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

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