Revision: Jan. 21, 2010, midnight
CHAPTER 237
SB 66 – FINAL VERSION
03/10/05 0468s
25May2005… 1330h
06/09/05 1913eba
2005 SESSION
01/09
SENATE BILL 66
AN ACT establishing a committee to study joint purchasing strategies for small business health insurance in New Hampshire and in northern New England.
COMMITTEE: Banks and Insurance
This bill establishes a committee to study joint purchasing strategies for small business health insurance in New Hampshire and in northern New England.
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03/10/05 0468s
25May2005… 1330h
06/09/05 1913eba
05-0341
01/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Five
AN ACT establishing a committee to study joint purchasing strategies for small business health insurance in New Hampshire and in northern New England.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
237:1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study joint purchasing strategies for small business health insurance in New Hampshire and in northern New England.
237:2 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. The committee shall solicit information from the following:
(a) The insurance commissioner.
(b) The governor’s office.
(c) The Endowment for Health.
(d) Any other person or entity the committee deems relevant.
III. Legislative members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
237:3 Duties. The committee’s study shall include, but not be limited to:
I. Whether to collaborate with our border states to create a northern New England purchasing alliance for small business health insurance to offer a variety of plans which would offer meaningful competition, and choice down to the employee level.
II. A review of high carrier administrative costs, as part of total premium, as it compares to New England and national averages.
III. Examining any necessary regulatory or statutory requirements which may need to be waived in order to facilitate and expedite a pilot project of this nature.
IV. Investigating whether a collaboration is necessary with neighboring states to effect meaningful change relative to border issues.
V. Investigating whether a northern New England stop-loss plan would afford conjoining states an opportunity to negotiate stop-loss premium based on volume for the public purchasing sector.
VI. Investigating joint purchasing strategies among northern New England states to increase quality and to reduce costs.
237:4 Chairperson. The members of the 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.
237:5 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.
237:6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
(Approved: July 11. 2005)
(Effective Date: July 11, 2005)