Revision: Nov. 27, 2017, 11:21 a.m.
HB 1102-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2018 SESSION
18-2651
01/03
HOUSE BILL 1102-FN
AN ACT enabling the department of health and human services to enter into a contract with an Academy Society of Addiction Medicine certified physician.
SPONSORS: Rep. Hinch, Hills. 21; Rep. M. MacKay, Hills. 30; Rep. Kotowski, Merr. 24; Rep. LeBrun, Hills. 32; Rep. L. Ober, Hills. 37; Rep. Sytek, Rock. 8; Rep. Proulx, Hills. 44; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Bradley, Dist 3; Sen. Innis, Dist 24
COMMITTEE: Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
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ANALYSIS
This bill authorizes the commissioner of the department of health and human services to contract with a physician certified by the Academy Society of Addiction Medicine to review medication assisted treatment in New Hampshire.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
18-2651
01/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Consultant to Review Medication Assisted Treatment. Amend RSA 126-A:5 by inserting after paragraph XXX the following new paragraph:
XXXI. The commissioner may enter into a contract with a physician who is certified by the Academy Society of Addiction Medicine. The physician shall monitor practices and policies related to the state-sanctioned use of methadone, Vivitrol, and Suboxone in New Hampshire.
2 Expenses of Consultant. All expenses of the physician hired as a consultant under section 1 of this act shall be paid out of existing funds appropriated to the department of health and human services.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
18-2651
11/22/17
HB 1102-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ ] None
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STATE: | FY 2019 | FY 2020 | FY 2021 | FY 2022 |
Appropriation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Expenditures | $100,000 to $300,000 | $100,000 to $300,000 | $100,000 to $300,000 | $100,000 to $300,000 |
Funding Source: | [ X ] General [ ] Education [ ] Highway [ ] Other | |||
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METHODOLOGY:
This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to enter into a contract with a physician charged with monitoring practices and policies related to the state-sanctioned use of methadone, Vivitrol, and Suboxone. The bill stipulates that all expenses related to this contract shall be paid out of the Department's operating budget. The Department states that, since the scope of the physician's responsibilities are unclear from the text of the bill, it is difficult to determine the bill's fiscal impact. The Department estimates the bill will result in increased expenditures of between $100,000 and $300,000 per year.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Health and Human Services