Revision: Jan. 12, 2010, midnight
SB 436 – AS INTRODUCED
2010 SESSION
05/10
SENATE BILL 436
AN ACT relative to health insurance open enrollment periods and establishing a commission relative to children’s health insurance.
SPONSORS: Sen. Gilmour, Dist 12; Sen. Odell, Dist 8; Sen. Gallus, Dist 1; Sen. DeVries, Dist 18; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 24; Rep. Emerton, Hills 7; Rep. Rosenwald, Hills 22; Rep. Millham, Belk 5; Rep. Schlachman, Rock 13
COMMITTEE: Commerce, Labor and Consumer Protection
This bill establishes a commission relative to children’s health insurance. The bill also extends the mandatory open enrollment period for employer-sponsored health insurance plans following termination of coverage under a public or private plan.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
10-2853
05/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Ten
AN ACT relative to health insurance open enrollment periods and establishing a commission relative to children’s health insurance.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Commission Established. There is established a commission relative to children’s health insurance.
2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the commission shall be as follows:
(a) One member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
(b) Two members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(c) One representative of the office of the governor, appointed by the governor.
(d) One representative of the department of health and human services, appointed by the commissioner of the department.
(e) One representative of New Hampshire healthy kids corporation, appointed by that organization.
(f) One pediatrician, appointed by the governor.
(g) One representative of New Hampshire Voices for Health, appointed by that organization.
(h) One representative of the New Hampshire Minority Health Coalition, appointed by that organization.
(i) One representative of the New Hampshire Oral Health Coalition, appointed by that organization.
II. Members of the commission shall serve without compensation, provided, however, that legislative members shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the commission.
3 Duties. The commission shall:
I. Analyze and evaluate the feasibility of implementing state options under the federal Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009. Such analysis shall include, but not be limited to, projected benefits, projected burdens, projected costs, projected savings, and federal and state financing opportunities for the options.
II. The commission shall solicit information from any person or entity that the commission deems relevant to its study.
III. Issue a report with the commission’s findings, and any recommendations for legislation, by November 1, 2010.
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. Six members of the commission shall constitute a quorum.
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, 2010.
6 Accident and Health Insurance Policy Provisions; Open Enrollment. Amend the introductory paragraph of RSA 415:18, XII(c)(3) to read as follows:
(3) Requests enrollment within [30] 60 days after termination of coverage provided under a public or private health insurance or other health benefit arrangement; or
7 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.