Bill Text - SB576 (2018)

(New Title) relative to home health services rate setting.


Revision: March 27, 2018, 10:24 a.m.

SB 576-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE

 

03/22/2018   1182s

2018 SESSION

18-2973

01/03

 

SENATE BILL 576-FN

 

AN ACT relative to  home health services rate setting.

 

SPONSORS: Sen. Bradley, Dist 3

 

COMMITTEE: Finance

 

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

 

This bill requires the department of health and human services to review Medicaid reimbursement rates for home health services.

 

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

03/22/2018   1182s 18-2973

01/03

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen

 

AN ACT relative to  home health services rate setting.

 

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

 

1  Department of Health and Human Services; Establishing Home Health Services Rates.  The commissioner of the department of health and human services shall review Medicaid reimbursement rates for home health services and determine whether they reflect the average cost for providers to deliver services.  The commissioner shall consult with stakeholders in reviewing the rates considering the factors of economy, efficiency, quality of care, and access to care, in accordance with guidelines in federal regulations.  The commissioner shall report the findings to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the governor, and the chairpersons of the house and senate finance committees for consideration for inclusion in the state operating budget for the biennium ending June 30, 2021.

2  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect upon its passage.

 

LBAO

18-2973

Amended 3/23/18

 

SB 576-FN- FISCAL NOTE

AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE (AMENDMENT #2018-1182s)

 

AN ACT relative to  home health services rate setting.

 

FISCAL IMPACT:      [    ] State              [    ] County               [    ] Local              [ X ] None

 

METHODOLOGY:

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to review Medicaid reimbursement rates for home health services and determine whether they reflect the average cost to deliver services.  Once the review is complete, the commissioner is required to report the findings for possible inclusion in the FY20/21 operating budget.  The bill itself does not require rates to be set at any particular level, and so has no fiscal impact.  

 

AGENCIES CONTACTED:

None