relative to hospital stays covered under the state Medicaid plan.

SB 137 establishes specific daily payment rates (administrative and swing bed rates) under New Hampshire's Medicaid plan for hospital stays of parents of newborns when alternative care outside the hospital isn't available. The bill directly affects Medicaid-covered hospital stays for new parents who require continued inpatient care after childbirth but cannot be transferred to a lower level of care. Key provisions require the Department of Health and Human Services to set these rates and mandate that coverage is only provided when no appropriate outside placement exists. This creates a clear policy mechanism for Medicaid reimbursement in this specific postpartum care scenario.