How HB 1798 changes current law

Compared against the N.H. Revised Statutes Annotated as published AI-generated reading aid — verify against the official bill.

The bill adds a new section to provide Medicaid coverage for diapers for infants and requires biennial reports on the waiver application status to the oversight committee.

• RSA 126-A

  126-A:4-j State Medicaid Plan; Diapers. I. On or before November 1, 2026, the commissioner of the department of health and human services shall submit a Section 1115 demonstration waiver to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for the purpose of providing Medicaid coverage for the cost of 100 diapers a month for the first 12 months of a child’s life. II. Beginning November 1, 2026, the department shall submit biennial reports to the oversight committee on health and human services, established in RSA 126-A:13, regarding the status of the waiver application. Subject to approval by CMS, the department shall make best efforts to implement the benefit on or before May 1, 2027.

  This creates a new Medicaid benefit for diaper coverage and sets reporting requirements.