Revision: March 14, 2023, 4:34 p.m.
Rep. Layon, Rock. 13
March 13, 2023
2023-0940h
07/05
Amendment to HB 642-FN
Amend the title of the bill by replacing it with the following:
AN ACT relative to wait list registry and budget flexibility for services for the developmentally disabled.
Amend the bill by replacing all after the enacting clause with the following:
1 New Section; Services for the Developmentally Disabled; Wait List Registry and Budget Flexibility. Amend RSA 171-A by inserting after section 1-d the following new section:
171-A:1-e Wait List Registry and Budget Flexibility. In completing the wait list registry, area agencies may include budgets older than 24 months where funds may be needed to cover additional expenditures, such as cost-of-living or other wage and compensation increases. The department shall use existing budget appropriations to negotiate reasonable wages and appropriate service budgets with area agencies and service providers.
2 Prospective Repeal. RSA 172-A:1-e, relative to the wait list registry and budget flexibility for services for the developmentally disabled, is repealed.
I. Section 2 of this act shall take effect July 1, 2027.
II. The remainder of this act shall take effect upon its passage.
2023-0940h
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill expands the allowable budgets for agencies providing services to the developmentally disabled to include on their wait list registry application. This bill also mandates the department of health and human services use existing budget appropriations to negotiate reasonable wages and service budgets for services for the developmentally disabled.