SB 123-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2025 SESSION
25-0948
05/09
SENATE BILL123-FN
AN ACTrequiring coverage of ear acupuncture as a treatment for substance misuse under the state Medicaid plan.
SPONSORS:Sen. Sullivan, Dist 18; Sen. Long, Dist 20; Sen. Fenton, Dist 10; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Rep. McLean, Hills. 15; Rep. Proulx, Hills. 15
COMMITTEE:Health and Human Services
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires coverage of ear acupuncture as a treatment for substance misuse under the state Medicaid plan.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25-0948
05/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACTrequiring coverage of ear acupuncture as a treatment for substance misuse under the state Medicaid plan.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; State Medicaid Plan; Substance Misuse Treatment; Ear Acupuncture. Amend RSA 167 by inserting after section 3-m the following new section:
167:3-n State Medicaid Plan; Substance Misuse Treatment; Ear Acupuncture Included. Medical assistance under the state Medicaid plan shall include ear acupuncture as a treatment for substance misuse. The initial treatment may be administered during detox and throughout treatment for opioid addiction and other types of substance misuse. The department of health and human services shall submit any amendment to the state Medicaid plan necessary for implementation to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services no later than January 1, 2026.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
LBA
25-0948
1/19/25
SB 123-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACTrequiring coverage of ear acupuncture as a treatment for substance misuse under the state Medicaid plan.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Office of Legislative Budget Assistant is unable to complete a fiscal note for this bill as it is awaiting information from the Department of Health and Human Services. The Department was contacted on 1/8/25 for a fiscal note worksheet. When completed, the fiscal note will be forwarded to the Senate Clerk's Office.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Health and Human Services