HB 165 – AS INTRODUCED
2011 SESSION
01/03
HOUSE BILL 165
AN ACT establishing a committee to study contract negotiations between health insurance companies and health care providers.
SPONSORS: Rep. Marshall Quandt, Rock 13; Rep. Matt Quandt, Rock 13; Rep. Weyler, Rock 8; Rep. Shuler, Rock 11; Rep. A. Perkins, Rock 14; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Gallus, Dist 1
COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs
This bill establishes a committee to study contract negotiations between health insurance companies and 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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
11-0388
01/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eleven
AN ACT establishing a committee to study contract negotiations between health insurance companies and health care providers.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study contract negotiations between health insurance companies and health care providers.
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) Two members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
II. 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 contract negotiations between health insurance companies and health care providers. The committee may solicit information from any source the committee deems relevant to its study of this issue.
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, 2011.
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.