# N.H. Rev. Stat. § 126-A:4-e: 126-A:4-e Medicaid Hospice Benefit

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TX_C126-A_S4-e

## Section

- **Citation:** N.H. Rev. Stat. § 126-A:4-e
- **Heading:** 126-A:4-e Medicaid Hospice Benefit
- **Jurisdiction:** New Hampshire
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** NH Code / Title X / Chapter 126-A / Section 4-e

## Text

I. The commissioner of the department of health and human services shall submit a Title XIX Medicaid state plan amendment to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for the purpose of establishing a Medicaid hospice benefit. The hospice benefit shall incorporate, to the greatest extent permissible under federal law, hospice provisions pursuant to Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, Medicare. II. The commissioner of the department of health and human services shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A relative to hospice services provided under Medicaid. The rules shall incorporate, to the greatest extent permissible under federal law, hospice provisions pursuant to Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, Medicare. III. Beginning October 1, 2009, the department shall submit quarterly reports to the oversight committee on health and human services, established in RSA 126-A:13, relative to the status of the state plan amendment and implementation of the Medicaid hospice benefit. The department shall make best efforts to implement the benefit on or before July 1, 2010.

## Nearby sections

- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 126-A:1 126-A:1 Declaration of Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TX_C126-A_S1.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 126-A:2 126-A:2 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TX_C126-A_S2.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 126-A:3 126-A:3 General Provisions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TX_C126-A_S3.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 126-A:4 126-A:4 Department Established.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TX_C126-A_S4.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 126-A:4-b 126-A:4-b Medicaid Waivers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TX_C126-A_S4-b.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 126-A:4-c 126-A:4-c Family Planning Waiver.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TX_C126-A_S4-c.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 126-A:4-e 126-A:4-e Medicaid Hospice Benefit.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TX_C126-A_S4-e.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 126-A:4-g 126-A:4-g Children's Oral Health Initiative.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TX_C126-A_S4-g.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 126-A:4-i 126-A:4-i Inclusion of Certain Children and Pregnant Women in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TX_C126-A_S4-i.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 126-A:5 126-A:5 Commissioner of Health and Human Services.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TX_C126-A_S5.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 126-A:5-a 126-A:5-a Access to Budget and Expenditures for Persons Receiving State Services.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TX_C126-A_S5-a.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 126-A:5-f 126-A:5-f Status in Retirement System.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TX_C126-A_S5-f.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 126-A:6 126-A:6 Department Administrator of Title XX Social Security.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TX_C126-A_S6.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 126-A:7 126-A:7 Deputy Commissioner of Health and Human Services.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TX_C126-A_S7.md)

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