1. (a) “Department” means the New Hampshire department of health and human services.
2. (b) “Medicaid” means the Title XIX and Title XXI programs administered by the department which makes medical assistance available to eligible individuals.
3. (c) “Modalities” means methods of prescribed therapy.
4. (d) “Occupational therapy (OT)” means “occupational therapy” as defined in RSA 326-C:1, III.
5. (e) “Occupational therapy assistant” means “occupational therapy assistant” as defined in RSA 326-C:1, IV.
6. (f) “Physical therapy (PT)” means the “practice of physical therapy” as defined in RSA 328-A:2, XI.
7. (g) “Physical therapy assistant” means “physical therapy assistant” as defined in RSA 328-A:2, VIII.
8. (h) “Recipient” means any individual who is eligible for and receiving medical assistance under the medicaid program.
9. (i) “Services for speech, hearing and language disorders” means diagnostic, screening, preventive, or corrective speech-language pathology.
10. (j) “Speech-language pathology (SLP)” means “speech-language pathology” as defined in RSA 326-F:1, IV.
11. (k) “Speech-language assistant” means “speech-language assistant” as defined in RSA 326-F:1, II-a.
12. (l) “Title XIX” means the joint federal-state program described in Title XIX of the Social Security Act and administered in New Hampshire by the department under the medicaid program.
13. (m) “Title XXI” means the joint federal-state program described in Title XXI of the Social Security Act and administered in New Hampshire by the department under the medicaid program.
14. (n) “Visits” are defined as a meeting scheduled by an individual to see an occupational therapist, physical therapist, or a speech-language pathologist for evaluation, treatment, or advice.

Source. (See Revision Note at chapter heading He-W 500); ss by #4995, eff 11-30-90, EXPIRED: 11-30-96 New. #7909, eff 6-24-03; ss by #9929, INTERIM, eff 6-19-11, EXPIRES: 12-16-11; ss by #10042, eff 12-16-11; amd by #10139, eff 7-1-12; ss by #13355, eff 3-19-22