CHAPTER 282
HB 583-FN – FINAL VERSION
28Mar2007… 0949h
13Jun2007… 2132eba
2007 SESSION
01/10
HOUSE BILL 583-FN
AN ACT relative to funding for HIV/AIDS services.
SPONSORS: Rep. Schulze, Hills 26; Rep. Rosenwald, Hills 22; Rep. MacKay, Merr 11; Rep. Velez, Hills 12; Rep. D. Smith, Hills 22; Sen. Estabrook, Dist 21
This bill requires the department of health and human services to develop a Medicaid waiver to fund HIV/AIDS services.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
28Mar2007… 0949h
13Jun2007… 2132eba
07-0543
01/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seven
AN ACT relative to funding for HIV/AIDS services.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
282:1 New Section; HIV/AIDS Waiver. Amend RSA 126-A by inserting after section 4-b the following new section:
126-A:4-c HIV/AIDS Waiver. The department shall develop a Medicaid waiver to support the extension of Medicaid-allowable HIV/AIDS services. The department shall present the proposed waiver design, including proposed coverage groups, budget neutrality calculation, a cost estimate of the proposed waiver, and an explanation of the potential fiscal impact of seeking a state plan amendment, 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 budget neutrality is maintained or exceeded through the 5-year life 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.
282:2 Contingency. If HB 286-FN of the 2007 legislative session becomes law, RSA 126-A:4-c as inserted by section 1 of this act may be renumbered.
282:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: July 3, 2007
Effective: September 1,2007