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SB274: relative to the newborn home visiting program.

Bill status: Signed by Governor

Citation
2019 SB274
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House status
Passed/Adopted with Amendment
Senate status
Concurred
Committee
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
Hearing
04/03/2019 at 01:00 PM
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Topics

Health care

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CHAPTER 285

SB 274 - FINAL VERSION

02/21/2019 0499s

2May2019... 1396h

2019 SESSION

19-1022

01/05

SENATE BILL 274

AN ACT relative to the newborn home visiting program.

SPONSORS: Sen. Bradley, Dist 3; Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19; Sen. Cavanaugh, Dist 16; Sen. Chandley, Dist 11; Sen. Dietsch, Dist 9; Sen. Feltes, Dist 15; Sen. French, Dist 7; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 21; Sen. Gray, Dist 6; Sen. Hennessey, Dist 5; Sen. Kahn, Dist 10; Sen. Morgan, Dist 23; Sen. Rosenwald, Dist 13; Sen. Sherman, Dist 24; Sen. Ward, Dist 8; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Rep. Danielson, Hills. 7; Rep. Wallner, Merr. 10; Rep. Berrien, Rock. 18; Rep. Marsh, Carr. 8

COMMITTEE: Health and Human Services

ANALYSIS

This bill declares that the newborn home visiting program shall be available to all Medicaid eligible families.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

02/21/2019 0499s

2May2019... 1396h 19-1022

01/05

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen

AN ACT relative to the newborn home visiting program.

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

285:1 New Section; Home Visiting Program. Amend RSA 167 by inserting after section 68 the following new section:

167:68-a Home Visiting Programs. Home visiting programs for children and their families established pursuant to this subdivision shall be made available to all Medicaid eligible children and pregnant women without restriction. The commissioner shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to administering this section.

285:2 New Paragraph; Rulemaking Added. Amend RSA 167:3-c by inserting after paragraph XIV the following new paragraph:

XV. Procedures for making the home visiting program available to all Medicaid eligible children and pregnant women pursuant to RSA 167:68, II(e).

285:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: July 19, 2019

Effective Date: September 17, 2019