1. (a) “Adult” means an individual age 18 and older.
2. (b) “Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders (ADRD),” means “ADRD” as defined in RSA 161-F:66, I.”
3. (c) “Adult day program” means a facility licensed under RSA 151 and He-P 818.
4. (d) “Bureau” means the New Hampshire department of health and human services bureau of elderly and adult services.
5. (e) “Contract agency” means the agency contracted with the bureau to coordinate ADRD respite care services in accordance with He-E 503.
6. (f) “Department” means the New Hampshire department of health and human services.
7. (g) “Eligible person”, pursuant to RSA 161-F:66, II, means an adult who is unable to attend to personal daily needs without the assistance or continuous supervision of a primary caregiver due to ADRD.
8. (h) “Financial management services agency” means a contract agency that performs human resources and financial functions in accordance with He-E 503.08.
9. (i) “Home health agency” means agencies licensed to provide home health care pursuant to He-P 809 or He-P 822 or certified as another qualified agency pursuant to He-P 601.
10. (j) “Nursing facility” means an institution or distinct part of an institution that meets the requirements of Section 1919 of the Social Security Act 42 USC 1396r.
11. (k) “Person-centered respite care plan” means a plan in which the primary caregiver is the center of the system of care and the primary caregiver’s needs and preferences drive the development and implementation of the respite care services provided.
12. (l) “Primary caregiver” pursuant to RSA 161-F:66, III, means the family member or other natural person who normally provides the home care and supervision of a victim of ADRD.
13. (m) “Residential care facility” means a facility providing assistance with personal and social activities at one of the levels of care described in RSA 151:9, VII and VIII, He-P 804, and He-P 805.
14. (n) “Respite care budget” means the amount of funding that is allocated to a primary caregiver from state general funds allocated to ADRD as part of the state budget.
15. (o) “Respite care provider” means the entity or the individual chosen by the primary caregiver to provide ADRD respite care services.
16. (p) “Respite care services” pursuant to RSA 161-F:66, IV means care provided on an intermittent basis to the eligible person to relieve the primary caregiver from the demands of home care for a limited period of time.
17. (q) “Spending plan” means a plan developed by the contract agency and primary caregiver to ensure the primary caregiver’s needs are met and the entire respite care budget is spent each fiscal year.
18. (r) “Waitlist” means a list of individuals with ADRD maintained by the contract agency who have been determined eligible, and in need of ADRD respite care services from a contract agency, but the agency does not have sufficient service units or resources to serve these individuals.

Source. #5584, eff 2-16-93; ss by #5732, eff 10-27-93, EXPIRED: 10-27-99 New. #7799, eff 12-4-02, EXPIRED: 12-4-10 New. #9834, INTERIM, eff 12-18-10, EXPIRES: 6-16-11; ss by #9931, eff 5-26-11; ss by #12781, INTERIM, eff 5-21-19, EXPIRED: 11-18-19 New. #13437, eff 8-19-22