Bill Text: NH SB274 | 2019 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relative to the newborn home visiting program.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-6)
Status: (Passed) 2019-07-24 - Signed by the Governor on 07/19/2019; Chapter 285; Effective 09/17/2019 [SB274 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2019-SB274-Amended.html
SB 274 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
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
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.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:
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.
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).
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.