Timothy Horrigan voted Yea (Concurrence Vote) on this Legislation.
Title: Establishes the Opioid Abatement Trust Fund, Among Other Provisions
Signed by Governor Chris Sununu
Title: Establishes the Opioid Abatement Trust Fund, Among Other Provisions
Vote to concur with Senate amendments and pass a bill that establishes the Opioid Abatement Trust Fund, among other provisions.
Specifies that authorization is not necessary when the following occurs (Sec. 417):
when emergence services are benefits covered under this health plan; or
When medically necessary transports for services that are related to the treatment or diagnosis of biologically-based mental illnesses.
Requires department of health and human services to amend the income standards for eligibility for “in and out” medical assistance policy (Sec. 39).
Establishes the Opioid Abatement Trust Fund and specifies that is shall hold all opioid-related funds with the state treasurer as the trustee who can disperse the funds (Sec. 126).
Requires the commissioner of the department of health and human services to develop a state health assessment and improvement plan with an advisory council to assist (Sec. 126).
Requires the state health assessment to comply with the following requirements (Sec. 126):
describe status of health and well-being in-state;
Utilize input from local and state stakeholders from public forums;
Identify disparities that impact health, health outcomes, and access to care;
Map health care services delivery, utilization, collaboration, and identification of redundancies or gaps; and
To identify priorities for state health plans.
Requires the state health improvement plan to focus on the following strategies (Sec. 126):
Improve health outcomes and reduce inequities; and
Strengthen public health and human delivery options.
Requires insurance coverage for long-term antibiotic therapy for tick-borne illnesses (Sec. 4115).
Requires all decisions about treatment for chronic pain patients to be made by treating practitioner based on evaluations of patients (Sec. 39).
Establishes the New Hampshire drug overdose facility review commission to review information and data regarding drug overdose facilities (Sec. 126).
Authorizes pharmacists to administer COVID-19 vaccine if one is available (Sec. 39).
Title: Establishes the Opioid Abatement Trust Fund, Among Other Provisions
Title: Establishes the Opioid Abatement Trust Fund, Among Other Provisions
Title: Establishes the Opioid Abatement Trust Fund, Among Other Provisions