HB 1293 – AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
06Feb2008… 0153h
18Mar2008… 0959h
2008 SESSION
08/01
HOUSE BILL 1293
AN ACT relative to eligibility of dog and cat owners to participate in the state’s reduced fee companion animal population control program.
SPONSORS: Rep. Phinizy, Sull 5; Rep. Rausch, Rock 5; Rep. Wells, Rock 8
COMMITTEE: Environment and Agriculture
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill changes the eligibility criteria for owners of cats and dogs to participate in the reduced fee companion animal population control program.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
06Feb2008… 0153h
18Mar2008… 0959h
08-2292
08/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eight
AN ACT relative to eligibility of dog and cat owners to participate in the state’s reduced fee companion animal population control program.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Animal Population Control; Owner Eligibility. Amend RSA 437-A:3 to read as follows:
437-A:3 Eligibility of Owner of Dog or Cat to Participate.
I. [A resident of the state who has adopted an eligible dog or cat from an animal shelter facility, as defined in RSA 437:2, I, shall be eligible to participate in the program if the owner signs a consent form certifying that the person is the owner of the dog or cat or is authorized by the owner to present the dog or cat for the operation, and such person pays a fee of $40. The sterilization shall be performed by a participating veterinarian. Dogs and cats imported from out of state into New Hampshire animal shelters or adoption agencies shall not be eligible for this program.
II.] A resident of the state who owns a dog or cat and who [is eligible for] participates in one of the following programs shall also be eligible to participate in a reduced fee companion animal population control program if the owner signs a consent form certifying that the person is the owner of the dog or cat or is authorized by the owner to present the dog or cat for the procedure and such person pays a fee of $25:
(a) The Food Stamp Program authorized by Title XIII of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. section 2011 et seq.) and RSA 161:2, XIII.
(b) The Supplemental Security Income Program established pursuant to Title XVI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. section 1381 et seq.).
(c) The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Act established pursuant to 42 U.S.C. section 601 et seq. and RSA 161-B.
(d) The aid to the needy blind program established under RSA 161:2, V.
(e) The medicaid program established under RSA 167.
(f) The old age assistance program established under RSA 167.
(g) The aid to the permanently and totally disabled program established under RSA 167.
II. A resident of the state who owns a dog or cat shall also be eligible to participate in the reduced fee companion animal population control program if such participation is pre-approved by the owner of a participating veterinary clinic, as described in RSA 437-A:4, with the concurrence of the state veterinarian based on a written finding of financial hardship and if the owner signs a consent form certifying that the person is the owner of the dog or cat or is authorized by the owner to present the dog or cat for the procedure, and if such person pays a fee of $25.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2008.
LBAO
08-2292
Amended 03/26/08
HB 1293 FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT relative to eligibility of dog and cat owners to participate in the state’s reduced fee companion animal population control program.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Department of Agriculture, Markets and Food states this bill, as amended by the House (Amendment #2008-0959h), will increase state restricted expenditures by $17,055 in FY 2009 and each year thereafter. There is no fiscal impact on county and local expenditures or state, county, and local revenue.
METHODOLOGY:
The Department of Agriculture, Markets and Food states this bill changes the eligibility for the reduced fee companion animal control program and reduces the co-pay from $40 to $25. The Department projected 1,137 Plan A surgeries would be reimbursed by the companion animal control program at $100.28 per surgery for a total expenditure of $114,018. The Department assumes the same number of surgeries will be performed under the changes proposed by this bill. As part of the 1,137 surgeries estimated to be performed, the Department assumes 255 will be participants nominated by the participating clinics. The Department assumes the 102 participating clinics will nominate 5 participants a year to the program for a total of 510 nominated participants with a 50% redemption rate resulting in the 255 surgeries from the nominated participants.
The Department estimates this bill will increase expenditures by $17,055 [$131,073 (1,137 surgeries * ($100.28 per surgery + $15.00 change in co-pay to be paid by program)) - $114,018] in FY 2009 and each year thereafter.