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HB1167: relative to the type of counseling that may be required by the state.
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Sponsors
- Betty Gay House · Rock 8
- Cali-Pitts House · Rock 30
- Debra L DeSimone House · Rock 14
- Nutter-Upham House · Hills 33
- Laura Pantelakos House · Rock 25
- John Plumer House · Belk 6
- Read House · Rock 17
- William Marsh House · Carr 8
- John Reagan Senate · Dist 17
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HB 1167 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
11Mar2020... 0992h
2020 SESSION
20-2213
05/10
HOUSE BILL 1167
AN ACT relative to the type of counseling that may be required by the state.
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill provides that neither state agencies nor the courts shall require individuals to participate in counseling that has no Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) medical code and thus is ineligible for insurance reimbursement.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
11Mar2020... 0992h 20-2213
05/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty
AN ACT relative to the type of counseling that may be required by the state.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Child Welfare and Social Service Programs; Counseling. Amend RSA 161 by inserting after section 2-b the following new section:
161:2-c Child Welfare and Social Service Programs; Counseling. Nothing in this chapter or any other provision of law shall permit a state agency, or a public or private provider acting on behalf of a state agency, to require individuals to participate in counseling that has no Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) medical code, and thus is ineligible for insurance reimbursement.
2 Parental Rights and Responsibilities; Parenting Plan; Court Ordered Counseling. Amend RSA 461-A:4, III to read as follows:
III. If the parties are insured and the parenting plan directs the parties to participate in counseling, the court shall give due consideration to selecting a counselor who accepts direct payment from the parties' health insurance carrier. In no case shall the court require the parties to participate in any type of counseling that has no Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) medical code, and thus is ineligible for insurance reimbursement.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.