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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.
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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.