307.01 Eligibility Within Institutions (FAM)

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Individuals residing in institutions are not eligible for FANF assistance.

Exception: Institutionalization does not automatically make a dependent child, ineligible for benefits. Policy regarding temporary absence from the home applies. See Section 207.05, Living with a Specified Relative.

The following individuals may be eligible for FANF assistance, if all other eligibility requirements are met:

·         Clients of public institutions who physically reside outside the institution, even if under the general supervision of the institution;

·         Individuals admitted to the New Hampshire Hospital including the Anna Philbrook Center, for purposes of evaluation only, for a period not to exceed 3 months;

·         Individuals under 22 years old or age 65 or older and hospitalized at a Designated Receiving Facility. Eligibility is determined differently depending on the actual or anticipated length of hospitalization. See Section 307.03, Individuals in Designated Receiving Facilities;

·         Patients at the psychiatric unit of the Dartmouth - Hitchcock Medical Center;

·         Children in licensed foster homes, group homes, nonprofit child care institutions, or public child care institutions with less than 25 children; and

·         Children participating in the special education program at the Sununu Youth Services Center.

References: He-W 601.06; He-W 606.18; He-W 624.01; RSA 167:79,IV(b); 42 CFR 435.1010