Revision: Jan. 29, 2019, 8:49 a.m.
HB 739 - AS INTRODUCED
2019 SESSION
19-0793
01/04
HOUSE BILL 739
AN ACT requiring parity in the spend-down requirements for mental health and medical expenses.
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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ANALYSIS
This bill requires parity between mental health services and medical expenses for purposes of the spend-down requirement for persons receiving assistance.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
19-0793
01/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen
AN ACT requiring parity in the spend-down requirements for mental health and medical expenses.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Parity for Mental Health and Medical Expenses Required. Amend RSA 167 by inserting after section 4-d the following new section:
167:4-e Parity for Mental Health and Medical Expenses Required. The spend-down requirements for clients eligible for services under this chapter shall be the same for mental health services and medical expenses.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.