1. (a) Certification pursuant to RSA 170-G:4, XVIII, consistent with the system of care pursuant to RSA 135-F, shall apply to the children’s residential treatment programs below:

   1. (1) Residential treatment programs implementing treatment and services and receiving funds from the department for residential care, supervision, and treatment provided to children and the related services provided to families pursuant to RSA 169-F:9; and
   2. (2) Residential independent living programs, also known as independent living programs, which receive funds from the department to provide residential housing, supports, and coordination of treatment in the community in which the program operates and the child lives which is an exception to RSA 169:F-9.
2. (b) Pursuant to RSA 169-F:9, I, any program not certified by the department shall not be eligible to receive state funds or federal funds disbursed by the state of New Hampshire.
3. (c) A residential treatment program or independent living program that is not certified under He-C 6350 in accordance with RSA 170-G shall not be reimbursed by the department.

Source. #4442, eff 7-1-88; amd by #4906, eff 8-10-90, EXPIRED 8-10-96 New. #6617, eff 10-25-97; ss by #8453, INTERIM, eff 10-25-05, EXPIRED: 4-23-06 New. #8693, eff 7-27-06; ss by #10759, eff 1-17-15, ss by #14178, INTERIM, eff 1-18-25; ss by #14490, eff 1-22-26, EXPIRES: 1-22-36