The county-state finance commission shall oversee the financial relationship and the development of policy associated with programs for which the county and state governments share funding obligations. The commission shall have the following responsibilities:
I. Review and provide recommendations about the state’s long-term care medicaid plan under N.H. Rev. Stat. Chapter 151-E and related provisions which address programs for which counties have financial obligation prior to submission of such plans to the federal medicaid agency.

Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 28-B:3

  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of these laws, shall mean the section next preceding or following that in which such reference is made, unless some other is expressly designated. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:13
  • justice: when applied to a magistrate, shall mean a justice of a municipal court, or a justice of the peace having jurisdiction over the subject-matter. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:12
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4

II. Review and provide recommendations regarding department of health and human services rate setting and adjustments including, but not limited to, those for long-term care services for elderly and adult clients by the division of elderly and adult services, court-ordered and volunteer services by the division for children, youth, and families, and the division of juvenile justice services, prior to any rate setting or adjustments.
III. Review and provide recommendations for refinement of county billing systems for all payments from the counties to the state.
IV. Pursue and evaluate funding options.
V. Develop a process for managing individual county payment limits under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 167:18-a. In no event shall the individual county payment limit reduce or alter the total county obligation under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 167:18-a.
VI. Oversee:
(a) Funds expended by the state for long-term care, including county reimbursement of said funds under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 167:18-a.
(b) State responsibility for court-ordered expenses for services or treatment provided to minors under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 169-B:40, N.H. Rev. Stat. § 169-C:27, and N.H. Rev. Stat. § 169-D:29.