HB 1372 – AS INTRODUCED
2006 SESSION
01/04
HOUSE BILL 1372
AN ACT establishing a committee to study affordable and accessible health care services for all uninsured citizens of New Hampshire.
SPONSORS: Rep. Morris, Rock 14
This bill establishes a committee to study affordable and accessible health care services for all uninsured citizens of New Hampshire.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
06-2475
01/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Six
AN ACT establishing a committee to study affordable and accessible health care services for all uninsured citizens of New Hampshire.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study affordable and accessible health care services for all uninsured citizens of New Hampshire.
2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(b) Three members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
II. The committee may solicit information from any person or entity the committee deems relevant to its study.
III. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
3 Duties. The committee shall study affordable and accessible health care services for all uninsured citizens of New Hampshire. Specifically the committee’s duties shall include, but not be limited to:
I. A review of the third party payment system in New Hampshire.
II. Determining methods for providing low-cost health insurance to uninsured citizens of New Hampshire.
III. Whether low-cost heath insurance can be provided to uninsured citizens through a healthy kids corporation model.
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 house 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 speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2006.
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.