HB 1358 – AS INTRODUCED
2012 SESSION
01/05
HOUSE BILL 1358
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the costs of health care.
SPONSORS: Rep. Bowers, Sull 3; Rep. Proulx, Hills 15; Rep. Hill, Merr 6; Rep. Sheffert, Rock 15; Rep. Seaworth, Merr 7; Rep. Cox, Merr 6; Rep. Munck, Straf 2; Rep. LeBrun, Hills 26; Rep. P. Brown, Rock 2
COMMITTEE: Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
This bill establishes a committee to study the costs of health care.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
12-2163
01/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twelve
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the costs of health care.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study the costs of health care.
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 all aspects of the costs of health care. Specifically, the committee shall focus on state rules and regulations that cause higher health care costs, with a goal to identify and repeal rules and regulations to allow providers to operate more efficiently.
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. Three 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, 2012.
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.