Revision: Jan. 21, 2010, midnight
CHAPTER 84
SB 57 – FINAL VERSION
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23Mar2005… 0656h
2005 SESSION
01/09
SENATE BILL 57
AN ACT establishing a commission to study ways to alleviate medical malpractice premiums for high risk specialties.
SPONSORS: Sen. Foster, Dist 13; Sen. Gottesman, Dist 12; Sen. Estabrook, Dist 21; Sen. Clegg, Dist 14; Sen. D'Allesandro, Dist 20; Sen. Gallus, Dist 1; Rep. Lasky, Hills 26; Rep. Price, Hills 26
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
This bill establishes a commission to study ways to alleviate medical malpractice premiums for high risk specialties.
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02/24/05 0335s
23Mar2005… 0656h
05-0602
01/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Five
AN ACT establishing a commission to study ways to alleviate medical malpractice premiums for high risk specialties.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
84:1 Commission Established. There is established a commission to study ways to alleviate medical malpractice premiums for high risk specialties.
84:2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the commission shall be as follows:
(a) Two 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.
(c) The commissioner of the department of insurance, or designee.
(d) A representative of the New Hampshire Hospital Association, appointed by the association.
(e) A representative of the New Hampshire Medical Society, appointed by the society.
(f) A representative of the Medical Mutual Insurance Company of Maine, appointed by such company.
(g) A representative of the New Hampshire Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriters Association, appointed by such association.
(h) A representative of the New Hampshire Association of Women’s Health, Obstetrics and Neonatal Nurses (NH AWHONN), appointed by the association.
(i) A representative of the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, appointed by the center.
(j) A representative of the New Hampshire chapter of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), appointed by such association.
II. Legislative members of the commission shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the commission.
84:3 Duties. The commission shall study ways to alleviate medical malpractice premiums for high risk specialties, such as neurosurgeons and obstetricians, but shall not examine the civil justice system specific to medical malpractice claims.
84:4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the commission shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the commission shall be called by the first-named senate member. The first meeting of the commission shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Four members of the commission shall constitute a quorum.
84:5 Report. The commission 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.
84:6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
(Approved: June 7, 2005)
(Effective Date: June 7, 2005)