1. (a) “Aid to the needy blind (ANB)” means a category of assistance for which eligibility is determined by the New Hampshire (NH) department of health and human services, in accordance with RSA 167:6, IV.
2. (b) “Blindness” means “blindness” as defined in Sections 216(i)(1) and 1614(a)(2) of the Social Security Act, 42 USC 416(i)(1)(B) and 42 USC 1382c(a)(2).
3. (c) “Department” means the NH department of health and human services.
4. (d) “Medicaid” means the Title XIX and Title XXI programs administered by the department, which makes medical assistance available to eligible individuals.
5. (e) “Ophthalmologist” means a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the eye.
6. (f) “Optometrist” means a doctor of optometry (OD), who is a primary health care provider who diagnoses, manages, and treats conditions and diseases of the eye.
7. (g) “Recipient” means an individual who is eligible for and receiving medical assistance under the medicaid program.
8. (h) “Title XIX” means the joint federal-state program described in Title XIX of the Social Security Act and administered in NH by the department under the medicaid program.
9. (i) “Title XXI” means the joint federal-state program described in Title XXI of the Social Security Act and administered in NH by the department under the medicaid program.

Source. (See Revision Note at chapter heading He-W 500); ss by #6112, eff 11-4-95; ss by #7132, eff 11-23-99; ss by #9011, eff 10-25-07; amd by #10139, eff 7-1-12; ss by #11027, eff 1-26-16; ss by #14416, eff 10-28-2025, EXPIRES 10-28-2036