RSA 151-E:9: Information and Assistance.

The department shall provide information and assistance to each applicant to a nursing facility. Such information and assistance shall:

I. Be based upon the principle that services shall be provided in the setting that is least restrictive of the applicant's ability to live independently;

II. Take into consideration the applicant's choice of service location;

III. Include information regarding the degree to which the services sought are available at home or in some other community-based setting;

IV. Explain the relative costs to the applicant of choosing care in the home or other setting rather than nursing facility care; and

V. Include advice as to whether receiving services in a home or other community-based setting is clinically appropriate for the applicant.