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NH SB608
Bill
Status
3/16/2026
Primary Sponsor
David Watters
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AI Summary
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Directs the Department of Health and Human Services to seek CMS approval to add family caregiver support services to the Acquired Brain Disorder (ABD) and Choices for Independence (CFI) Home and Community Based Services waiver programs
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Family caregiver support services may include counseling, education and training, peer support, and caregiver assessment to help caregivers provide care in home and community settings
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Eliminates the child care scholarship cost share for children in kinship care, meaning households where all enrolled children are cared for by a caretaker relative pay no cost share
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Expands child care scholarship work requirement exemptions to include individuals who have reached Social Security Administration retirement age
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Requires child care providers offering preventive and protective services to receive evidence-based trauma-informed care training at no cost to the provider
Legislative Description
Relative to family caregiver support in certain programs and child care support for kinship caregivers.
Last Action
Introduced (in recess of) 03/12/2026 and referred to Children and Family Law House Journal 8
3/16/2026