Bill Text - SB274 (2019)

Relative to the newborn home visiting program.


Revision: Jan. 28, 2019, 3:45 p.m.

SB 274  - AS INTRODUCED

 

 

2019 SESSION

19-1022

01/05

 

SENATE BILL 274

 

AN ACT relative to the newborn home visiting program.

 

SPONSORS: Sen. Bradley, Dist 3; Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19; Sen. Cavanaugh, Dist 16; Sen. Chandley, Dist 11; Sen. Dietsch, Dist 9; Sen. Feltes, Dist 15; Sen. French, Dist 7; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 21; Sen. Gray, Dist 6; Sen. Hennessey, Dist 5; Sen. Kahn, Dist 10; Sen. Morgan, Dist 23; Sen. Rosenwald, Dist 13; Sen. Sherman, Dist 24; Sen. Ward, Dist 8; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Rep. Danielson, Hills. 7; Rep. Wallner, Merr. 10; Rep. Berrien, Rock. 18; Rep. Marsh, Carr. 8

 

COMMITTEE: Health and Human Services

 

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ANALYSIS

 

This bill declares that the newborn home visiting program shall be available to all Medicaid eligible families.

 

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

19-1022

01/05

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen

 

AN ACT relative to the newborn home visiting program.

 

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

 

1  New Section; Home Visiting Program.  Amend RSA 167 by inserting after section 68 the following new section:

167:68-a  Home Visiting Program.  The newborn home visiting program established pursuant to this subdivision shall be made available to all Medicaid eligible families without restriction.

2  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.