HB1361 (2012) Detail

(New Title) relative to fiscal notes on bills.


HB 1361 – AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE

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2012 SESSION

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01/09

HOUSE BILL 1361

AN ACT establishing a committee to study payments from the uncompensated care fund.

SPONSORS: Rep. Pepino, Hills 11; Rep. Mirski, Graf 10; Rep. Itse, Rock 9; Rep. Stroud, HillsĀ 19; Rep. Sapareto, Rock 5; Rep. K. Roberts, Ches 3; Rep. Theberge, Coos 4; Sen. Gallus, Dist 1

COMMITTEE: Constitutional Review and Statutory Recodification

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill establishes a committee to study payments from the uncompensated care fund.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

15Feb2012… 0499h

05/16/12 2009s

12-2189

01/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twelve

AN ACT establishing a committee to study payments from the uncompensated care fund.

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

1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study payments from the uncompensated care fund, established under RSA 167:64.

2 Membership and Compensation.

I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:

(a) Three members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.

(b) Three 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.

3 Duties. The committee shall study payments from the uncompensated care fund. The committee’s study shall include, but not be limited to, the priority of payments paid from the fund and what procedure and method of calculation should be established regarding payments to hospitals.

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.

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, 2012.

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