Revision: March 12, 2020, 5:40 p.m.
SB 702 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
03/12/2020 1073s
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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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill establishes criteria governing the use of contracted providers in the department of health and human services' child welfare program.
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03/12/2020 1073s 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 170-G:4-d by inserting after paragraph I the following new paragraph:
I-a. The commissioner shall employ a procurement model for administering the provision of therapeutic-based residential behavioral health treatment services provided pursuant to RSA 170-G and RSA 135-F. All contracts shall incorporate the use of trauma-focused models of care. In cases where the unique needs of a juvenile or the capacity of a contracted provider prevent the use of a contracted provider, the commissioner may approve and shall pay for placement with another certified provider on a temporary basis if the commissioner determines that the placement is necessary to meet the juvenile's immediate treatment needs.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.