CHAPTER 247
HB 286-FN – FINAL VERSION
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2007 SESSION
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HOUSE BILL 286-FN
AN ACT relative to a Medicaid waiver for family planning services.
SPONSORS: Rep. McLeod, Graf 2; Rep. Rosenwald, Hills 22; Rep. Nordgren, Graf 9; Sen. Odell, Dist 8; Sen. Sgambati, Dist 4; Sen. Reynolds, Dist 2
COMMITTEE: Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
This bill requires the department of health and human services to develop a Medicaid waiver to extend Medicaid allowable family planning services to Medicaid-eligible clients.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seven
AN ACT relative to a Medicaid waiver for family planning services.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
247:1 New Section; Family Planning Waiver. Amend RSA 126-A by inserting after section 4-b the following new section:
126-A:4-c Family Planning Waiver. The department shall develop a Medicaid waiver to support the extension of Medicaid-allowable family planning services, as defined in the state’s Medicaid plan, to Medicaid-eligible clients. The department shall present the proposed waiver design, including proposed coverage groups and budget neutrality calculation, to the legislative fiscal committee prior to submission of a final concept paper to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for federal approval. The department shall provide periodic reports to the legislative fiscal committee throughout the waiver development, approval, and implementation processes. The department shall seek input from health care providers and the public in the course of developing the waiver. The department shall ensure that the state realizes the enhanced 90 percent federal Medicaid match available for these services and ensure that budget neutrality is maintained or exceeded through the 5-year life of the waiver. The department may contract with an independent third party on an annual basis for the life of the waiver to evaluate the clinical and financial outcomes of the waiver. A report shall be made to the legislative fiscal committee within 6 months of the end of the first full year of waiver implementation and subsequently on an annual basis.
247:2 Contingency. If HB 538-FN of the 2007 legislative session becomes law, RSA 126-A:4-c as inserted by section 1 of this act may be renumbered.
247:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: June 28, 2007
Effective: August 27, 2007