HB 1638-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2024 SESSION
24-2786
11/05
HOUSE BILL 1638-FN
SPONSORS: Rep. Potenza, Straf. 19
COMMITTEE: Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires case reviews and remedial measures for any department of health and human services employee who improperly performs their job.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
24-2786
11/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Oversight and Review of Department Employees. Amend RSA 126-A by inserting after section 3 the following new section:
126-A:3-a Oversight and Review of Department Employees. The commissioner shall direct the department to adopt rules that require all employees who have been found, by virtue of a complaint filed in the normal course, to have failed to perform their jobs properly, according to their job descriptions and duties, to submit to a thorough job review. Where an employee manages cases as part of the employee's duties, the job review shall include a case review. The review shall encompass a detailed examination of the all of the records related to their job performance, including their responses to delegated tasks, for the prior 3 years. If the examination reveals a pattern of failure to perform their duties as required, the employee shall be placed on probation and receive remedial training. In the event that an employee has a pattern of putting lives at great risk, the employee shall be terminated. The commissioner is directed to require that all administrative rules that contradict this section be amended or repealed.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2025.
24-2786
12/12/23
HB 1638-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Legislative Budget Assistant has determined that this legislation, as introduced, has a total fiscal impact of less than $10,000 in each of the fiscal years 2025 through 2027.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Health and Human Services
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 21, 2024 | House | Hearing |
| March 6, 2024 | House | Exec Session |
| March 6, 2024 | House | Floor Vote |
March 21, 2024: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/21/2024 HJ 9
March 12, 2024: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 03/06/2024 (Vote 18-0; CC)
Feb. 28, 2024: Executive Session: 03/06/2024 10:00 am LOB 203
Feb. 15, 2024: Public Hearing: 02/21/2024 10:00 am LOB 203
Dec. 15, 2023: Introduced 01/03/2024 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 1