HB1572 (2010) Detail

(New Title) establishing a committee to study certification or licensing of integrated residential communities.


CHAPTER 218

HB 1572-FN – FINAL VERSION

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2010 SESSION

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01/04

HOUSE BILL 1572-FN

AN ACT establishing a committee to study certification or licensing of integrated residential communities.

SPONSORS: Rep. Donovan, Sull 4; Rep. Beck, Hills 2

COMMITTEE: Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill establishes a committee to study certification or licensing of integrated residential communities.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

03Mar2010… 0739h

05/13/10 2042s

10-2429

01/04

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Ten

AN ACT establishing a committee to study certification or licensing of integrated residential communities.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

218:1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study certification or licensing of integrated residential communities.

218:2 Membership and Compensation.

I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:

(a) One member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.

(b) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.

II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.

218:3 Duties. The committee shall study certification or licensing of integrated residential communities including:

I. A review of statutory or regulatory changes necessary to ensure standards of health, welfare, and life safety requirements within integrated residential communities.

II. An examination of certification and licensing statutes and regulations applicable to integrated residential communities for unnecessary duplication.

III. A determination of the appropriateness of care, optimum size of facilities, and whether such facilities meet the least restrictive environmental requirements.

IV. An examination of the states’ financial liability for reimbursement of care for residents.

V. A determination of the most appropriate policy and programmatic oversight within the department of health and human services.

218:4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named senate member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Three members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.

218:5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate clerk, the house clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2010.

218:6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

Approved: June 28, 2010

Effective Date: June 28, 2010