Revision: Feb. 5, 2025, 2:01 p.m.
Rep. Edwards, Rock. 31
January 27, 2025
2025-0102h
05/08
Amendment to HB 519-FN-A
Amend the title of the bill by replacing it with the following:
AN ACT making an appropriation to the department of health and human services to fund and support the Waypoint youth and young adult shelter and prohibiting the department of health and human services from contracting with hospitals in violation of the patients' bill of rights.
Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following and renumbering the original section 2 to read as 3:
2 New Section; Patients' Bill of Rights. Amend RSA 151 by inserting after section 21-b the following new section:
151:21-c Violation of Patient Bill of Rights. The department of health and human services shall not contract with any hospital found in violation of any section of RSA 151:21, the patients' bill of rights.
2025-0102h
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill makes an appropriation to the department of health and human services to fund and support the Waypoint youth and young adult shelter. The bill also prohibits the department of health and human services from contracting with a hospital in violation of the patients' bill of rights.