RSA 151-H:3 Action to Appoint Receiver; Hearing; Purpose of Receivership.

I. The department may petition the court for the appointment of a receiver, after notification to the governor and the attorney general, requesting the appointment of a receiver to operate a facility. Before the department files such a petition, the commissioner shall consult with a facility administrator. The administrator shall have appropriate experience as a nursing home or other residential care facility administrator and shall have no financial ties or affiliation with the facility that is the subject of the proposed receivership. When the petition concerns a nursing home, the administrator shall be chosen from a list provided by the New Hampshire Health Care Association. The administrator may submit his or her recommendations concerning the facility proposed for receivership