Revision: March 27, 2014, midnight
HB 255-FN – AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
08Jan2014… 2427h
2013 SESSION
01/09
HOUSE BILL 255-FN
AN ACT establishing a commission to study medical costs and payments under workers’ compensation law.
SPONSORS: Rep. Daniels, Hills 40
COMMITTEE: Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
This bill establishes a commission to study medical costs and payments under workers’ compensation law.
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08Jan2014… 2427h
13-0193
01/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Thirteen
AN ACT establishing a commission to study medical costs and payments under workers’ compensation law.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Subdivision; Workers’ Compensation Study Commission. Amend RSA 281-A by inserting after section 70 the following new subdivision:
Workers’ Compensation Study Commission
281-A:71 Workers’ Compensation Study Commission.
I. There is established a commission to study medical costs and payments, under workers’ compensation laws. The members of the commission shall be as follows:
(a) Five members of the house of representatives, all of whom shall be members of the labor, industrial and rehabilitative services committee, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(b) Two members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
(c) The commissioner of the department of labor, or designee.
(d) The commissioner of the department of insurance, or designee.
(e) A physician, appointed by the New Hampshire Medical Society.
(f) One member from the New Hampshire Hospital Association, appointed by that association.
(g) One member from the advisory council on workers’ compensation, appointed by the governor.
(h) Two attorneys, one representing injured workers and one representing insurance companies or employers, appointed by the governor.
(i) Two persons representing labor, appointed by the governor.
(j) Two persons representing business, appointed by the governor.
(k) A representative of an insurance company that writes workers’ compensation in New Hampshire, appointed by the governor.
(l) A representative of a self insured entity, appointed by the governor.
(m) A licensed physician who treats injured workers, appointed by the governor.
II. Legislative members of the commission shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the commission.
III. No member appointed to the commission shall be a lobbyist registered under RSA 15:1.
IV. The commission shall study:
(a) Medical costs under workers’ compensation laws.
(b) The rate of indemnity payment to injured workers.
V. The chairperson shall be the first-named house member. The first meeting of the commission shall be called by the chairperson and shall be held within 30 days of the effective date of this section. The departments of insurance and labor and appropriate legislative research entities shall provide assistance and support to the commission as necessary. Nine members of the commission shall constitute a quorum.
VI. The commission 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, 2014.
2 Repeal. RSA 281-A:71, relative to the commission to study medical costs and payments under workers’ compensation law, is repealed.
3 Effective Date.
I. Section 2 of this act shall take effect November 1, 2014.
II. The remainder of this act shall take effect upon its passage.
LBAO
13-0193
Amended 01/09/14
HB 255-FN FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT establishing a commission to study medical costs and payments under workers’ compensation law.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Office of Legislative Budget Assistant states this bill, as amended by the House (Amendment #2013-2427h), will have no fiscal impact on state, county, and local revenue or expenditures.
METHODOLOGY:
The Office of Legislative Budget Assistant states this bill establishes a workers’ compensation study commission to study medical costs under workers’ compensation laws. This bill will have no fiscal impact on state, county, and local revenue or expenditures.