Section 171-A:1-c Oversight Committee; Establishment. - New Hampshire Statutes

   I. There shall be an oversight committee to review the allocation of funds to persons with developmental disabilities or acquired brain disorders and to assure that eligible persons receive services in a timely manner and in accordance with their needs. Such committee shall consist of 6 members as follows:
      (a) Three members of the house of representatives, one of whom shall be a member of the house health, human services and elderly affairs committee, appointed by the speaker of the house.
      (b) Three members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
   II. Membership on the oversight committee shall be for the biennium and shall be coterminous with membership in the general court.
   III. The oversight committee shall have a chairperson who shall be chosen by vote from among the committee membership. The chairperson's term of office shall be for the biennium. The committee shall have a clerk who shall be chosen by vote by members of the committee. The clerk's term of office shall be for the biennium. The legislative members of the committee shall receive legislative mileage when in performance of their duties.
   IV. The committee's duties shall include, but not be limited to:
      (a) Reviewing the allocation of funds to persons with developmental disabilities and acquired brain disorders and to monitor whether such eligible persons are having funding allocated and receiving those services in accordance with the timelines set forth in RSA 171-A:1-a, II.
      (b) Monitoring whether such eligible persons are experiencing undue delays in the other parts of the service development and implementation process from the time of application to the eligibility determination and from allocation of funds to service implementation.
      (c) Monitoring systems improvements and safeguards at the department and area agency levels designed to ensure service quality and options.
      (d) Making recommendations to the commissioner.
      (e) Submitting quarterly reports, together with any recommendations for legislation, to the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate president, and the governor. Each report shall address the items described under subparagraphs IV(a) and (b), and semi-annually the report shall address the items in subparagraph IV(c).
   V. The department shall make quarterly reports to the oversight committee on the status of subparagraphs IV(a) and (b) in a form prescribed by the committee. Semi-annually the report shall address the items in subparagraph IV(c).

Source. 2003, 10:1, eff. June 21, 2003. 2007, 363:7, eff. July 1, 2007.