This bill proposes several significant changes regarding the personal needs allowance for nursing home residents, funding for staff at the Hampstead Hospital and Residential Treatment Facility, and the establishment of a capital investment fund. Specifically, it amends RSA 167:27-a, II to adjust the personal needs allowance annually, replacing the previous five-year adjustment cycle with a yearly update that reflects social security increases. Additionally, the bill appropriates $160,000 to the Department of Health and Human Services for leave accrual and retention payments for temporary classified staff at the Hampstead facility.

Furthermore, the bill establishes the Hampstead Hospital and Residential Treatment Facility Capital Investment Fund, which will receive all revenue from operations transfer and asset purchase agreements approved by the governor and council. This fund is designed to support capital investments and maintenance of the facility and is nonlapsing, meaning it will not expire at the end of the fiscal year. The bill also includes provisions for the effective dates of its various sections, with the personal needs allowance adjustment taking effect on January 1, 2026, and the appropriation for staff payments beginning on July 1, 2025.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 167:27-a
As Amended by the Senate: 167:27-a, 126-A:5, 6:12
As Amended by the Senate (2nd): 167:27-a, 126-A:5, 6:12
As Amended by the House: 126-A:5, 6:12, 126-X:1, 126-X:2, 126-X:3, 126-X:4, 126-X:5, 126-X:8, 126-X:6
Version adopted by both bodies: 167:27-a, 126-A:5, 6:12