Revision: Jan. 27, 2017, 12:17 p.m.
HB 414-FN-A - AS INTRODUCED
2017 SESSION
17-0155
05/01
HOUSE BILL 414-FN-A
AN ACT limiting parental liability under a CHINS petition in certain circumstances.
SPONSORS: Rep. Horn, Merr. 2; Rep. Gauthier, Sull. 3
COMMITTEE: Finance
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This bill provides that if a child dies while receiving services under a CHINS petition, any reimbursement obligation from the parent shall be waived.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
17-0155
05/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen
AN ACT limiting parental liability under a CHINS petition in certain circumstances.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Subparagraph; Children In Need of Services; Liability of Expenses. Amend RSA 169-D:29, I by inserting after subparagraph (e) the following new subparagraph:
(f) If a child dies while receiving services under this chapter, the reimbursement obligation of the parent or guardian shall be waived and the reimbursement order dismissed.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
17-0155
1/9/17
HB 414-FN-A- FISCAL NOTE
As introduced
AN ACT limiting parental liability under a CHINS petition in certain circumstances.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ ] None
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STATE: | FY 2018 | FY 2019 | FY 2020 | FY 2021 |
Appropriation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Expenditures | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase |
Funding Source: | [ X ] General [ ] Education [ ] Highway [ ] Other | |||
METHODOLOGY:
This bill removes the reimbursement obligation of the parent or guardian to the Department of Health and Human Services if a child dies while receiving services under RSA 169-D. While the Department states there have not been cases in recent years in which the statute would have been applicable, the cost of services received by a child in FY 2016 ranged from $4,195 to $488,195. Additionally, reimbursement obligation is currently dependent on the parent or guardian's ability to pay.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Health and Human Services