CHAPTER 127
SB 426 – FINAL VERSION
01/31/08 0204s
2008 SESSION
09/05
SENATE BILL 426
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the current definition of the term “community benefit” applicable to nonprofit health care providers.
SPONSORS: Sen. Hassan, Dist 23; Sen. Sgambati, Dist 4; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 24; Sen. Kelly, Dist 10; Sen. Odell, Dist 8; Rep. Nord, Rock 1; Rep. Bergin, Hills 6; Rep. Butler, Carr 1; Rep. J. Hammond, Hills 3
COMMITTEE: Commerce, Labor and Consumer Protection
This bill establishes a committee to study the current definition of the term “community benefit” applicable to nonprofit health care providers.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
01/31/08 0204s
08-2793
09/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eight
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the current definition of the term “community benefit” applicable to nonprofit health care providers.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
127:1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study the need for a uniform and transparent definition of the term “community benefit” as that term is applied to and used by nonprofit health care providers in this state.
127:2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the committee 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.
II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
127:3 Duties. The committee shall study the need for a uniform and transparent definition of the term “community benefit” as that term is applied to and used by nonprofit health care providers in this state and shall develop such a definition if necessary.
127:4 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. Two members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
127:5 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, 2008.
127:6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: June 3, 2008
Effective Date: June 3, 2008