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SB 123 · 2026 · Senate · Health and Human Services Committee

Medicaid coverage for ear acupuncture

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requiring coverage of ear acupuncture as a treatment for substance misuse under the state Medicaid plan.

Requires coverage of ear acupuncture as a treatment for substance misuse under the state Medicaid plan.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the Senate — Inexpedient to Legislate · January 29, 2026
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕Senate
  3. House
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill requires coverage of ear acupuncture as a treatment for substance misuse under the state Medicaid plan.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

In the bill's words

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

“Medical assistance under the state Medicaid plan shall include ear acupuncture as a treatment for substance misuse.”
RSA 167:3-n
“The initial treatment may be administered during detox and throughout treatment for opioid addiction and other types of substance misuse.”
RSA 167:3-n
“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.”
RSA 167:3-n

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Sen. Victoria SullivanRPrimeVice Chair· Education

Sen. Pat LongD, Sen. Donovan FentonD, Sen. David WattersD, Rep. Mark McLeanR, Rep. Mark ProulxR

Public testimony

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

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced
  • Mar 6, 2025SenateCommittee report: Ought to Pass5–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • Mar 6, 2025SenateVoice voteOught to Passadopted
  • Mar 20, 2025SenateCommittee report: Rereferred to Committee6–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • Mar 20, 2025SenateVoice voteRereferred to Committeeadopted
  • Jan 7, 2026SenateCommittee reportCommittee report: Inexpedient to Legislate6–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • Jan 29, 2026SenateCommittee reportCommittee report: Inexpedient to Legislate6–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • Jan 29, 2026SenateVoice voteInexpedient to Legislatefailed
  • Jan 29, 2026SenateVoice voteOught to Passadopted
  • Jan 29, 2026SenateVoice voteSen. Gray Moved Laid on Tableadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Jan 29, 2025Public hearingSenate Health and Human Services5:51–7:001m 9slocated in the stream transcriptHearing
  • Mar 6, 2025Floor debateSenate floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamCommittee Report: Ought to Pass; Ought to Pass — adopted, voice vote
  • Mar 20, 2025Floor debateSenate floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamCommittee Report: Rereferred to Committee; Rereferred to Committee — adopted, voice vote
  • Jan 7, 2026Floor debateSenate floorWatchnamed in a list of bills, not taken up — opens the full streamCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; SB 123 was Removed from the Consent Calendar; Special Order to the Next Session, Without Objection
  • Jan 29, 2026Floor debateSenate floor2:07:48–2:19:5112m 3slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Inexpedient to Legislate — failed, voice vote; Sen. Gray Moved Ought to Pass

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. Jan 29, 2025SenHearing: 01/29/2025, Room 101, LOB, 09:00 am; SC 7
  3. Mar 6, 2025SenCommittee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/06/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 11
  4. Mar 6, 2025SenOught to Pass: MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 03/06/2025; SJ 6
  5. Mar 20, 2025Sen: Rereferred to Committee, 03/20/2025, Vote 6-0, CC SC 13
  6. Mar 20, 2025SenRereferred to Committee, MA, VV; 03/20/2025; SJ 8
  7. Jan 7, 2026SenCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate, 01/07/2026, Vote 6-0, CC; SC 46
  8. Jan 7, 2026SenSB 123 was Removed from the Consent Calendar; 01/07/2026; SJ 1
  9. Jan 7, 2026SenSpecial Order to the Next Session, Without Objection; 01/07/2026; SJ 1
  10. Jan 29, 2026SenCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate, 01/29/2026, Vote 6-0; SC 3
  11. Jan 29, 2026SenInexpedient to Legislate, MF, VV; 01/29/2026; SJ 2
  12. Jan 29, 2026SenSen. Gray Moved Ought to Pass; 01/29/2026; SJ 2
  13. Jan 29, 2026SenOught to Pass: MA, VV; 01/29/2026; SJ 2
  14. Jan 29, 2026SenSen. Gray Moved Laid on Table, MA, VV; 01/29/2026; SJ 2
  15. Jan 29, 2026SenPending Motion OT3rdg; 01/29/2026; SJ 2

Coverage

No reporting linked yet.

Documents (PDF)

  • Introducedversion

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