Bill Text - SB578 (2018)

Relative to unclassified positions within the department of health and human services.


Revision: June 27, 2018, 9:19 a.m.

CHAPTER 335

SB 578-FN - FINAL VERSION

 

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2018 SESSION

18-2962

05/01

 

SENATE BILL 578-FN

 

AN ACT relative to unclassified positions within the department of health and human services.

 

SPONSORS: Sen. Reagan, Dist 17; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Gannon, Dist 23; Sen. Soucy, Dist 18; Rep. McGuire, Merr. 29; Rep. Byron, Hills. 20; Rep. Sytek, Rock. 8; Rep. P. Schmidt, Straf. 19

 

COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration

 

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

 

This bill revises the titles and salaries of various unclassified positions in the department of health and human services.  The bill also provides for the nomination and appointment of the deputy commissioner and 3 associate commissioners in the department of health and human services and repeals procedures regarding the nomination of a state physician epidemiologist, state senior dentist, and state senior physician.

 

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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05/01

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen

 

AN ACT relative to unclassified positions within the department of health and human services.

 

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

 

335:1  Department of Health and Human Services; Salaries of Certain Unclassified Positions.  Amend the following positions in RSA 94:1-a, I(b) to read as follows:

I.  In salary grade BB:

BB  Department of health and human services [health planning analyst] executive administrative assistant

BB  Department of health and human services[, office of the commissioner and division for children, youth and families service specialist] continuity of operations planning specialist

BB  Department of health and human services [public information officer] program manager

II.  In salary grade CC:

[CC  Department of health and human services, division of elderly and adult services long term care policy analyst]

III.  In salary grade DD:

DD  Department of health and human services[, office of health management system specialist] director of minority affairs

DD Department of health and human services [head start coordinator] assistant bureau chief for child development and head start

DD  [New Hampshire hospital unit administrator] Department of health and human services attorney

DD  Department of health and human services[, division of developmental services development services behavioral specialist] office of the commissioner executive office manager

DD  [New Hampshire hospital infection control practitioner] Department of health and human services process improvement specialist

DD  Department of health and human services [manager, facilities and security] HIPAA privacy officer

DD  Department of health and human services [data base administrator] data systems analyst

DD  Department of health and human services [managing analyst] program management chief

DD  Department of health and human services [systems analyst] quality assurance and improvement integration specialist

DD  Department of health and human services [legal services director] estate recovery counsel

DD  Department of health and human services[, division of children, youth and families service specialist] Medicaid counsel

DD  Department of health and human services[, division of juvenile justice services manager of community programs] business and industry coordinator

DD  Department of health and human services[, division of juvenile justice services systems analyst] project manager

IV.  In salary grade EE:

EE  Department of health and human services[, division of behavioral health administrator of children's mental health services] adult protective services administrator

EE Department of health and human services, [division of elderly and adult services director of program operations] bureau of mental health assistant director

EE  Department of health and human services [director of finance and support operations] New Hampshire hospital chief of safety and security

[EE  Department of health and human services senior systems analyst]

[EE  Department of health and human services MVS systems programmer]

[EE  Department of health and human services network specialist]

EE  Department of health and human services [business and industry coordinator] director of provider relations

EE  [New Hampshire hospital community integration administrator] Department of health and human services senior project manager

[EE  Department of health and human services director]

EE  Department of health and human services [ombudsman] general counsel specialist

[EE  Department of health and human services technical specialist]

EE  Department of health and human services[, office of health management program specialist] senior project manager

EE  Department of health and human services [manager of administrative hearings] litigation counsel

EE  Department of health and human services [manager, licensing and regulatory services] senior project manager

EE  Department of health and human services [senior financial analyst] project manager office specialist

EE  Department of health and human services [director of residential and institutional services] administrator of child development bureau

[EE  Department of health and human services, division of elderly services and adult services administrator, bureau of community services]

EE  Department of health and human services [facilities engineer] senior policy analyst

EE  Department of health and human services [manager for quality improvement, evaluation and research] director of communications

[EE  Department of health and human services, division of juvenile justice services senior systems analyst]

V.  In salary grade FF:

FF  Department of health and human services[, division of children, youth and families administrator, bureau of child development] LEAN coordinator

FF  Department of health and human services[, division of children, youth and families juvenile justice administrator] director of facilities and maintenance

FF  Department of health and human services[, division of behavioral health director of transitional assistance] bureau chief of elderly and adult services

[FF  New Hampshire hospital chief operating officer]

FF  Department of health and human services [director, operations analysis] deputy chief counsel

[FF  Department of health and human services director of MMIS]

[FF  Department of health and human services director of applications and development]

FF  Department of health and human services [director of administration] grants administrator

FF  Department of health and human services [director of MMIS management] community social supports liaison

FF  Department of health and human services [director, special projects] director of emergency management

FF  Department of health and human services [legislative director] senior project manager

FF  Department of health and human services [administrator of financial support services] information security officer

FF  Department of health and human services [systems specialist] director of contracts

FF  Department of health and human services [director of finance] community relations manager

FF  Department of health and human services [senior financial manager] director of project management

[FF  New Hampshire hospital director of finance and support operations]

FF  Department of health and human services[, office of health management molecular biologist] substance abuse senior policy analyst

[FF  Department of health and human services transitional assistance, business and industry coordinator]

[FF  Department of health and human services director of finance]

FF  Department of health and human services [director of systems operations] director of mental health services

FF  Department of health and human services, [assistant director, policy and administration] division for children, youth and families director of legal services

VI.  In salary grade GG:

GG  Department of health and human services [director, alcohol and drug abuse] quality assurance and improvement substance abuse manager

GG  Department of health and human services director of [child support services] developmental services

GG  Department of health and human services[, division of behavioral health assistant director, community supports and long-term care] New Hampshire hospital chief financial officer

GG  Department of health and human services [office of program support] director of legislative affairs

GG  Department of health and human services [chief legal counsel] director of child support services

GG  Department of health and human services[, division of children, youth and families assistant director] director of quality assurance

GG  Department of health and human services[, office of health management director of program support] director of program planning and integrity

GG  Department of health and human services deputy Medicaid director

VII.  In salary grade HH:

HH  Department health and human services [controller] director of long term supports

[HH  Department health and human services division director]

[HH  Department of health and human services chief information officer]

HH  Department of health and human services [director of application management] chief legal counsel

HH  Department of health and human services [director of developmental services] director of economic and housing services

HH  Department of health and human services [transitional assistance, section administrator] director of information services

HH  Department of health and human services [division of elderly and adult services director of elderly services] chief legal officer

HH  Department of [youth development services commissioner] health and human services director of data analytics and research

HH  Department of health and human services director of bureau of drug and alcohol services

HH  New Hampshire hospital [associate commissioner and director] chief operating officer

VIII.  In salary grade II:

II  Department of health and human services[, division of behavioral health director, community supports and long term care] Medicaid director

II  Department of health and human services[, division of children, youth and families director] director of the division for children, youth and families

II  Department of health and human services[, office of health management director] director of public health

[II  New Hampshire hospital chief executive officer]

[II  New Hampshire hospital senior dentist]

II  Department of health and human services chief financial officer

II  Department of health and human services [director, public health services] director of behavioral health

IX.  In salary grade JJ:

JJ  Department of health and human services associate commissioner of human services and behavioral health

JJ  Department of health and human services associate commissioner of operations

JJ  Department of health and human services associate commissioner for population health

X.  In salary grade NN:

NN  Department of health and human services [senior physician/psychiatrist I] state epidemiologist

NN  Department of health and human services [state senior] physician

XI.  In salary grade PP:

PP  Department of health and human services [unit director, medical] physician in charge

PP  Department of health and human services [state epidemiologist, administrator health data unit] Medicaid dental director

PP  New Hampshire hospital chief executive officer

335:2  Review by the Joint Committee on Employee Classification; Exemption.  Notwithstanding RSA 14:14-c, RSA 17-A:7, and RSA 94:1-d, review by the joint committee on employee classification shall not be required to amend the salaries and position titles in RSA 94:1-a, I(b) pursuant to section 1 of this act.

335:3  Department of Health and Human Services;  Positions of Deputy Commissioner and Associate Commissioner.  Amend RSA 126-A:9, I(a) to read as follows:

(a)  Subject to the approval of the governor and council, the commissioner of health and human services shall appoint [an] a deputy commissioner and 3 associate [commissioner, who] commissioners, each of whom shall serve for a term of 4 years and shall perform such duties as may be assigned by the commissioner.  Each appointee shall be qualified by reason of professional competence, education, and experience for his or her position.  Any vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the 4-year term in the same manner as the original appointment.  [The associate commissioner shall perform such duties as may be assigned by the commissioner, which] The duties of one of the associate commissioners shall include oversight of the division for children, youth and families and assigned responsibilities of the department under RSA 170-G.  The annual salary of the [associate] deputy commissioner and associate commissioners shall be as prescribed in RSA 94:1-a.

335:4  Repeal.  The following are repealed:

I.  RSA 125:9, XII, relative to nomination of a state physician epidemiologist.

II.  RSA 125:9, XIII, relative to nomination of a state senior physician/dentist.

III.  RSA 161:4, VII, relative to nomination of the state senior physician.

335:5  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect upon its passage.

 

Approved: June 25, 2018

Effective Date: June 25, 2018