Legislators approve new Medicaid to School rule

CONCORD — The New Hampshire Joint Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules Feb. 21 voted unanimously to approve He-W 589, the new Medicaid to School rule put forward by the N.H. Department of Health and Human Services.

Under the Medicaid to Schools program, school districts are eligible for Medicaid reimbursement for health care services that schools provide to students enrolled in Medicaid. Services eligible for federal reimbursement include behavioral health services, personal care and rehabilitation therapy services such as physical therapy.