HB 1142 - AS INTRODUCED
2000 SESSION
HOUSE BILL 1142
AN ACT establishing a study committee to evaluate the Medicaid "In and Out" Program.
SPONSORS: Rep. Virtue, Merr 9; Rep. Bouchard, Merr 22
COMMITTEE: Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
This bill establishes a committee to evaluate the Medicaid "In and Out" Program.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
00-2395
01/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand
AN ACT establishing a study committee to evaluate the Medicaid "In and Out" Program.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study the Medicaid "In and Out" Program.
2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house.
(b) Three members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
3 Duties. The committee shall evaluate the Medicaid "In and Out" Program. The committee's study shall include, but not be limited to the following:
I. Whether the program is easily understood by the beneficiary.
II. The criteria by which the monthly spend down is calculated.
III. The processing time between when the beneficiary is notified that the spend down requirement has been met and when the beneficiary's medicaid is reactivated.
4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Four members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate president, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2000.
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.