Bill Text: NH HB1480 | 2022 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relative to eligibility of individuals for developmental disability services.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-02-16 - Inexpedient to Legislate: Motion Adopted Voice Vote 02/16/2022 House Journal 3 [HB1480 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2022-HB1480-Introduced.html
HB 1480-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2022 SESSION
22-2156
05/10
HOUSE BILL 1480-FN
AN ACT relative to eligibility of individuals for developmental disability services.
SPONSORS: Rep. Abel, Graf. 13; Rep. Almy, Graf. 13; Rep. Stavis, Graf. 13; Rep. Gould, Hills. 7; Sen. Prentiss, Dist 5
COMMITTEE: Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
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ANALYSIS
This bill amends the definition of developmental disability in RSA 171-A to include familial dysautonomia.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
22-2156
05/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two
AN ACT relative to eligibility of individuals for developmental disability services.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Services for the Developmentally Disabled; Definition of Developmental Disability; Familial Dysautonomia Added. Amend RSA 171-A:2, V to read as follows:
V. "Developmental disability" means a disability:
(a) Which is attributable to an intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, autism, familial dysautonomia, or a specific learning disability, or any other condition of an individual found to be closely related to an intellectual disability as it refers to general intellectual functioning or impairment in adaptive behavior or requires treatment similar to that required for persons with an intellectual disability; and
(b) Which originates before such individual attains age 22, has continued or can be expected to continue indefinitely, and constitutes a severe disability to such individual's ability to function normally in society.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
22-2156
11/23/21
HB 1480-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT relative to eligibility of individuals for developmental disability services.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ ] None
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| Estimated Increase / (Decrease) | |||
STATE: | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 |
Appropriation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Expenditures | $0 | $130,000 (50% state general funds, 50% federal funds) | $130,000 (50% state general funds, 50% federal funds) | $130,000 (50% state general funds, 50% federal funds) |
Funding Source: | [ X ] General [ ] Education [ ] Highway [ X ] Other - Matching federal funds. | |||
METHODOLOGY:
This bill adds familial dysautonomia (FD) to the definition of a developmental disability in RSA 171-A:2, V. The Department of Health and Human Services states that as a result of this change, individuals with FD will be categorically eligible to receive developmental services regardless of functional impairments. The Department estimates that, because the condition is extremely rare, SA affects approximately two people in the state, out of approximately 150 nationwide. Consistent with the cost of other developmental services in the state, the Department estimates an average cost of $65,000 per individual per year, for a total cost of $130,000 per year. Of this, half would be paid for with state general funds and half with matching federal funds.
It is assumed that the fiscal impact will begin in FY 2023.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Health and Human Services
