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RSA 151-E:15 · Expenditure of Funds From Nursing Facility Trust Fund

151-E:15 Expenditure of Funds From Nursing Facility Trust Fund. – Notwithstanding any other provision of law, moneys in the nursing facility trust fund shall be expended in the following manner:

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I.

All moneys in the fund shall be paid out no less frequently than on a quarterly basis and shall be disbursed as follows:

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(a)

The moneys in the fund shall be used to eliminate or reduce to the maximum extent possible the difference between the allowable medicaid costs, derived from the nursing facility medicaid acuity rate setting system, which nursing facilities incur in providing care to medicaid residents, and the amount which the state has budgeted in order to fund that care.

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(b)

If after the disbursement required in subparagraph (a) there are still any moneys remaining in the fund, the nursing facility rate setting system shall be adjusted to insure that all moneys in the fund are expended for nursing facility care.

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II.

The state treasurer shall transfer from the nursing facility trust fund to the general fund on the first business day of each quarter the amount necessary to fund the payments under paragraph I.

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III.

The state treasurer shall transfer, and the commissioner of health and human services shall fund the full amount of the nursing facility trust fund in each quarter.

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IV.

Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 167:18-a, no county shall be required to make any contribution to the distribution under this section. Source. 2003, 223:11. 2004, 260:18, eff. June 16, 2004. 2007, 263:16, eff. July 1, 2008.

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Source note

Source. 2003, 223:11. 2004, 260:18, eff. June 16, 2004. 2007, 263:16, eff. July 1, 2008.

Source history

  • 2003, 223:11
  • 2004, 260:18, eff. June 16, 2004
  • 2007, 263:16, eff. July 1, 2008

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