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95:1 Residential Care and Health Facility Licensing; License or Registration Required; Pediatric Intermediate Care Facility; Bed Capacity. Amend RSA 151:2, VI(a) to read as follows:
VI.(a)(1) No new license shall be issued for, and there shall be no increase in licensed capacity of, any nursing home, skilled nursing facility, intermediate care facility, or rehabilitation facility, including rehabilitation hospitals and facilities offering comprehensive rehabilitation services. This moratorium shall not apply to any rehabilitation facility whose sole purpose is to treat individuals for substance use disorder or mental health issues or to any continuing care facility for which a certificate of authority has been issued by the insurance commissioner pursuant to RSA 420-D:2.
(2) Provided however, effective July 1, 2023, any pediatric intermediate care facility, established before the effective date of this subparagraph is authorized to house 2 additional pediatric residents beyond its licensed capacity prior to that date, with this authorization to expire June 30, 2026.
95:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: June 17, 2025
Effective Date: August 16, 2025
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95:1 Residential Care and Health Facility Licensing; License or Registration Required; Pediatric Intermediate Care Facility; Bed Capacity. Amend RSA 151:2, VI(a) to read as follows:
VI.(a)(1) No new license shall be issued for, and there shall be no increase in licensed capacity of, any nursing home, skilled nursing facility, intermediate care facility, or rehabilitation facility, including rehabilitation hospitals and facilities offering comprehensive rehabilitation services. This moratorium shall not apply to any rehabilitation facility whose sole purpose is to treat individuals for substance use disorder or mental health issues or to any continuing care facility for which a certificate of authority has been issued by the insurance commissioner pursuant to RSA 420-D:2.
(2) Provided however, effective July 1, 2023, any pediatric intermediate care facility, established before the effective date of this subparagraph is authorized to house 2 additional pediatric residents beyond its licensed capacity prior to that date, with this authorization to expire June 30, 2026. Notwithstanding the moratorium established in subparagraph (a)(1), the commissioner of health and human services may assess the capacity of any pediatric intermediate care facility and report any need for additional beds to the standing policy committees of the house and senate with jurisdiction over health and human services and the fiscal committee of the general court. If the commissioner determines additional beds are necessary, the commissioner may increase a pediatric intermediate care facility's number of licensed beds upon approval of the fiscal committee of the general court.
95:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: June 17, 2025
Effective Date: August 16, 2025