Bill Text - HB1680 (2012)

(New Title) relative to the duties of the oversight committee on health and human services.


Revision: March 29, 2012, midnight

HB 1680-FN – AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

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2012 SESSION

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HOUSE BILL 1680-FN

AN ACT relative to the duties of the oversight committee on health and human services.

SPONSORS: Rep. Garcia, Rock 4; Rep. Kappler, Rock 2; Rep. Tamburello, Rock 3; Rep. Lauer-Rago, Merr 2; Rep. Itse, Rock 9; Rep. Gonzalez, Hills 17; Rep. Notter, Hills 19

COMMITTEE: Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill requires the oversight committee on health and human services to establish a subcommittee to advise the general court on the collection of data regarding induced termination of pregnancy statistics.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twelve

AN ACT relative to the duties of the oversight committee on health and human services.

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

1 Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services; Subcommittee on Induced Termination of Pregnancy Statistics.

I. In addition to its duties under RSA 126-A:15, I, the oversight committee on health and human services, established under RSA 126-A:13, shall establish a subcommittee pursuant to RSA 126-A:15, II to research the collection of induced termination of pregnancy statistics and to develop recommendations for legislation.

II. The members of the subcommittee shall be appointed by the chairperson of the oversight committee on health and human services.

III. Legislative members of the subcommittee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the subcommittee.

IV.(a) The subcommittee shall research the collection of induced termination of pregnancy statistics and develop recommendations for legislation. The subcommittee’s study shall include, but not be limited to:

(1) What data is necessary.

(2) Who would use the collected data.

(3) Where the data should be stored.

(4) The necessary infrastructure and costs required to collect the data.

(b) The subcommittee shall advise the general court on these issues and include its recommendations for legislation in a report due on or before November 1, 2012.

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

LBAO

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Revised 02/08/12

HB 1680 FISCAL NOTE

AN ACT relative to the duties of the oversight committee on health and human services.

FISCAL IMPACT:

      The Department of Health and Human Services states this bill will increase state expenditures by $84,337 in FY 2013, $85,030 in FY 2014, $89,489 in FY 2015, and $94,252 in FY 2016. There will be no fiscal impact on state, county and local revenue, or county and local expenditures.

METHODOLOGY:

    The Department states this bill requires the Department to collect, compile, and maintain induced termination of pregnancy statistics and prepare an annual report to the general court.

    The report shall be available to the public 30 days after it is submitted to the legislature and information from the report shall be provided to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for inclusion in national statistical summaries. The Department states there will be initial time spent to develop the reporting form used by medical facilities to report induced terminations of pregnancy, to create and test a database to store the information received and to train personnel to ensure accurate data entry. The Department assumes a full-time Planning Analyst will be needed to develop and maintain the program and produce the required annual reports. The Department has estimated the state expenditure will be as follows:

 

FY 2013

FY 2014

FY 2015

FY 2016

Full-time Planning Analyst, labor grade 24

$44,753

$46,722

$48,770

$50,915

Benefits: FICA, Medicare, Retirement, Health and Dental Insurance:

$25,224

$27,291

$29,542

$31,997

Current Expenses: Telephone, postage, supplies:

$2,000

$2,000

$2,000

$2,000

Equipment: One time costs for computer and office furniture:

$3,500

$0

$0

$0

Rental of office space:

$7,860

$8,017

$8,177

$8,340

Travel:

$1,000

$1,000

$1,000

$1,000

Totals:

$84,337

$85,030

$89,489

$94,252