SB122 (2011) Detail

Establishing a committee to study the laws relating to electronic prescriptions.


CHAPTER 117

SB 122 – FINAL VERSION

2011 SESSION

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SENATE BILL 122

AN ACT establishing a committee to study the laws relating to electronic prescriptions.

SPONSORS: Sen. Stiles, Dist 24; Sen. Sanborn, Dist 7; Rep. DiPentima, Rock 16; Rep. Case, Rock 1

COMMITTEE: Health and Human Services

ANALYSIS

This bill establishes a committee to study the laws relating to electronic prescriptions.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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10/03

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eleven

AN ACT establishing a committee to study the laws relating to electronic prescriptions.

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

117:1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study the laws relating to electronic prescriptions.

117:2 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) Four 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.

117:3 Duties. The committee shall study the laws relating to electronic prescriptions, in order to improve and encourage the use of electronic prescriptions.

117:4 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. Four members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.

117:5 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, 2011.

117:6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

Approved: May 31, 2011

Effective Date: May 31, 2011