New Hampshire HB 547: relative to county reimbursement of funds.

Bill Text

HB 547-FN - AS INTRODUCED

2025 SESSION

 25-0274

 02/06

HOUSE BILL 547-FN

AN ACT relative to county reimbursement of funds.

SPONSORS: Rep. S. Pearson, Rock. 13

COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government

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ANALYSIS

 This bill provides a credit to counties for reimbursement expenses due to the state for expenditures for residents receiving services from nursing homes.

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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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

 25-0274

 02/06

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five

AN ACT relative to county reimbursement of funds.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 1 New Subparagraphs; County Reimbursement of Funds; Limitation on Payments. Amend RSA 167:18-a, III(b) by inserting after subparagraph (4) the following new subparagraphs:

 (5) For fiscal year 2026, in addition to the $5,000,000 allocated pursuant to subparagraph III(b)(3), an aggregate credit of $11,228,839 shall be allocated among the counties based upon their relative proportional share of overpayments in fiscal year 2020 and fiscal year 2021.

 (6) For fiscal year 2027, in addition to the $5,000,000 allocated pursuant to subparagraph III(b)(3), an aggregate credit of $11,228,839 shall be allocated among the counties based upon their relative proportional share of overpayments in fiscal year 2020 and fiscal year 2021.

 2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.

 LBA

 25-0274

 Revised 2/11/25

HB 547-FN- FISCAL NOTE

AS INTRODUCED

AN ACT relative to county reimbursement of funds.

FISCAL IMPACT: This bill does not authorize new positions.

 Estimated State Impact

FY 2025

FY 2026

FY 2027

FY 2028

 Revenue

$0

$0

$0

$0

 Revenue Fund(s)

None

 Expenditures*

$0

$11,228,839

$11,228,839

$0

 Funding Source(s)

General Fund

 Appropriations*

$0

$11,228,839

$11,228,839

$0

 Funding Source(s)

General Fund

 *Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill

 Estimated Political Subdivision Impact

FY 2025

FY 2026

FY 2027

FY 2028

 County Revenue

$0

$0

$0

$0

 County Expenditures

$0

$11,228,839

$11,228,839

$0

 Local Revenue

$0

$0

$0

$0

 Local Expenditures

$0

$0

$0

$0

METHODOLOGY:

This bill allocates $11,228,839 in each year of the FY26/27 biennium to counties, to be allocated based on each county's share of overpayments for long-term care services in FY20 and FY21. While the bill does not contain specific appropriation language, the bill effectively requires general fund appropriations of the specified amount, which will in turn be received by the counties as revenue. 

AGENCIES CONTACTED:

Department of Health and Human Services