The NH has the right of access to the following information on all individuals filing
for or receiving benefits on their record:
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First and last name and relationship to the NH (if the NH’s child has been adopted
by another person and is receiving benefits on the NH’s record, we should not tell
the NH the child’s new first and last name);
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Benefit amount (a benefit amount may be different from a check amount).
NOTE: The NH has a right to know this information when it is in their record. However,
the NH does not have a right of access to all the information about the auxiliary
beneficiary that may be in their own claims file because some of the auxiliary beneficiary’s
information may not be relevant to the NH’s request.
The NH does not have right of access to the following information about an auxiliary
beneficiary on their record:
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Payment or check amount; (A payment amount is any amount of money paid to a person
that can include several months of retroactive benefits, a lump sum payment representing
an increase in benefits covering a specified period, or a one-check-only payment for
some other reason.)
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Payment or check status; and
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Address and other information that pertain to the auxiliary beneficiary.