Amendment 2025-3056h to SB34 (2025)

Relative to parental consent for student participation in Medicaid to schools program.


Revision: Nov. 19, 2025, 3:42 p.m.

Rep. Noble, Hills. 2

October 27, 2025

2025-3056h

07/05

 

 

Amendment to SB 34

 

Amend the bill by replacing section 1 with the following:

 

1  Medicaid to Schools Program; Parental Consent Required.  Amend RSA 186-C:25, VII and VIII to read as follows:

VII.  Beginning on September 1, 2018, the commissioner of the department of health and human services shall submit an annual report to the senate president, the speaker of the house of representatives, the chairpersons of the house and senate policy committees with jurisdiction over education, the chairpersons of the house and senate policy committees with jurisdiction over health and human services, and the chairpersons of the house and senate finance committees regarding the total cost of the Medicaid to schools program and the number of students who received services through the program during the prior school year.

VIII.  Written parental consent shall be obtained for each new service provided to a Medicaid enrolled child pursuant to RSA 200:27-a.  For the purpose of this paragraph and RSA 200:27-a, each new service shall mean each new Medicaid International Classification of Diseases (ICD) diagnostic code.  

IX.  The program shall terminate statewide if the federal government or state adopts any policy contrary to a policy requiring parental control of all medical services provided to children.  If a local school district adopts such a contrary policy, the program shall terminate for that school only.

 

Amend the bill by replacing section 3 with the following:  

 

3  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect upon its passage.