HB 547-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2025 SESSION
25-0274
02/06
HOUSE BILL 547-FN
AN ACT relative to county reimbursement of funds.
SPONSORS: Rep. S. Pearson, Rock. 13
COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government
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ANALYSIS
This bill provides a credit to counties for reimbursement expenses due to the state for expenditures for residents receiving services from nursing homes.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25-0274
02/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT relative to county reimbursement of funds.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Subparagraphs; County Reimbursement of Funds; Limitation on Payments. Amend RSA 167:18-a, III(b) by inserting after subparagraph (4) the following new subparagraphs:
(5) For fiscal year 2026, in addition to the $5,000,000 allocated pursuant to subparagraph III(b)(3), an aggregate credit of $11,228,839 shall be allocated among the counties based upon their relative proportional share of overpayments in fiscal year 2020 and fiscal year 2021.
(6) For fiscal year 2027, in addition to the $5,000,000 allocated pursuant to subparagraph III(b)(3), an aggregate credit of $11,228,839 shall be allocated among the counties based upon their relative proportional share of overpayments in fiscal year 2020 and fiscal year 2021.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.
25-0274
Revised 2/11/25
HB 547-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT relative to county reimbursement of funds.
FISCAL IMPACT: This bill does not authorize new positions.
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Estimated State Impact | ||||||
| FY 2025 | FY 2026 | FY 2027 | FY 2028 | ||
Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Revenue Fund(s) | None | |||||
Expenditures* | $0 | $11,228,839 | $11,228,839 | $0 | ||
Funding Source(s) | General Fund | |||||
Appropriations* | $0 | $11,228,839 | $11,228,839 | $0 | ||
Funding Source(s) | General Fund | |||||
*Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill | ||||||
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Estimated Political Subdivision Impact | ||||||
| FY 2025 | FY 2026 | FY 2027 | FY 2028 | ||
County Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
County Expenditures | $0 | $11,228,839 | $11,228,839 | $0 | ||
Local Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Local Expenditures | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
METHODOLOGY:
This bill allocates $11,228,839 in each year of the FY26/27 biennium to counties, to be allocated based on each county's share of overpayments for long-term care services in FY20 and FY21. While the bill does not contain specific appropriation language, the bill effectively requires general fund appropriations of the specified amount, which will in turn be received by the counties as revenue.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Health and Human Services
| Date | Body | Type |
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| Feb. 10, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 18, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
Feb. 12, 2025: Executive Session: 02/18/2025 01:00 pm LOB 201
Feb. 5, 2025: Public Hearing: 02/10/2025 09:30 am LOB 301-303
Jan. 14, 2025: Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 3 P. 15