CHAPTER 168
HB 1649-FN-LOCAL – FINAL VERSION
2008 SESSION
01/03
HOUSE BILL 1649-FN-LOCAL
AN ACT relative to the Medicaid long-term care eligibility determination process.
SPONSORS: Rep. Donovan, Sull 4
COMMITTEE: Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
This bill clarifies the long-term care determination process.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
08-2920
01/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eight
AN ACT relative to the Medicaid long-term care eligibility determination process.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
168:1 Long-Term Care Eligibility Assessment. RSA 151-E:3, IV is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
IV. If the registered nurse is unable to determine that an applicant is eligible following the clinical assessment pursuant to subparagraph I(a), the registered nurse shall obtain and give substantial weight to clinical information provided by the applicant's physician or nurse practitioner, including, but not limited to diagnosis, prognosis, and plan of care recommendations, and consider information from other licensed practitioners, including occupational or physical therapists, if available. All clinical information obtained shall also be used in the preparation of the initial support plan.
168:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: June 6, 2008
Effective Date: June 6, 2008