SB 119 – AS INTRODUCED
2005 SESSION
01/09
SENATE BILL 119
AN ACT establishing a committee to study exempting acute care rehabilitation from the nursing home moratorium.
COMMITTEE: Health and Human Services
This bill establishes a committee to study exempting acute care rehabilitation from the nursing home moratorium.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
05-1000
01/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Five
AN ACT establishing a committee to study exempting acute care rehabilitation from the nursing home moratorium.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study exempting acute care rehabilitation provided either by a specialty or a regular hospital from the nursing home moratorium.
2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) Three members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
(b) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
3 Duties. The committee shall:
I. Study the physical rehabilitation services that are available to the citizens of this state to determine if such services are adequate to serve the citizens of New Hampshire and determine whether acute care rehabilitation provided by either a specialty or regular hospital, should be exempted from the nursing home moratorium.
II. Review the existing laws, rules, and any regulations that pertain to physical rehabilitation services to determine if there is a need for modifications to such laws, rules, and regulations.
4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named senate member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Four members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate clerk, the house clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2005.
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.