HB 739 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
8Jan2020... 2793h
2019 SESSION
19-0793
01/04
HOUSE BILL 739
SPONSORS: Rep. Murphy, Hills. 21; Rep. Cushing, Rock. 21; Rep. Stack, Hills. 21; Rep. W. Thomas, Hills. 21; Rep. Knirk, Carr. 3; Rep. Guthrie, Rock. 13; Rep. McMahon, Rock. 7; Rep. Mullen, Hills. 7; Rep. Marsh, Carr. 8; Sen. Sherman, Dist 24; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 21
COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill declares that for purposes of off-setting the Medicaid spend-down requirements, mental health expenses shall be included as medical expenses.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
8Jan2020... 2793h 19-0793
01/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Spend-Down Requirements for Medical Expenses. Amend RSA 167 by inserting after section 4-d the following new section:
167:4-e Spend-down Requirements for Medical Expenses. For the purposes of off-setting the Medicaid spend-down requirements, mental health expenses shall be included as medical expenses.
2 Report to Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services
I. The department of health and human services shall submit an interim report on or before October 1, 2020, to the oversight committee on health and human services, established pursuant to RSA 126-A:13, relative to actions taken to ensure the uniform application of spend-down requirements. The report shall include a description of how spend-down requirements were addressed in remedial staff training programs, updates to the policy manual, and updates to the brochure and any other department publications.
II. The department shall submit a final report by October 1, 2021, on the application of spend-down requirements. The report shall include data indicating how spend-down requirements have been applied since the interim report was filed.
3 Effective date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| March 5, 2019 | House | Hearing |
| March 8, 2019 | House | Exec Session |
| Oct. 23, 2019 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote |
June 16, 2020: No Pending Motion; 06/16/2020 SJ 8
June 16, 2020: Vacated from Committee and Laid on Table, MA, VV; 06/16/2020 SJ 8
March 11, 2020: Introduced 03/11/2020 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 7
Jan. 8, 2020: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2019-2793h (NT): MA VV 01/08/2020 HJ 1 P. 64
Jan. 8, 2020: Amendment # 2019-2793h (NT): AA VV 01/08/2020 HJ 1 P. 64
: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-2793h (NT) (Vote 15-3; RC) HC 50 P. 18
Oct. 23, 2019: Executive Session: 10/23/2019 12:30 pm LOB 302
Oct. 23, 2019: Subcommittee Work Session: 10/23/2019 09:30 am LOB 301
Oct. 17, 2019: Subcommittee Work Session: 10/17/2019 01:00 pm LOB 301
Oct. 1, 2019: Subcommittee Work Session: 10/01/2019 10:45 am LOB 302
Sept. 10, 2019: Subcommittee Work Session: 09/10/2019 11:00 am LOB 302
June 25, 2019: Full Committee Work Session: 06/25/2019 10:00 am LOB 302
: Retained in Committee
March 8, 2019: Executive Session: 03/08/2019 01:30 pm LOB 302-304
March 8, 2019: Subcommittee Work Session: 03/08/2019 09:00 am LOB 302-304
March 6, 2019: Subcommittee Work Session: 03/06/2019 08:30 am LOB 302
March 5, 2019: Public Hearing: 03/05/2019 11:00 am LOB 302
Jan. 3, 2019: Introduced 01/03/2019 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs HJ 3 P. 28
Jan. 24, 2019: Late Drafting and Introduction Approved by Rules Committee 01/24/2019 HJ 3 P. 28