED 6-6-92 New. #5844, eff 7-1-94, EXPIRED: 7-1-00 New. # 9436, eff 3-21-09, EXPIRED: 3-21-17 New. #12139, INTERIM, eff 3-22-17, EXPIRED: 9-18-17 New. #13369, eff 4-20-22