CHAPTER 65
SB 49-FN – FINAL VERSION
2005 SESSION
01/09
SENATE BILL 49-FN
COMMITTEE: Banks and Insurance
This bill includes multiple sclerosis in the catastrophic illness program.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
05-0933
01/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Five
AN ACT including multiple sclerosis in the catastrophic illness program.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
65:1 Catastrophic Illness Program; Multiple Sclerosis Included. Amend RSA 137-G:2, II to read as follows:
II. “Catastrophic illness” means cancer, hemophilia, end-stage renal disease, spinal cord injury [or], cystic fibrosis, or multiple sclerosis, the treatment of which requires extensive medical care such as hospitalization, medication, diagnostic evaluation, surgery, dialysis, therapy, or other associated medical expenses such as transportation to and from medical facilities.
65:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
(Approved: May 23, 2005)
(Effective Date: July 22, 2005)