Revision: Jan. 15, 2020, 8:41 a.m.
SB 702 - AS INTRODUCED
2020 SESSION
20-2977
05/03
SENATE BILL 702
SPONSORS: Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Bradley, Dist 3; Sen. Ward, Dist 8; Sen. Gray, Dist 6; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 21; Rep. Rice, Hills. 37; Rep. Berrien, Rock. 18
COMMITTEE: Health and Human Services
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ANALYSIS
This bill directs the commissioner of health and human services to use a procurement model for administering the department's child welfare program based on certain criteria, including evidence-based practices, efficient delivery of service, value, quality, and innovation.
The bill is a request of the department of health and human services.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
20-2977
05/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Child Welfare; Procurement Requirements. Amend RSA 126-A:5 by inserting after paragraph XXXIII the following new paragraph:
XXXIV. The commissioner shall employ a procurement model for administering the department's child welfare program based on evidenced-based practices and efficient delivery of services based on value, quality assurance, and efficiency, maximizing the potential for savings, and presenting the most innovative approach compared to other externally administered models.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.