HOUSE BILL 286

AN ACT allowing certified mental health counselors and marriage and family therapists to obtain third party payment for services rendered.

SPONSORS: Rep. Newland, Merr 15; Rep. Hall, Hills 20; Rep. Manning, Ches 9; Rep. Sargent, Hills 3; Sen. Cohen, Dist 24

COMMITTEE: Commerce, Small Business, Consumer Affairs and Economic Development

                                                                            

ANALYSIS

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HB 286

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the year of Our Lord

One Thousand Nine Hundred and Ninety-Five

AN ACT

allowing certified mental health counselors and marriage and family

therapists to obtain third party payment for services rendered.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of

Representatives in General Court convened:

approved alternate supervision as defined by the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy Commission on supervision.

psychologists, licensed pastoral counselors, psychiatric/mental health advanced registered nurse practitioners, certified mental health counselor, marriage and family therapist, or certified clinical social workers shall be substantially the same as the ratio of the benefits for services of physicians for other illnesses to the fees reasonably and customarily charged for the services of such physicians for other illnesses.

practitioner, certified mental health counselor, marriage and family therapists, or certified clinical social worker who customarily bills patients directly.

as favorable as those which apply to the benefits for the services of physicians for other illnesses, and the ratio of the benefits to the fees reasonably and customarily charged for the services of such psychiatrists, psychologists, licensed pastoral counselors, psychiatric/mental health advanced registered nurse practitioners, certified mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, or certified clinical social workers shall be substantially the same as the ratio of the benefits for services of physicians for other illnesses to the fees reasonably and customarily charged for the services of such physicians for other illnesses.