HB1237 (2010) Detail

Relative to a certain insurance rulemaking exemption.


CHAPTER 93

HB 1237 – FINAL VERSION

2010 SESSION

10-2408

01/05

HOUSE BILL 1237

AN ACT relative to a certain insurance rulemaking exemption.

SPONSORS: Rep. Patten, Carr 4; Rep. Taylor, Graf 2

COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration

ANALYSIS

This bill clarifies an exemption under RSA 541-A for certain insurance rules.

This bill is a request of the insurance department.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

10-2408

01/05

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Ten

AN ACT relative to a certain insurance rulemaking exemption.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

93:1 Insurance; Rulemaking Exemption. Amend RSA 541-A:21, VI to read as follows:

VI. Rules adopted under title XXXVII, relative to insurance regulation, shall be exempt from RSA 541-A:7 and RSA 541-A:8 and shall permit the use of terminology allowing for discretionary authority by the commissioner [if] when:

(a) The wording is consistent with the language of corresponding National Association of Insurance Commissioners [models].

(b) The rule relates to technical instructions concerning the implementation of electronic or computerized programs or systems.

(c) The rule implements a federal benefit or program that requires the adoption of uniform language.

93:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: May 25, 2010

Effective Date: July 24, 2010