CHAPTER He-C 800 OFFICE OF RURAL HEALTH
PART He-C 801 HEALTH
PROFESSIONS SURVEY
He-C
801.01 Purpose and Scope.
(a) The purpose of these rules is to establish
the requirements for the collection of health care provider data regarding the
New Hampshire primary care workforce.
(b) Participating licensees shall provide data
via provider surveys pursuant to RSA 126-A:5, XVIII-a (a) and (f).
Source. #12774, eff 5-7-19
He-C
801.02 Definitions.
(a) “Commissioner” means the commissioner of the
New Hampshire department of health and human services, or his or her designee.
(b) “Department” means the New Hampshire department
of health and human services.
(c) “Health care provider” means those
individuals licensed to provide health services to patients and includes
physicians, physician assistants, advanced practice registered nurses (APRN), mental
health practitioners, alcohol and drug counselors, and psychologists. It also includes the terms “licensee” and
“health professional.”
(d) “Health professions survey” means the instrument
used to collect data from licensees regarding their practice and services provided
to patients in New Hampshire.
(e) “Primary care workforce” means those health
care providers engaged in the provision of integrated, accessible health care
services who are accountable for addressing a large majority of personal health
care needs, developing a sustained partnership with patients, and practicing in
the context of family and community.
(f) “Rural health” means the interdisciplinary
study of health and health care delivery in rural environments.
(g) “State office of rural health (SORH)” means
the agency established by the commissioner pursuant to RSA 126-A:5, XVIII(a) to
administer the health professions survey for workforce development and analysis.
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He-C
801.03 Health Professions Survey.
(a) Pursuant to RSA 126-A:5, XVIII-a, the
following licensed health care providers shall complete and submit, as part of
their license renewal process, the relevant survey provided by the SORH, for
the purpose of collecting and analyzing data regarding the New Hampshire primary
care workforce:
(1) For advanced practice registered nurses, the
“New Hampshire APRN Licensure Survey” (April 2019);
(2) For physician assistants, the “New Hampshire
Physician Assistant Licensure survey” (May 2019);
(3) For physicians, the “New Hampshire Physician
Licensure Survey” (April 2019);
(4) For mental health practitioners, the “New
Hampshire Mental Health Practitioner Licensure Survey” (April 2019);
(5) For drug and alcohol counselors, the “New
Hampshire Drug and Alcohol Counselor Licensure Survey” (April 2019); and
(6) For
psychologists, the “New Hampshire Psychologist Licensure Survey” (April 2019).
(b) Health care providers shall complete the
survey form via the online link located on the health professions data center
at https://www.dhhs.nh.gov/dphs/bchs/rhpc/data-center.htm.
(c) Health care providers shall submit the
completed form by:
(1) Using the submission prompt at the end of the
online link;
(2) Emailing as an attachment to the relevant
email address, as follows:
a. For advanced practice registered nurses, NHAPRNSurvey@dhhs.nh.gov;
b. For physician assistants, NHPASurvey@dhhs.nh.gov;
c.
For physicians,
NHPhysicianSurvey@dhhs.nh.gov;
d.
For mental health practitioners, NHMHPractitionerSurvey@dhhs.nh.gov
e.
For drug and alcohol counselors, NHLADCSurvey@dhhs.nh.gov;
and
f.
For psychologists, NHPsychologistSurvey@dhhs.nh.gov; or
(3) Printing the completed form and submitting
the paper copy by:
a. Faxing to: (603) 271-4506; or
b.
Mailing a paper survey to:
Rural Health & Primary Care
Division of Public Health Services
29 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03301
Source.
#12774, eff 5-7-19; NOTE: “New Hampshire Physician Assistant Licensure
survey” ss by #13127, eff 5-19, pursuant to RSA
541-A:19-c
He-C
801.04 Option to Opt Out.
(a) Notwithstanding the requirements of He-C
801.03, above, licensed health care providers shall have the option to opt out
of the survey process.
(b) Licensed health care providers choosing to
opt out of the survey shall complete and submit the “New Hampshire Health Professions
Survey Opt-Out Form” (December 2019) located on the Health Professions Data
Center at https://www.dhhs.nh.gov/dphs/bchs/rhpc/data-center.htm.
(c) The form shall be submitted to SORH via one
of the following:
(1) Emailing as an attachment to the relevant
address, as follows:
a.
For advanced practice registered nurses, NHAPRNSurvey@dhhs.nh.gov;
b.
For physician assistants, NHPASurvey@dhhs.nh.gov;
c.
For physicians, NHPhysicianSurvey@dhhs.nh.gov;
d.
For mental health practitioners, NHMHPractitionerSurvey@dhhs.nh.gov
e.
For drug and alcohol counselors, NHLADCSurvey@dhhs.nh.gov;
and
f.
For psychologists, NHPsychologistSurvey@dhhs.nh.gov;
or
(2)
Printing the completed form and submitting the paper copy by:
a.
Faxing to: (603) 271-4506; or
b.
Mailing to:
Rural Health & Primary Care
Division of Public Health Services
29 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03301
Source. #12774, eff 5-7-19; ss by #12950, eff
12-21-19
He-C
801.05 Data Collection.
(a) The data collected from the health
professions surveys shall be used to provide reporting on:
(1)
Current and projected workforce needs;
(2)
Survey participation rates;
(3)
Health status of rural residents; and
(4)
Other ways of expanding primary care capacity and access.
(b) Health care provider information collected
for both the survey and the opt-out form shall be:
(1)
Kept confidential and exempt from disclosure for individuals pursuant to
RSA 91-A and RSA 126-A:5, XVIII-a(c); and
(2)
Reported only in the aggregate for reporting and publishing purposes.
Source. #12774, eff 5-7-19
APPENDIX
Rule |
Specific State or Federal
Statutes the Rule Implements |
He-C
801.01 |
RSA
126-A:5, XVIII-a |
He-C
801.02 |
RSA
126-A:5, XVIII-a |
He-C
801.03 |
RSA
126-A:5, XVIII-a |
He-C
801.04 |
RSA
126-A:5, XVIII-a |
He-C
801.05 |
RSA 91-A
and RSA 126-A:5, XVIII-a |