CHAPTER 356
SB 455-FN - FINAL VERSION
03/07/2024 0831s
23May2024... 1958h
06/13/2024 2353EBA
2024 SESSION
24-3071
05/10
SENATE BILL 455-FN
AN ACT relative to Medicaid reimbursement rates for prosthetic and orthotic devices.
SPONSORS: Sen. Prentiss, Dist 5; Sen. Fenton, Dist 10; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Altschiller, Dist 24; Sen. Perkins Kwoka, Dist 21; Sen. Whitley, Dist 15; Sen. Innis, Dist 7; Sen. Soucy, Dist 18; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. D'Allesandro, Dist 20; Sen. Chandley, Dist 11; Rep. Hakken-Phillips, Graf. 12; Rep. Morse, Graf. 9; Rep. J. Murphy, Graf. 12; Rep. Palmer, Sull. 2
COMMITTEE: Health and Human Services
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill directs the department of health and human services to establish a reimbursement rate for prosthetic and orthotic devices under Medicaid that is equal to no less than 90 percent of the rate under Medicare and makes an appropriation to the department for this purpose. The bill also directs the legislative oversight committee on health and human services to study the issue.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03/07/2024 0831s
23May2024... 1958h
06/13/2024 2353EBA 24-3071
05/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT relative to Medicaid reimbursement rates for prosthetic and orthotic devices.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
356:1 Medicaid Reimbursement Rate for Prosthetic and Orthotic Devices. The commissioner of department of health and human services shall take all available measures to increase the reimbursement rate for prosthetic and orthotic devices under Medicaid so that it is equal to no less than 90 percent of the reimbursement rate under Medicare as of January 1, 2024. On or before November 1, 2024, the commissioner shall provide a report of such actions to the oversight committee on health and human services, established in RSA 126-A:13. The report shall include the current reimbursement rates for prosthetic and orthotic devices under each program and address any remaining disparity.
356:2 Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services; Review of Medicaid Reimbursement Rates. The oversight committee on health and human services established in RSA 126-A:13 shall undertake an annual review of Medicaid reimbursement rates for prosthetic and orthotic devices, determine the adequacy of such rates given the usual and customary cost of such devices, and identify ways to establish equal reimbursement rates for prosthetic and orthotic devices under Medicare and Medicaid.
356:3 Appropriation; Department of Health and Human Services; Medicaid Reimbursement Rates for Prosthetic and Orthotic Devices. For the biennium ending June 30, 2025, the sum of $620,000 is appropriated to the department of health and human services for the purpose of establishing a Medicaid reimbursement rate for prosthetic and orthotic devices equal to no less than 90 percent of the Medicare reimbursement rate for prosthetic and orthotic devices under Medicare as of January 1, 2024. The department may accept and expend available federal funds without fiscal committee approval. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for the general fund share of said sum out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
356:4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024.
Approved: August 02, 2024
Effective Date: July 01, 2024
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Feb. 21, 2024 | 2024-0831s |
| May 16, 2024 | 2024-1958h |
| July 10, 2024 | 2024-2353EBA |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 10, 2024 | Senate | Hearing |
| March 7, 2024 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| April 4, 2024 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| April 17, 2024 | House | Hearing |
| April 17, 2024 | House | Exec Session |
| April 17, 2024 | House | Exec Session |
| April 24, 2024 | House | Floor Vote |
| May 14, 2024 | House | Exec Session |
| May 16, 2024 | House | Floor Vote |
Aug. 7, 2024: Signed by the Governor on 08/02/2024; Chapter 356; Effective 07/01/2024
July 18, 2024: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/13/2024); SJ 18
July 18, 2024: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/13/2024); SJ 18
July 23, 2024: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/13/2024 HJ 16 P. 56
July 18, 2024: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/13/2024); SJ 18
July 23, 2024: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/13/2024 HJ 16
July 10, 2024: Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2024-2353e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/13/2024); SJ 18
July 10, 2024: Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2024-2353e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/13/2024); SJ 18
July 23, 2024: Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2024-2353e: AA VV (in recess of) 06/13/2024 HJ 16 P. 51
May 30, 2024: Sen. Birdsell Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 05/30/2024; SJ 16
May 23, 2024: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-1958h: MA VV 05/23/2024 HJ 14 P. 86
May 23, 2024: Amendment # 2024-1958h: AA VV 05/23/2024 HJ 14 P. 86
May 16, 2024: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-1958h 05/16/2024 (Vote 25-0; RC) HC 20 P. 21
May 8, 2024: Executive Session: 05/14/2024 01:00 pm LOB 210-211
May 2, 2024: Division III Work Session: 05/10/2024 10:00 am LOB 210-211
May 2, 2024: Division III Work Session: 05/07/2024 10:00 am LOB 210-211
May 2, 2024: Referred to Finance 05/02/2024 HJ 12 P. 16
May 2, 2024: Ought to Pass: MA VV 05/02/2024 HJ 12 P. 16
April 25, 2024: Committee Report: Ought to Pass 04/24/2024 (Vote 17-3; CC) HC 17 P. 11
April 12, 2024: Executive Session: 04/17/2024 03:00 pm LOB 206-208
April 11, 2024: Executive Session: 04/17/2024 02:30 pm LOB 206-208
April 11, 2024: Public Hearing: 04/17/2024 02:00 pm LOB 206-208
April 10, 2024: Introduced (in recess of) 03/28/2024 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 10 P. 228
April 5, 2024: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/05/2024; SJ 8
March 27, 2024: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/05/2024, Vote 6-0; SC 13
March 7, 2024: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-0831s, MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 03/07/2024; SJ 6
March 7, 2024: Committee Amendment # 2024-0831s, AA, VV; 03/07/2024; SJ 6
Feb. 22, 2024: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-0831s, 03/07/2024; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 9
Jan. 4, 2024: Hearing: 01/10/2024, Room 101, LOB, 09:15 am; SC 2
Dec. 12, 2023: To Be Introduced 01/03/2024 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 1