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2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title X - Public Health › Chapter 126-A - Department of Health and Human Services › Section 126-A:92 - Confidentiality.

126-A:92 Confidentiality. –
I. Information contained in the program, information obtained from it, and information contained in the records of requests for information from the program, is confidential, is not a public record or otherwise subject to disclosure under RSA 91-A, and is not subject to discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal compulsion for release and shall not be shared with an agency or institution, except as provided in this subdivision. This paragraph shall not prevent a practitioner from using or disclosing program information about a patient to others who are authorized by state or federal law or regulations to receive program information.
II. The department shall establish and maintain procedures to ensure the privacy and confidentiality of patients and patient information.
II-a. A practitioner who intends to request and use information from the program about a patient shall post a sign that can be easily viewed by the public that discloses to the public that the practitioner may access and use information contained in the program. In lieu of posting a sign, the practitioner may provide such notice in written material provided to the patient.
III. The department may use and release information and reports from the program for program analysis and evaluation, statistical analysis, public research, public policy, and educational purposes, provided that the data are aggregated or otherwise de-identified at all levels of use. The department shall not acquire, use or release information from the program for these purposes unless all patient-specific protected health information has been de-identified in accordance with section 164.514(b)(2) of the HIPAA Privacy Rule, except that the department may use or release county-level data, provided that such data are de-identified and aggregated at all levels of use, and provided that no such county shall have a population of fewer than 20,000 residents as defined by the most recent census data.
Source.
2021, 91:45, eff. July 1, 2021; 148:8, eff. July 1, 2021. 2023, 140:2, eff. Aug. 29, 2023.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title X - Public Health › Chapter 126-A - Department of Health and Human Services › Section 126-A:94 - Unlawful Act and Penalties.

126-A:94 Unlawful Act and Penalties. –
I. Any dispenser or prescriber who fails to submit the information required in RSA 126-A:91 or knowingly submits incorrect information shall be subject to a warning letter and provided with an opportunity to correct the failure. Any dispenser or prescriber who subsequently fails to correct or fails to resubmit the information may be subject to discipline by the appropriate regulatory board.
II. Any dispenser or prescriber whose failure to report the dispensing of a schedule II-IV controlled substance that conceals a pattern of diversion of controlled substances into illegal use shall be guilty of a violation and subject to the penalties established under RSA 318-B:26 and the department's and appropriate regulatory board's rules as applicable. In addition, such dispenser or prescriber may be subject to appropriate criminal charges if the failure to report is determined to have been done knowingly to conceal criminal activity.
III. Any person who engages in prescribing or dispensing of controlled substances in schedule II-IV without having registered with the program may be subject to discipline by the appropriate regulatory board.
IV. Any person, including department staff, authorized to receive program information who knowingly discloses such information in violation of this subdivision shall be subject to discipline by the appropriate regulatory board and to all other relevant penalties under state and federal law.
V. Any person authorized to receive program information who uses such information for a purpose in violation of this subdivision shall be subject to disciplinary action by the appropriate regulatory board and to all other relevant penalties under state and federal law.
VI. Unauthorized use or disclosure of program information shall be grounds for disciplinary action by the relevant regulatory board.
VII. Any person who knowingly accesses, alters, destroys, or discloses program information except as authorized in this subdivision or attempts to obtain such information by fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, or subterfuge shall be guilty of a class B felony.
Source.
2021, 91:45, eff. July 1, 2021.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title X - Public Health › Chapter 126-A - Department of Health and Human Services › Section 126-A:95 - Rulemaking.

126-A:95 Rulemaking. –
The department shall work in collaboration with the advisory council established under RSA 126-A:96 to adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A, and prior to the department adopting any proposed rule, the department shall provide the council an opportunity to hold a roll call vote in support or opposition to any final proposed rule adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A, necessary to implement and maintain the program including:
I. The criteria for registration by dispensers and prescribers.
II. The criteria for a waiver pursuant to RSA 126-A:91, VIII for dispensers with limited electronic access to the program.
III. The criteria for reviewing the prescribing and dispensing information collected by the program.
IV. The criteria for reporting matters to the applicable health care regulatory board for further investigation.
V. The criteria for notifying practitioners of individuals that are engaged in obtaining controlled substances from multiple practitioners or dispensers.
VI. Content and format of all forms required under this subdivision.
Source.
2021, 91:45, eff. July 1, 2021. 2023, 115:1, eff. Aug. 29, 2023.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title X - Public Health › Chapter 126-A - Department of Health and Human Services › Section 126-A:97 - Repealed by 2023, 140:8, II, eff. Aug. 29, 2023.

126-A:97 Repealed by 2023, 140:8, II, eff. Aug. 29, 2023. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title X - Public Health › Chapter 126-A - Department of Health and Human Services › Section 126-A:98 - State Policy for Companion Animals.

126-A:98 State Policy for Companion Animals. –
During a declared state of emergency as defined in RSA 4:45, III(c) containing an evacuation order, any hotel or community shelter that shelters evacuated persons shall allow disaster animal response trailers, or other reasonable accommodations, on site to accommodate any companion animal belonging to such evacuated persons. The maximum number of animals per sheltered family shall comply with local ordinances. For the purpose of this section, "companion animal" means a cat, dog, or other legally-owned animal kept in an enclosure that might typically be found in a home. During such emergency, any volunteer who has been vetted by the department of health and human services and is a member of the disaster animal response team and is assisting evacuated persons and companion animals shall be considered an emergency worker under RSA 21-P:41, VI(c).
Source.
2022, 300:1, eff. Aug. 30, 2022.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title X - Public Health › Chapter 126-A - Department of Health and Human Services › Section 126-A:99 - Medicaid Doula Coverage.

126-A:99 Medicaid Doula Coverage. –
I. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, doula services shall be covered under the medical assistance for eligible Medicaid beneficiaries.
II. As used in this section, "doula services" means services provided by a highly-qualified doula certified by the state pursuant to RSA 310-A:222 and designed to provide physical, emotional, and educational support to pregnant women before, during, and after childbirth. Doula services include the following:
(a) Support and assistance during labor and childbirth.
(b) Prenatal and postpartum support and education.
(c) Breastfeeding assistance and lactation support.
(d) Parenting education.
(e) Support for a birthing person following loss of pregnancy.
III. The department of health and human services is authorized to take any action to include doula services in the medical assistance program, including seeking waivers or amending the Medicaid state plan to provide reimbursement for doulas who provide Medicaid eligible services to eligible Medicaid beneficiaries.
IV. Not later than January 31, 2025, the commissioner shall report to the oversight committee on health and human services, the legislative committees with jurisdiction over health and human services, and the governor, a set of metrics determined by the department of health and human services.
V. The department shall adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A to implement the provisions of this section. The rules shall address the requirements and expertise of practicing doulas, doula training providers, and home visiting experts. Every 2 years, the department shall assess the rates of reimbursement for doula services and adjust rates accordingly.
Source.
2023, 79:415, eff. July 1, 2023.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title X - Public Health › Chapter 126-A - Department of Health and Human Services › Section 126-A:100 - Medicaid Coverage of Lactation Services; Reimbursement Required.

126-A:100 Medicaid Coverage of Lactation Services;  Reimbursement Required. –
I. The department of health of health and human services shall cover lactation services for Medicaid recipients as a pregnancy-related service under New Hampshire's Medicaid program.
II. The department is authorized to use the following Medicaid coverage categories to reimburse lactation services:
(a) Inpatient hospital services, other than services in an institution for mental disease, per Social Security Act (SSA) section 1905(a)(1);
(b) Outpatient hospital services, per SSA section 1905(a)(2)(A) and 42 C.F.R. section 440.10;
(c) Early and periodic screening, diagnostic, and treatment services for individuals who are eligible under the plan and are under the age of 21, per SSA section 1905(a)(4)(B);
(d) Physicians' services furnished by a physician under the physician's supervision, whether furnished in the office, the patient's home, a hospital, or a nursing facility, or elsewhere, per SSA section 1905(a)(5)(A);
(e) Services furnished by a nurse-midwife, which the nurse-midwife is legally authorized to perform under State law, per SSA section 1905(a)(17);
(f) Freestanding birth center services, per SSA section 1905(a)(28); and
(g) Services furnished by nurse practitioners per 42 C.F.R. section 440.166 and other licensed practitioners per 42 C.F.R. section 440.60.
III. Reimbursable lactation services shall include:
(a) Breastfeeding education;
(b) Individual lactation consultation; and
(c) Equipment rentals.
Source.
2023, 79:415, eff. July 1, 2023.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title X - Public Health › Chapter 126-A - Department of Health and Human Services › Section 126-A:101 - Medicaid Coverage of Donor Breast Milk; Reimbursement Required.

126-A:101 Medicaid Coverage of Donor Breast Milk;  Reimbursement Required. –
I. The department of health and human services shall provide reimbursement under the medical assistance program for donor breast milk provided to an infant receiving benefits under this chapter by organizations approved by the department if a physician or physician assistant licensed in this state or an advanced practice registered nurse licensed in this state signs an order state the following:
(a) The infant is medically or physically unable to receive maternal breast milk or participate in breastfeeding or the infant's mother is medically or physically unable to produce maternal breast milk in quantities sufficient for the infant; and
(b) The infant:
(1) Was born at a birth weight of less than 1,500 grams;
(2) Has a gastrointestinal anomaly or metabolic or digestive disorder or is recovering from intestinal surgery and the infant's digestive needs require additional support;
(3) Is not appropriately gaining weight or growing;
(4) Has formula intolerance and is experiencing weight loss or difficulty feeding;
(5) Has low blood sugar;
(6) Has congenital heart disease;
(7) Has received or will receive an organ transplant; or
(8) Has another medical condition for which donor breast milk is medically necessary.
II. The department shall adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A to implement the program described in this section.
Source.
2023, 79:415, eff. July 1, 2023.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title X - Public Health › Chapter 126-A - Department of Health and Human Services › Section 126-A:102 - Data Privacy and Information Technology Security Governance Board Established.

126-A:102 Data Privacy and Information Technology Security Governance Board Established. –
There is hereby established a data privacy and information technology security governance board to oversee the department's use of data, data privacy, and information technology security that shall be maintained by the department of health and human services.
Source.
2023, 79:426, eff. July 1, 2023.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title X - Public Health › Chapter 126-A - Department of Health and Human Services › Section 126-A:103 - Membership; Quorum.

126-A:103 Membership;  Quorum. –
I. The data privacy and information technology security governance board shall consist of the following members:
(a) The commissioner of the department of health and human services, who shall serve as the governance board chair.
(b) The department's privacy officer.
(c) Three directors of the department who have responsibility for one of the following areas: Medicaid services, public health, behavioral health, children, youth and families, or long-term support and services.
(d) The director of the department's bureau of human resource management.
(e) The director of the department's bureau of information services.
(f) The department's chief legal officer.
(g) The commissioner of the department of information technology.
(h) Up to 2 additional voting members appointed by the commissioner of the department of health and human services, if needed.
II. A quorum of this board shall consist of the named positions being in attendance with greater than 50 percent present. Members may delegate authority to represent them for the purposes of maintaining a quorum. The chair of the board may also delegate authority to another appropriate member of the governance board to serve during a specified meeting.
Source.
2023, 79:426, eff. July 1, 2023.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title X - Public Health › Chapter 126-A - Department of Health and Human Services › Section 126-A:104 - Duties.

126-A:104 Duties. –
I. The data privacy and information technology security governance board shall:
(a) Meet at least 3 times a year and post public facing meeting minutes within 2 weeks of the completion of each meeting on the department's web page.
(b) Become educated in what data governance means, how it will work for the organization, and what it means to embrace data governance and activate enterprise data stewards.
(c) Actively promote improved data governance practices across the department.
(d) Identify and approve of pivotal data governance roles and responsibilities for the department including cross-enterprise domain stewards and coordinators.
(e) Advise, review, and approve the department's data control, governance, and privacy practices in compliance with federal and state law and federal and state information privacy and security policies, with the goal to meet or exceed private market benchmarks for governance, risk management, and compliance.
(f) Drive strategic and timely implementation of a department-wide privacy policy, related procedures and processes to operationalize policy-derived controls, and effective risk management methodologies, including industry standards such as privacy impact assessments and privacy by design.
II. The data privacy and information technology security governance board may solicit information from any person or entity the board deems relevant to its quest.
Source.
2023, 79:426, eff. July 1, 2023.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title X - Public Health › Chapter 126-A - Department of Health and Human Services › Section 126-A:105 - Risk Management.

126-A:105 Risk Management. –
I. The department shall conduct a written risk assessment and mitigation remediation plan in the form of a privacy impact assessment (PIA).
II. The assessment and plan shall:
(a) Assess risks to an individual's right to privacy within the department's information technology systems where the individual does not possess immediate control over their information.
(b) Recommend alternatives to both mitigate the risks and achieve the stated objectives of the department's systems.
(c) Identify those individuals and offices within the department who shall be directly accountable for the assessment and plan, the system at the time the assessment and plan are compiled, and any approved alternatives and mitigations as a result of the assessment and plan.
III. Unless otherwise required by law or applicable regulation, no personal information shall be collected prior to the completion of the assessment and plan and any subsequent measures as a result of the assessment and plan, as determined by the governance board for any systems implemented subsequent to March 31, 2025.
IV. The assessment and plan shall be approved and may be acted upon by the commissioner. All assessments and plans conducted before the date of the next data privacy and information technology security governance board meeting shall be submitted to the board for review.
Source.
2023, 79:426, eff. July 1, 2023.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title X - Public Health › Chapter 126-AA - New Hampshire Granite Advantage Health Care Program › Section 126-AA:1 - Definitions.

[RSA 126-AA:1 repealed by 2018, 342:24, III, effective December 31, 2030.]
126-AA:1 Definitions. –
In this chapter:
I. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the department of health and human services.
II. "Department" means the department of health and human services.
III. "Fund" means the New Hampshire granite advantage health care trust fund.
IV. "Program" means the New Hampshire granite advantage health care program.
V. "Remainder amount" means, for the 6-month period between January 1, 2019 and June 30, 2019 and for each single identified fiscal year thereafter for any authorized period of the granite advantage health care program, the cost of the program, including administrative costs attributable to the program, minus the following:
(a) An amount equal to the amount of revenue transferred from the alcohol abuse prevention and treatment fund in the state fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, adjusted annually by the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, Northeast Region as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States Department of Labor. The first such annual adjustment shall be made during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024. The annual adjustment shall not exceed 5 percent in any fiscal year;
(b) All federal reimbursement for the program that period or fiscal year, including federal reimbursement for administrative costs related to the program;
(c) Any surplus funds generated as a result of the managed care organizations managing the cost of their services below the minimum medical loss ratio established by the commissioner for the managed care program beginning on July 1, 2019 and thereafter; and
(d) Taxes attributable to premiums written for medical and other medical related services for the newly eligible Medicaid population as provided for under this chapter, consistent with RSA 400-A:32, III(b).
Source.
2018, 342:1, eff. June 28, 2018. 2023, 79:405, eff. Dec. 31, 2023.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title X - Public Health › Chapter 126-AA - New Hampshire Granite Advantage Health Care Program › Section 126-AA:5 - Evaluation Report Required.

[RSA 126-AA:5 repealed by 2018, 342:24, III, effective December 31, 2030.]
126-AA:5 Evaluation Report Required. –
I. The program shall employ an outcome-based evaluation of its Medicaid program annually to:
(a) Provide accountability to patients and the overall program.
(b) Ensure that patients are making informed decisions in carrying out health care choices and utilizing the most appropriate level of care.
(c) Ensure that the use of incentives, the loss of incentives, cost transparency, and reference based pricing have been effective in lowering costs, while maintaining both quality and access and considering changes in health parameters.
II. The results of the evaluation conducted under this section shall be in the form of a report to be provided to CMS, the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the governor, and the fiscal committee of the general court by December 31 of each year beginning in 2019.
Source.
2018, 342:1, eff. June 28, 2018.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title X - Public Health › Chapter 126-BB - New Hampshire Prescription Drug Affordability Board › Section 126-BB:1 - Definitions.

126-BB:1 Definitions. –
In this chapter:
I. "Board" means the New Hampshire prescription drug affordability board.
II. "Brand-name drug" means a prescription drug marketed under a proprietary name or registered trademark name, including a biological product.
III. "Generic drug" means a prescription drug, whether identified by its chemical, proprietary, or nonproprietary name, that is not a brand-name drug and is therapeutically equivalent to a brand-name drug in dosage, safety, strength, method of consumption, quality, performance, and intended use. "Generic drug" includes a biosimilar product.
IV. "Manufacturer" means a manufacturer of prescription drugs that are distributed in the state. A manufacturer excludes a packager, repackager, labeler, and relabeler unless the packager, repackager, labeler, or relabeler sets the price or controls the price of a prescription drug.
V. "Pricing unit" means the smallest available package that can be used to dispense the smallest amount of a prescription drug.
VI. "Public payor" means any division of state, county, or municipal government that administers a health plan for its employees or an association of state, county, or municipal employers that administers a health plan for its employees.
VII. "Wholesale acquisition cost" means a manufacturer's listed price for sale to a wholesale drug distributor or other entity that purchases a prescription drug directly from the manufacturer, not including any price concessions.
Source.
2020, 13:5, eff. July 1, 2020. 2022, 244:1, eff. July 1, 2022.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title X - Public Health › Chapter 126-BB - New Hampshire Prescription Drug Affordability Board › Section 126-BB:4 - Advisory Council.

126-BB:4 Advisory Council. –
A 12-member advisory council is established to advise the board on establishing annual spending targets pursuant to RSA 126-BB:5, I and determining methods for meeting those spending targets pursuant to RSA 126-BB:5, III. The advisory council shall consist of the following members:
I. The governor, or designee.
II. The commissioner of the department of administrative services, or designee.
III. The commissioner of the department of corrections, or designee.
IV. The commissioner of department of health and human services, or designee.
V. The attorney general, or designee.
VI. The director of the division of risk and benefits, department of administrative services, or designee.
VII. The president of the New Hampshire State Employees Association, or designee.
VIII. The president of the New Hampshire Education Association, or designee.
IX. The executive director of the New Hampshire Municipal Association or designee.
X. The chancellor of the university system of New Hampshire, or designee.
XI. The chancellor of the New Hampshire community college system, or designee.
XII. A representative of consumer interests, appointed by the governor, who shall serve a 3-year term.
Source.
2020, 13:5, eff. July 1, 2020.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title X - Public Health › Chapter 126-BB - New Hampshire Prescription Drug Affordability Board › Section 126-BB:6 - Rulemaking.

126-BB:6 Rulemaking. –
The board shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A for the following:
I. Procedures for drug price transparency as required under RSA 126-BB:7.
II. The adoption of all fees under RSA 126-BB:8.
III. Proceedings for assessing civil fines under RSA 126-BB:10.
IV. The appeals process for assessments issued by the board under RSA 126-BB:8.
V. Any other matter required to implement this chapter.
Source.
2020, 13:5, eff. July 1, 2020. 2022, 244:8, eff. July 1, 2022.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title X - Public Health › Chapter 126-BB - New Hampshire Prescription Drug Affordability Board › Section 126-BB:7 - Drug Price Transparency; Non-disclosure Requirements.

126-BB:7 Drug Price Transparency;  Non-disclosure Requirements. –
I. The board shall develop and implement policies and procedures for its collection, processing, storage, and analysis of clinical, financial, quality restructuring and prescription drug price data for the following purposes:
(a) To use, build, and improve upon and coordinate existing data sources and measurement efforts through the integration of data systems and standardization of concepts.
(b) To coordinate the development of a linked public and private sector information system.
(c) To emphasize data that is useful, relevant, and not duplicative of existing data.
(d) To minimize the burden on those providing data.
(e) To preserve the reliability, accuracy, and integrity of collected data.
II. The board shall adopt rules to ensure that:
(a) Payors, providers, prescription drug manufacturers, wholesale drug distributors, and pharmacy benefits managers file data as required by RSA 126-BB:9.
(b) Users that obtain health data and information from the board safeguard the identification of patients and health care practitioners.
(c) Payors, providers, prescription drug manufacturers, wholesale drug distributors, and pharmacy benefits managers pay all assessments as required by RSA 126-BB:8.
(d)(1) Only the board and employees assigned to the board may access the information received pursuant to this chapter and only for purpose of effectuating the powers and duties granted the board by this chapter. The board shall limit access to any information that it receives pursuant to this chapter to the smallest number of employees and other personnel possible; and all such individuals shall, as a condition of employment, be required to execute non-disclosure agreements under which they are restricted from disclosing any information they may receive in connection with this chapter during their employment term and in perpetuity post-employment.
(2) If the board, its members, employees, or personnel willfully shares or discloses for unauthorized purposes information that is trade secret information, confidential, commercial or proprietary information, or information designated as "confidential" by the owner of the information, the board or the individual who made the unauthorized disclosure may be subject to any penalties available under federal and state laws, including trade secret misappropriation laws, to the extent permitted by law.
Source.
2020, 13:5, eff. July 1, 2020.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title X - Public Health › Chapter 126-BB - New Hampshire Prescription Drug Affordability Board › Section 126-BB:8 - Funding; General Funds and Voluntary Contributions.

126-BB:8 Funding;  General Funds and Voluntary Contributions. –
I. The expenses and cost of operation of the board shall be funded by general funds or by voluntary contributions deposited in the board's dedicated fund.
II. There is established a nonlapsing fund to be known as the New Hampshire prescription drug affordability board administration fund, which shall be kept distinct and separate from all other funds. The fund shall be appropriated to and administered by the board. Voluntary contributions under this section shall be deposited in the fund. The board shall use the fund, consistent with the provisions of this chapter, to receive funds and to reimburse costs incurred by the board. The fund may be used to pay administrative, technical, legal support, or other costs incurred by the board under this chapter. The state treasurer may invest moneys in the fund as provided by law, and all interest received on such investment shall be credited to the fund. The dedicated fund shall be subject to the provisions of RSA 6:12-j.
Source.
2020, 13:5, eff. July 1, 2020. 2022, 244:6, 7, 9 and 12, eff. July 1, 2022. 2023, 79:394, eff. July 1, 2023.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title X - Public Health › Chapter 126-BB - New Hampshire Prescription Drug Affordability Board › Section 126-BB:9-a - Criminal Penalty.

126-BB:9-a Criminal Penalty. –
Any person who knowingly uses confidential information obtained pursuant to this chapter or knowingly discloses confidential information obtained pursuant to this chapter to any person not authorized to review such information shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Source.
2022, 244:10, eff. July 1, 2022.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title X - Public Health › Chapter 126-BB - New Hampshire Prescription Drug Affordability Board › Section 126-BB:11 - Competitive Bid Required.

126-BB:11 Competitive Bid Required. –
The contracts entered into by the board, including those for consulting services or personal contract services, shall be subject to the competitive bid process. Such contracts shall also be approved by the fiscal committee of the general court, the governor, and the executive council.
Source.
2023, 79:398, eff. July 1, 2023.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title X - Public Health › Chapter 126-BB - New Hampshire Prescription Drug Affordability Board › Section 126-BB:12 - Financial Report.

126-BB:12 Financial Report. –
The board shall annually report on any moneys spent by the board, the source of such funds, the purpose of spending such funds, and the progress of any project on which the funds were spent. Such report shall be submitted to the fiscal committee of the general court, the committees having jurisdiction over the board in both the house of representatives and the senate, the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate clerk, the house clerk, the governor, and the state library.
Source.
2023, 79:398, eff. July 1, 2023.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title X - Public Health › Chapter 126-C - Interstate Compact on the Mentally Disordered Offender › Section 126-C:1 - Name.

126-C:1 Name. –
This chapter may be cited as the interstate compact on the mentally disordered offender.
Source.
1969, 442:1, eff. Sept. 1, 1969.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title X - Public Health › Chapter 126-C - Interstate Compact on the Mentally Disordered Offender › Section 126-C:3 - Contracts Authorized.

126-C:3 Contracts Authorized. –
The department of health and human services may negotiate and enter into contracts on behalf of this state pursuant to Article III of the compact and may perform such contracts; provided that no funds, personnel, facilities, equipment, supplies, or materials shall be pledged for, committed or used on account of any such contract, unless legally available therefor.
Source.
1969, 442:1. 1979, 246:1. 1983, 291:1, I. 1995, 310:77, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title X - Public Health › Chapter 126-CC - Wholesale Prescription Drug Importation Program › Section 126-CC:1 - Definitions.

126-CC:1 Definitions. –
In this chapter:
I. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the department of health and human services.
II. "Department" means the department of health and human services.
III. "Program" means the wholesale prescription drug importation program.
Source.
2020, 13:6, eff. Sept. 14, 2020.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title X - Public Health › Chapter 126-CC - Wholesale Prescription Drug Importation Program › Section 126-CC:2 - Design of Program: Rulemaking.

126-CC:2 Design of Program:  Rulemaking. –
I. There is hereby established the wholesale prescription drug importation program, referred to in this chapter as the "program," to provide for the wholesale importation of prescription drugs from Canada by or on behalf of the state.
II. The department, in consultation with appropriate federal and other state agencies and interested parties, shall design the program to comply with the applicable requirements of 21 U.S.C. section 384, including requirements regarding safety and cost savings. The program design shall:
(a) Designate a state agency to become a licensed drug wholesaler or to contract with a licensed drug wholesaler in order to seek federal certification and approval, pursuant to RSA 126-CC:3, to import safe prescription drugs and provide cost savings to consumers in the state.
(b) Use prescription drug suppliers in Canada regulated under the laws of Canada or of one or more Canadian provinces, or both.
(c) Ensure that only prescription drugs that can meet the federal Food and Drug Administration's safety, effectiveness and other standards are imported by or on behalf of the state.
(d) Import only those prescription drugs expected to generate substantial cost savings for consumers in the state.
(e) Ensure that the program complies with the transaction and tracing requirements of 21 U.S.C. sections 360eee and 360eee-1 to the extent feasible and practical prior to imported prescription drugs coming into the possession of the licensed United States drug wholesaler and that the program complies fully with those federal requirements after imported prescription drugs are in the possession of the licensed drug wholesaler.
(f) Prohibit the distribution, dispensing, or sale of imported prescription drugs outside of the state.
(g) Recommend a method to finance the program which will not jeopardize consumer cost savings.
(h) Include an audit function.
III. The commissioner shall adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A, to design the program in accordance with this chapter.
IV. The department shall submit a request for approval and certification of the program to the United States Department of Health and Human Services on or before February 1, 2021.
Source.
2020, 13:6, eff. Sept. 14, 2020.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title X - Public Health › Chapter 126-CC - Wholesale Prescription Drug Importation Program › Section 126-CC:3 - Requirements of Program.

126-CC:3 Requirements of Program. –
Prior to operating the program, the state agency designated to oversee the program pursuant to this chapter shall:
I. Become a licensed drug wholesaler or enter into a contract with a licensed drug wholesaler in the state.
II. Contract with one or more distributors licensed in the state.
III. Contract with one or more licensed and regulated prescription drug suppliers in Canada.
IV. Seek the appropriate federal approvals, exemptions, or agreements, or a combination thereof, as needed to enable all covered entities enrolled in or eligible for the federal 340B Drug Pricing Program to participate in the program to the fullest extent possible without jeopardizing their eligibility for the 340B Program.
V. Consult with health insurance carriers, employers, pharmacies, pharmacists, health care providers, and consumers.
VI. Develop a registration process for health insurance carriers, pharmacies, and health care providers authorized to prescribe and administer prescription drugs that are willing to participate in the program.
VII. Create a publicly accessible website for listing the prices of prescription drugs to be imported under the program.
VIII. Create an outreach and marketing plan to work with health carriers and provider associations to generate public awareness of the program.
IX. Develop a 2-year audit work plan.
X. Conduct any other activity determined necessary to successfully implement and operate the program.
Source.
2020, 13:6, eff. Sept. 14, 2020.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title X - Public Health › Chapter 126-CC - Wholesale Prescription Drug Importation Program › Section 126-CC:4 - Annual Report.

126-CC:4 Annual Report. –
Beginning November 1, 2021, and each November 1 thereafter, the department or other designated state agency shall submit an annual report to the chairperson of the health, human services and elderly affairs committee, the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library relative to:
I. The prescription drugs included in the program.
II. The number of participating pharmacies, health care providers, and health insurance carriers.
III. The number of prescription drugs dispensed through the program.
IV. The estimated cost savings to consumers, health insurance carriers, employers, and the state during the previous calendar year and to date.
V. Information regarding implementation of the audit work plan and audit findings.
VI. Any other information the department, or other state agency designated to oversee the program pursuant to this chapter, deems relevant.
Source.
2020, 13:6, eff. Sept. 14, 2020.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title X - Public Health › Chapter 126-D - Compact, Hard to Place Children › Section 126-D:1 - Legislative Findings and Policy.

126-D:1 Legislative Findings and Policy. –
The following is hereby found and declared:
I. Locating adoptive families for hard to place children for whom adoption assistance is provided under RSA 170-F, and assuring the continued protection of the interests of the children affected during the entire assistance period, require special measures when the adoptive parents move to other states or are residents of another state.
II. The provision of medical and other necessary services for such children creates special difficulties when the provision of these services takes place in other states.
III. Children living in this state whose resident adoptive parents receive on their behalf adoption assistance from another state should be afforded comparable protection and medical and other services.
IV. It is, therefore, the policy of the state, by entering into compacts with other party states and by working cooperatively with other states, to ensure that medical and other necessary services continue to be available and provided to these children so long as adoption assistance payments are made to their adoptive parents.
Source.
1985, 367:13, eff. Aug. 17, 1985.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title X - Public Health › Chapter 126-D - Compact, Hard to Place Children › Section 126-D:2 - Purposes.

126-D:2 Purposes. –
The purposes of this chapter are to:
I. Authorize the commissioner, department of health and human services, to enter into interstate agreements with parallel agencies of other states for the protection of children on behalf of whom adoption assistance is being provided under RSA 170-F.
II. Provide authority for procedures for interstate children's adoption assistance payments, including medical payments, in such cases where this state is either the adoptive assistance state or the residence state, as defined in RSA 126-D:4.
Source.
1985, 367:13, eff. Aug. 17, 1985.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title X - Public Health › Chapter 126-D - Compact, Hard to Place Children › Section 126-D:3 - Execution of Compact.

126-D:3 Execution of Compact. –
The commissioner, department of health and human services, or his designee, is hereby authorized to develop, participate in the development of, negotiate, enter into and execute one or more interstate compacts on behalf of this state with other states to implement the purposes set forth in this chapter. When so executed, and for so long as it shall remain in force, such a compact shall have the force and effect of law.
Source.
1985, 367:13, eff. Aug. 17, 1985.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title X - Public Health › Chapter 126-D - Compact, Hard to Place Children › Section 126-D:4 - Definitions.

126-D:4 Definitions. –
For the purposes of this chapter the following terms shall have the following meanings:
I. "Adoption assistance state" means a state which is signatory to an adoption assistance agreement in a particular case.
II. "Commissioner" means commissioner, department of health and human services.
III. "Residence state" means the state of which the child is a resident by virtue of the residence of the adoptive parents.
IV. "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or a territory or possession of the United States or one administered by the United States.
Source.
1985, 367:13, eff. Aug. 17, 1985.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title X - Public Health › Chapter 126-D - Compact, Hard to Place Children › Section 126-D:5 - Contents of Compact.

126-D:5 Contents of Compact. –
A compact entered into pursuant to the authority conferred by this chapter shall contain the following:
I. A provision making it available for joinder by all states.
II. A provision for withdrawal from the compact upon written notice to each party state, but with a period of one year between the date of the notice to withdraw and the effective date of such withdrawal.
III. A requirement that the protections afforded by or pursuant to the compact continue in force for the duration of the adoption assistance and be applicable to all children and their adoptive parents who on the effective date of the withdrawal are receiving adoption assistance from a party state other than the one in which they are resident and have their principal place of abode.
IV. A requirement that each instance of adoption assistance to which the compact applies be covered by an adoption assistance agreement in writing between the adoptive parents and the state agency which undertakes to provide the adoption assistance; and further, that any such agreement be expressly for the benefit of the adopted child and enforceable by the adoptive parents, and by the state providing the adoption assistance.
V. A provision establishing procedures and entitlements to medical, developmental, child care or other social services for the child in accordance with applicable laws, even though the child and the adoptive parents are in a state other than the one responsible for or providing the services or the funds to defray part or all of the costs thereof.
VI. Such other provisions as may be determined by the commissioner to ensure the proper administration of the compact.
Source.
1985, 367:13, eff. Aug. 17, 1985.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title X - Public Health › Chapter 126-D - Compact, Hard to Place Children › Section 126-D:6 - Medical Assistance.

126-D:6 Medical Assistance. –
I. A child with special needs resident in this state who is the subject of an adoption assistance agreement with another state shall be entitled to receive a medical assistance identification from this state upon the filing in the department of health and human services of a certified copy of the adoption assistance agreement obtained from the adoption assistance state. In accordance with rules of the department of health and human services, the adoptive parents shall be required at least annually to show that the agreement is still in force or has been renewed.
II. The department of health and human services shall consider the holder of a medical assistance identification pursuant to this section as any other holder of a medical assistance identification under the laws of this state and shall process and make payment on claims on account of such holder in the same manner and pursuant to the same conditions and procedures as for other recipients of medical assistance.
III. The submission of any claim for payment or reimbursement for medical services or benefits pursuant to this section or the making of any statement in connection with such a claim, when the maker of the claim or statement knows or should know the claim or statement is false, misleading or fraudulent shall be punishable as false swearing under RSA 641:2 or under a similar law in the state of residence or in the adoption assistance state, when such state is not the state of New Hampshire.
IV. The provisions of this section shall apply only to medical assistance for children under adoption assistance agreements from states which have entered into a compact with this state under which the other state provides medical assistance to children with special needs under adoption assistance agreements made by this state. Any and all other children entitled to medical assistance pursuant to adoption assistance agreements entered into by this state shall be eligible to receive it in accordance with the applicable laws and procedures.
Source.
1985, 367:13. 1995, 310:181, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title X - Public Health › Chapter 126-D - Compact, Hard to Place Children › Section 126-D:7 - Federal Financial Participation.

126-D:7 Federal Financial Participation. –
Consistent with federal laws, the department of health and human services, in connection with the administration of this chapter and any compact pursuant to it, shall include in any state plan made pursuant to the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 (P.L. 96-272) , Titles IV(e) and XIX of the Social Security Act, and any other applicable federal laws, the provision of adoption assistance and medical assistance for which the federal government pays some or all of the cost. The department shall apply for and administer all relevant federal aid in accordance with law.
Source.
1985, 367:13. 1994, 212:2. 1995, 310:78, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title X - Public Health › Chapter 126-G - Family Support Services › Section 126-G:2 - Definitions.

126-G:2 Definitions. –
In this chapter:
I. "Area" means "area" as defined in RSA 171-A:2, I-a.
II. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the department of health and human services.
III. "Department" means the department of health and human services.
IV. "Family support services" includes, but is not limited to, family services coordination, individual and family centered assistance, information and referral, educational materials, and emergency and outreach services.
Source.
1989, 255:2. 1995, 310:79, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title X - Public Health › Chapter 126-G - Family Support Services › Section 126-G:3 - Administration; Services.

126-G:3 Administration;  Services. –
The department shall administer this chapter and shall coordinate family support services with existing services to families and individuals. Family support services shall be provided in a manner which develops comprehensive, responsive and flexible support to families in their role as the primary caregivers for disabled family members.
Source.
1989, 255:2. 1995, 310:175, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title X - Public Health › Chapter 126-G - Family Support Services › Section 126-G:4 - Regional Family Support Councils; Coordinators.

126-G:4 Regional Family Support Councils;  Coordinators. –
The department shall establish a family support council in each area which shall consist of persons who have a developmentally disabled family member. The family support council shall provide advice to the area agency in the development of a family support plan for the area and shall monitor the services provided pursuant to the plan. A family support coordinator shall be available within each region to assist families in acquiring the support and services outlined in the family support plan. The family support coordinator shall work closely with the regional family support council to monitor the services provided to families.
Source.
1989, 255:2. 1995, 310:175, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title X - Public Health › Chapter 126-G - Family Support Services › Section 126-G:5 - Rulemaking.

126-G:5 Rulemaking. –
The commissioner shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A relative to:
I. Further definition of services to be provided under this chapter.
II. Requirements for eligibility for services.
III. Manner of providing services under RSA 126-G:3.
IV. Size of regional family support councils and assignment of family support coordinators pursuant to RSA 126-G:4.
Source.
1989, 255:2. 1995, 310:183, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.