CHAPTER 199
HB 642-FN - FINAL VERSION
22Mar2023... 0940h
05/11/2023 1533s
2023 SESSION
23-0607
04/08
HOUSE BILL 642-FN
AN ACT relative to budget flexibility for services for the developmentally disabled.
SPONSORS: Rep. Stringham, Graf. 3
COMMITTEE: Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill grants the department of health and human services flexibility to use existing budget appropriations to cover service cost increases under certain circumstances for services for the developmentally disabled.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
22Mar2023... 0940h
05/11/2023 1533s 23-0607
04/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three
AN ACT relative to budget flexibility for services for the developmentally disabled.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
199:1 New Section; Services for the Developmentally Disabled; Budget Flexibility. Amend RSA 171-A by inserting after section 1-d the following new section:
171-A:1-e Budget Flexibility.
I. For persons with approved budgets older than 24 months who require additional funds to carry out the services required in their individual service agreement, due to additional expenditures, such as cost-of-living or other wage and compensation increases, area agencies and authorized agencies may seek additional funds from the department for such funding needs. The department shall allocate existing budget appropriations as set forth in RSA 171-A:8-b as required to meet such funding needs, provided the requested expenditures would promote efficiency, economy, and quality of care pursuant to section 1902(a)(30)(A) of the Social Security Act.
II. The department shall record and track all requests for funding under this section including, but not limited to, the amount of each request, the reason for the request, whether the request was approved and, if denied, the reason for denial. Upon approval of a funding request, area agencies and authorized agencies shall record, and provide the department with, details of the expenditure of such funds, including, but not limited to, the amount of additional funds that are paid to direct support providers, and all details of how the funding is allocated to the person's services and service providers.
199:2 Prospective Repeal. RSA 171-A:1-e, relative to budget flexibility for services for the developmentally disabled, is repealed.
199:3 Contingency; Effective Date of Repeal. Section 2 of this act shall become effective on the date the commissioner of the department of health and human services, after consultation with the joint legislative oversight committee on health and human services established in RSA 126-A:13, certifies the full implementation of the developmental services rate redesign to the director of legislative services and the secretary of state, provided that section 2 shall take effect not later than July 1, 2025.
I. Section 2 of this act shall take effect as provided in section 3 of this act.
II. The remainder of this act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: August 04, 2023
Effective Date:
I. Section 2 effective as provided in Section 3
II. Remainder effective August 4, 2023
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| March 14, 2023 | 2023-0940h |
| April 26, 2023 | 2023-1533s |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| March 1, 2023 | House | Hearing |
| March 8, 2023 | House | Exec Session |
| March 13, 2023 | House | Floor Vote |
| April 5, 2023 | Senate | Hearing |
| May 11, 2023 | Senate | Floor Vote |
Aug. 9, 2023: Signed by Governor Sununu 08/04/2023; Chapter 199; eff: I. Sec 2 eff as prov in sec 3 II. Rem eff 8/4/23 HJ 17
July 19, 2023: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/29/2023 HJ 17 P. 18
July 18, 2023: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/29/2023); SJ 20
June 15, 2023: House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2023-1533s (Reps. Layon, W. MacDonald): MA VV 06/15/2023 HJ 16 P. 2
May 11, 2023: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2023-1533s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/11/2023; SJ 14
May 11, 2023: Committee Amendment # 2023-1533s, AA, VV; 05/11/2023; SJ 14
April 26, 2023: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2023-1533s, 05/11/2023; SC 21
March 28, 2023: Hearing: 04/05/2023, Room 101, LOB, 09:45 am; SC 16
March 24, 2023: Introduced 03/23/2023 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 12
March 22, 2023: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2023-0940h: MA VV 03/22/2023 HJ 10 P. 22
March 22, 2023: Amendment # 2023-0940h: AA VV 03/22/2023 HJ 10 P. 22
March 14, 2023: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2023-0940h (NT) 03/13/2023 (Vote 20-0; CC) HC 16 P. 11
March 1, 2023: Executive Session: 03/08/2023 11:00 am LOB 201-203
March 1, 2023: Full Committee Work Session: 03/08/2023 09:00 am LOB 201-203
Feb. 8, 2023: Public Hearing: 03/01/2023 10:00 am LOB 210-211
Jan. 12, 2023: Introduced (in recess of) 01/05/2023 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 3 P. 23