Revision: May 16, 2024, 11:32 a.m.
Rep. Edwards, Rock. 31
May 14, 2024
2024-1958h
05/02
Amendment to SB 455-FN
Amend the bill by replacing section 1 with the following:
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.
Amend the bill by replacing section 3 with the following:
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.
2024-1958h
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.