Amendment 2025-2345h to SB118 (2025)

(Second New Title) relative to the personal needs allowance of residents of nursing homes; making an appropriation to the department of health and human services for Hampstead hospital and residential treatment facility staff; establishing the Hampstead hospital and residential treatment facility capital investment fund; and permitting qualifying patients and designated caregivers to cultivate cannabis for therapeutic use.


Revision: May 29, 2025, 9:29 a.m.

Rep. Mooney, Hills. 12

May 21, 2025

2025-2345h

09/09

 

 

Amendment to SB 118-FN

 

Amend the title of the bill by replacing it with the following:

 

AN ACT relative to the personal needs allowance of residents of nursing homes; making an appropriation to the department of health and human services for Hampstead hospital and residential treatment facility staff; and establishing the Hampstead hospital and residential treatment facility capital investment fund.

 

Amend the bill by replacing all after section 2 with the following:

 

3  New Paragraph; Department of Health and Human Services; Hampstead Hospital and Residential Treatment Facility; Establishing Fund.  Amend RSA 126-A:5, by inserting after paragraph XXXVI the following new paragraph:

XXXVII.  There is hereby established the Hampstead hospital and residential treatment facility capital investment fund.  The department shall deposit revenue received through leasing Hampstead hospital and residential treatment facility or any other administrative activities into the fund.  For the biennium ending June 30, 2027, the department shall deposit all revenue into the fund.  In the event that such revenue exceeds $3,000,000, the department shall provide a report to the fiscal committee of the general court identifying the total amount.  The fund shall be nonlapsing and continually appropriated to the commissioner for the purpose of supporting contractually required capital investments at Hampstead hospital and residential treatment facility and may not be transferred or used for any other purpose.

4  New Subparagraph; Application of Receipts; Hampstead Hospital and Residential Treatment Facility Capital Investment Fund.  Amend RSA 6:12, I(b) by inserting after subparagraph (399) the following new subparagraph:

(400)  Moneys deposited in the Hampstead hospital and residential treatment facility capital investment fund as established in RSA 126-A:5, XXXVII.

5  Effective Date.

I.  Section 1 of this act shall take effect January 1, 2026.

II.  The remainder of this act shall take effect July 1, 2025.

2025-2345h

AMENDED ANALYSIS

 

This bill:

 

I.  Adjusts the personal needs allowance for nursing home residents to reflect social security increases on an annual basis rather than the current 5-year adjustment.

 

II.  Makes an appropriation to the department of health and human services to fund certain leave accrual and retention payments for temporary classified staff positions at the Hampstead hospital and residential treatment facility.

 

III.  Establishes the Hampstead hospital and residential treatment facility capital investment fund.