Revision: June 6, 2018, 12:24 p.m.
HB 1102-FN - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES
6Mar2018... 0741h
23May2018... 2008-CofC
23May2018... 2103-EBA
2018 SESSION
18-2651
01/03
HOUSE BILL 1102-FN
AN ACT enabling the department of health and human services to contract with certain certified physicians.
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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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill authorizes the commissioner of the department of health and human services to contract with one or more physicians who are certified by an accredited addiction medicine or addiction psychiatry certifying body 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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
6Mar2018... 0741h
23May2018... 2008-CofC
23May2018... 2103-EBA 18-2651
01/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
AN ACT enabling the department of health and human services to contract with certain certified physicians.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Consultants 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 or contracts with one or more physicians who are certified by an accredited addiction medicine or addiction psychiatry certifying body. The physician or physicians shall provide consultation and guidance to the department related to designing, updating, and monitoring practices and policies regarding medication assisted treatment and related treatments for substance use disorders in New Hampshire.
2 Contingency. If HB 1104-FN of the 2018 regular legislative session becomes law, RSA 126-A:5, XXXI as inserted by section 16 of that act shall be renumbered as RSA 126-A:5, XXXII.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
18-2651
Amended 4/30/18
HB 1102-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE (AMENDMENT #2018-0741h)
AN ACT enabling the department of health and human services to contract with certain certified physicians.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ ] None
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| Estimated Increase / (Decrease) | |||
STATE: | FY 2019 | FY 2020 | FY 2021 | FY 2022 |
Appropriation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Expenditures | $8,500 | $8,500 | $8,500 | $8,500 |
Funding Source: | [ X ] General [ ] Education [ ] Highway [ ] Other | |||
METHODOLOGY:
This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to enter into a contract or contracts with one or more physicians to provide consultation related to designing, updating, and monitoring practices regarding medication assisted treatments for substance use disorders. The Department assumes the consultant will provide an estimated minimum of two hours per week during the first year of implementation, with consultation in subsequent years on an as-needed basis. Based on a salary range of $105,000 to $225,000 per year, the Department assumes annual costs will be between $5,000 and $12,000, with a mean cost of $8,500.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Health and Human Services