HB196: establishing a commission to study means to integrate services for people with co-occurring disorders.

HB 196 - AS INTRODUCED

2003 SESSION

03-0981

01/09

HOUSE BILL 196

AN ACT establishing a commission to study means to integrate services for people with co-occurring disorders.

SPONSORS: Rep. MacKay, Merr 39; Rep. Emerton, Hills 48; Rep. Batula, Hills 58

COMMITTEE: Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

ANALYSIS

This bill establishes a commission to study the feasibility of integrating services for people with co-occurring disorders.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

03-0981

01/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Three

AN ACT establishing a commission to study means to integrate services for people with co-occurring disorders.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 Commission Established. There is established a commission to study the feasibility of integrating services for people with co-occurring disorders. For purposes of this act, "co-occurring" means substance abuse and mental illness disorders.

2 Membership and Compensation.

I. The members of the commission shall be as follows:

(a) Two members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house.

(b) Two members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.

(c) Five members of the public, appointed by the governor.

II. Legislative members of the commission shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the commission.

3 Duties. The commission shall study how to integrate divisions within the department of health and human services that deal with substance abuse, mental illness, and infectious diseases. The commission shall include in its study an examination of the relationship between these populations and the services provided in correctional facilities. The commission shall also identify how integration of services may affect outcomes.

4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the commission shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the commission shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the commission shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Six members of the commission shall constitute a quorum.

5 Report. The commission shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate president, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2003.

6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.