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Laws, Rules & Policies

NH Statutes
State statutes are created by the New Hampshire Legislature and are published in the New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated and serve as legal authority for DHHS.

The following NH State Statutes for the Department of Health & Human Services can be found at the General Court website.

 

  • Title XII, Public Safety & Welfare, RSA 161, Human Service
  • Title XII, Public Safety & Welfare, RSA 167, Public Assistance to Blind, Aged or Disabled Persons and Dependent Children

NH Code of Administrative Rules
NH Code of Administrative Rules is promulgated by state agencies under the Administrative Procedure Act (RSA 541-A). State Administrative Rules are used to specify the implementation of a statute and have the full force and effect of law.

Financial Assistance and Eligibility for Medical Care, Chapter He-W 600

 

Food Stamps, Chapter He-W 700


DHHS Policies
Policies are used as administrative guidelines to assist DHHS staff in implementing programs and services. They are intended to help clients and the public better understand DHHS programs and procedures. Unlike statutes and administrative rules, policies are not laws and do not have the force and effect of laws.

Food Stamp Policies 

 

Medical & Financial Assistance Policies for DFA Programs Listed Below      This is a link to policies for medical and financial assistance under the following programs: the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program; Medical Assistance under NH Healthy Kids; Pregnant Women; Medical Emergencies for Non-Citizens; some Home-Based Care for the Disabled programs; and policies for the Child Care Assistance and  Emergency Assistance Programs.

 

Medical & Financial Assistance Policies for State Supplemental Programs  This is a link to policies for medical and financial assistance under the following programs: Aid to the Needy Blind (ANB), Aid to the Permanently and Totally Disabled (APTD) and Old Age Assistance (OAA); and for medical assistance programs: Medicare for the Employed Adults with Disabilities (MEAD); Qualified Disabled and Working Individuals (QDWI); Qualified Medicare Beneficiaries Program (QMB); and Specified Low-income Medicare Beneficiaries (SLMB).


Federal Statutes & Regulations:
Federal statutes are created by the United States Congress and are published in the United States Code and serve as legal authority for DHHS. Federal regulations are administrative rules promulgated by federal agencies and are used to specify the implementation of a statute. Federal regulations have the full force and effect of law.

Code of Federal Regulations: Title 7, Agriculture, Chapter II, Food and Nutrition Service, Part 210-299

 

Code of Federal Regulations: Title 45, Public Welfare, Chapter II, Office of Family Assistance, Administration of Children and Families, US DHHS, Part 200-299

 

Code of Federal Regulations: Title 42, Public Health, Chapter IV, Centers for Medicare Medicaid Services, US DHHS, Part 430-499

 

US Code: Title 42, Public Health and Welfare, Chapter 7, Social Security Act, Subchapter I, Grants to States for Old Age Assistance, Part 301 et seq.

 

US Code: Title 42, Public Health and Welfare, Chapter 7, Social Security Act, Subchapter X, Grants to States for Aid to Blind, Part 1201 et seq.

 

US Code: Title 42, Public Health and Welfare, Chapter 7, Social Security Act, Subchapter XIV, Grants to States for Aid to Permanent and Totally Disabled, Part 1351 et seq.

 

US Code: Title 42, Public Health and Welfare, Chapter 7, Social Security Act, Subchapter XIX, Grants to States for Medical Assistance Programs, Part 1382 et seq.

 

US Code: Title 42, Public Health and Welfare, Chapter 7, Social Security Act, Subchapter XXI, State Children's Health Insurance Program, Part 1397 aa et seq. 

Proposed Legislation
House Bills
Senate Bills


Administrative Rules for Public Comment


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