Revision: June 2, 2009, midnight
HB 378-FN-A – AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
24Mar2009… 0900h
05/13/09 1559s
2009 SESSION
10/01
HOUSE BILL 378-FN-A
AN ACT relative to fees for methadone detoxification and maintenance programs.
This bill allows the department of health and human services to adopt and collect fees for providers of methadone detoxification and maintenance programs.
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24Mar2009… 0900h
05/13/09 1559s
09-0567
10/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nine
AN ACT relative to fees for methadone detoxification and maintenance programs.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Controlled Drugs; Professional Use; State Methadone Authority; Fees for Providers. Amend RSA 318-B:10, VII(b) to read as follows:
(b) The commissioner of the department of health and human services shall[, on or before June 30, 2001,] adopt and have in effect rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to methadone detoxification and [methadone] maintenance programs as follows:
(1) Application procedure and standards for approval for certification and re-certification of providers to operate methadone detoxification and [methadone] maintenance programs, including certification period, for each type of certification.
(2) Eligibility of individuals for admission to such programs.
(3) Qualifications of program personnel.
(4) Program content, including, but not limited to, services to be offered by the program.
(5) Mandatory records and reports to the department.
(6) Security measures to prevent diversion of methadone to illegal use.
(7) Confidentiality and disclosure of identifying information, records and reports.
(8) Financial responsibility.
(9) Fees to be paid by providers for application, licensing, and administration of such programs by the department. All moneys collected by the department from fees authorized under this subparagraph shall be deposited into the general fund, and such fees shall not exceed $500 per year for application, certification, and other fees.
(10) Any other provisions necessary to implement the purposes of this paragraph.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
LBAO
09-0567
Amended 06/02/09
HB 378 FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT relative to fees for methadone detoxification and maintenance programs.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Department of Health and Human Services states this bill, as amended by the Senate (Amendment #2009-1559s), would increase state general fund revenue by approximately $4,000 in FY 2010 and each year thereafter. This bill would have no fiscal impact on state, county, and local expenditures, or county and local revenue.
METHODOLOGY:
The Department of Health and Human Services states this bill will allow the Department to collect fees to cover the costs of licensing and administration of methadone maintenance and detoxification facilities. These programs are private entities and do not receive funding from the Department, however, RSA 172:8 requires DHHS to certify these programs as provided under administrative rules. Currently, approximately 25 percent of an Administrator I position (LG 27) is devoted to this activity. The total salary and benefit costs associated with the existing position is $100,046, of which 25% is approximately $25,012. The bill limits fees to no more than $500 per year for application, certification and other fees. There are currently 8 methadone provider sites in operation and thus the maximum fees that could be collected would total approximately $4,000 annually (8 sites X $500 fee).