Citizen in a RepublicNH Bill Briefing
← All bills

SB 244 · 2025 · Senate · Health and Human Services Committee

Primary care workforce expansion

AI-generated

(New Title) relative to expanding access to primary health care services, increasing the size of the health care workforce, and making appropriations therefor.

Directs the department of health and human services to expand a contract to increase health care workforce recruitment and appropriates funds to raise Medicaid reimbursement rates for opioid treatment providers.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the Senate — Inexpedient to Legislate · November 3, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕Senate
  3. House
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill expands access to primary health care services by directing the department of health and human services to amend its contract with the Bi-State Primary Care Association's Recruitment Center in order to expand health care workforce recruitment and retention efforts and increases funding for such programs. The bill also makes an appropriation to the department of health and human services to increase Medicaid reimbursement rates for opioid treatment providers.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

In the bill's words

Quoted verbatim from the bill as amended by the Senate. Passages chosen from the operative text.Computed by this site

“The state of New Hampshire shall address the health care workforce shortage by leveraging state funding through public and private partnerships, investing in programs designed to incentivize students to seek employment in health care and remain in New Hampshire upon graduation; and equipping health care organizations with the tools necessary to secure skilled clinicians.”
Section 2
“Bi-State Primary Care Association shall administer the Public-Private Health Care Workforce Recruitment and Retention Hub and manage the sub-recipient contracts, and leverage federal, state, and private funding, and seek new funding opportunities when appropriate.”
Section 3
“The sum of $580,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026 and the sum of $580,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027 are hereby appropriated to the department of health and human services, division of public health services, rural health and primary care section for the purpose set forth in paragraph I of section 3 of this act.”
Section 4
“There is hereby appropriated to the department of health and human services the sum of $2,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026 and the sum of $2,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, for the purpose of increasing rates paid to providers of opioid treatment programs.”
Section 5

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Sen. Cindy RosenwaldDPrimeDeputy Democratic Leader
  • Sen. Rebecca Perkins KwokaDMinority Leader
  • Sen. Suzanne PrentissDAssistant Democratic Leader
  • Rep. Mary Jane WallnerDSenior Democratic Advisor
  • Rep. Laura TelerskiDDeputy Democratic Leader
  • Rep. Lucy WeberDRanking Member· Health, Human Services, and Elderly Affairs

Also: Sen. David WattersD, Sen. Tara ReardonD, Sen. Pat LongD, Sen. Donovan FentonD, Sen. Debra AltschillerD

Public testimony

No one submitted online testimony on this bill. See the record

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced

Hearings and debates

  • Feb 5, 2025Public hearingSenate Health and Human Services1:17:44–1:21:093m 25slocated in the stream transcriptHearing
  • Mar 13, 2025Floor debateSenate floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamCommittee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0776s; Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-0776s — adopted, voice vote; Committee Amendment # 2025-0776s — adopted, voice vote
  • Mar 27, 2025Floor debateSenate floor3:44:37–3:48:574m 20slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Ought to Pass; Ought to Pass — adopted, voice vote; Sen. Gray Moved Laid on Table — adopted, voice vote

Timestamps locate where this bill is taken up in the chamber's YouTube stream.

Legislative history

  1. Jan 9, 2025SenIntroduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 3
  2. Feb 5, 2025SenHearing: 02/05/2025, Room 101, LOB, 09:30 am; SC 8
  3. Mar 13, 2025SenCommittee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0776s, 03/13/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 12
  4. Mar 13, 2025SenCommittee Amendment # 2025-0776s, AA, VV; 03/13/2025; SJ 7
  5. Mar 13, 2025SenOught to Pass with Amendment #2025-0776s, MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 03/13/2025; SJ 7
  6. Mar 27, 2025Sen: Ought to Pass, 03/27/2025, Vote 6-0; SC 14
  7. Mar 27, 2025SenOught to Pass: MA, VV; 03/27/2025; SJ 9
  8. Mar 27, 2025SenSen. Gray Moved Laid on Table, MA, VV; 03/27/2025; SJ 9
  9. Mar 27, 2025SenPending Motion OT3rdg; 03/27/2025; SJ 9
  10. Oct 31, 2025SenInexpedient to Legislate, Senate Rule 3-23, 10/31/2025; SJ 1

Coverage

No reporting linked yet.

Documents (PDF)

Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.