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1 New Section; Child Welfare and Social Service Programs; Counseling. Amend RSA 161 by inserting after section 2-b the following new section:
161:2-c Child Welfare and Social Service Programs; Counseling. Nothing in this chapter or any other provision of law shall permit a state agency, or a public or private provider acting on behalf of a state agency, to require individuals to participate in counseling that has no Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) medical code, and thus is ineligible for insurance reimbursement.
2 Parental Rights and Responsibilities; Parenting Plan; Court Ordered Counseling. Amend RSA 461-A:4, III to read as follows:
III. If the parties are insured and the parenting plan directs the parties to participate in counseling, the court shall give due consideration to selecting a counselor who accepts direct payment from the parties' health insurance carrier.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
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1 New Section; Child Welfare and Social Service Programs; Counseling. Amend RSA 161 by inserting after section 2-b the following new section:
161:2-c Child Welfare and Social Service Programs; Counseling. Nothing in this chapter or any other provision of law shall permit a state agency, or a public or private provider acting on behalf of a state agency, to require individuals to participate in counseling that has no Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) medical code, and thus is ineligible for insurance reimbursement.
2 Parental Rights and Responsibilities; Parenting Plan; Court Ordered Counseling. Amend RSA 461-A:4, III to read as follows:
III. If the parties are insured and the parenting plan directs the parties to participate in counseling, the court shall give due consideration to selecting a counselor who accepts direct payment from the parties' health insurance carrier. In no case shall the court require the parties to participate in any type of counseling that has no Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) medical code, and thus is ineligible for insurance reimbursement.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.