307.07 Financial Assistance: Public Institutions (New Hampshire Hospital) (FAM)

SR 14-04 Dated 01/14

Previous Policy

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Medical institutions or foster care institutions are not public institutions. A public, as opposed to private, institution is one that is monitored or administered by the government.

New Hampshire has only one public institution, NH Hospital (NHH), which in turn comprises several satellite programs, such as the Anna Philbrook Center.

 

Prior Financial Assistance Recipients Released From NHH within 60 Days of Admission

Individuals who are terminated from financial assistance due to admission to NHH and are discharged within 60 days from the date of admission do not have to attend a personal interview to have their eligibility redetermined for financial assistance if the individual:

·         submits a completed DFA Form 782, New Hampshire Hospital Discharge Request for Reinstatement of Financial and Medical Assistanceand

·         provides verification of all changes that have occurred since the individual’s last redetermination.

 

Exception: Individuals must reapply for benefits by attending a personal interview and submitting a completed BFA Form 800, Application for Assistance, if any of the following conditions exists:

·         the individual fails to provide a completed DFA Form 782 or verification of any change that occurred since the individual’s last redetermination;

·         a redetermination was due or overdue when the individual was admitted to NHH;

·         a redetermination is due the month the individual is discharged from NHH;

·         OMBP determined that the individual failed or refused to cooperate without good cause with the medical review process; or

·         the individual wants to apply for:

-    a category of financial assistance the individual had not received prior to admission; or

-    assistance other than financial assistance, such as SNAP or Child Care assistance.

 

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