CHAPTER 185
SB 158 - FINAL VERSION
03/29/2017 1043s
2017 SESSION
17-0969
01/04
SENATE BILL 158
AN ACT relative to authorization for clinician-prescribed substance use disorder services.
SPONSORS: Sen. Feltes, Dist 15; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 21; Sen. Hennessey, Dist 5; Sen. Kahn, Dist 10; Sen. Lasky, Dist 13; Sen. Soucy, Dist 18; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Woodburn, Dist 1; Rep. Butler, Carr. 7; Rep. Luneau, Merr. 10; Rep. Williams, Hills. 4
COMMITTEE: Health and Human Services
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This bill declares that if substance use disorder services are a covered benefit under a health benefit plan, a health carrier that has authorized or approved medication-assisted treatment for such services shall not require a renewal of a prior authorization more frequently than once every 12 months.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03/29/2017 1043s 17-0969
01/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen
AN ACT relative to authorization for clinician-prescribed substance use disorder services.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
185:1 New Section; Managed Care Law; Authorization for Substance Use Disorders. Amend RSA 420-J by inserting after section 17 the following new section:
420-J:18 Authorization for Medication-Assisted Treatment. Whenever substance use disorder services are a covered benefit under a health benefit plan subject to this chapter, a health carrier that has authorized or otherwise approved medication-assisted treatment for such services shall not require a renewal of such authorization more frequently than once every 12 months.
185:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: June 29, 2017
Effective Date: August 28, 2017
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| March 20, 2017 | Senate | Hearing |
| March 29, 2017 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| April 19, 2017 | House | Hearing |
| April 25, 2017 | House | Exec Session |
| May 4, 2017 | House | Floor Vote |
| May 10, 2017 | House | Hearing |
| May 17, 2017 | House | Exec Session |
| June 1, 2017 | House | Floor Vote |
Aug. 28, 2017: Signed by the Governor on 06/29/2017; Chapter 0185; Effective 08/28/2017
June 8, 2017: Enrolled (In recess 06/08/2017); SJ 20
June 8, 2017: Enrolled 06/08/2017 HJ 18 P. 9
June 1, 2017: Ought to Pass: MA VV 06/01/2017 HJ 17 P. 6
June 1, 2017: Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 06/01/2017 (Vote 20-0; CC) HC 26 P. 6
May 17, 2017: Executive Session: 05/17/2017 11:00 AM LOB 302
May 16, 2017: Subcommittee Work Session: 05/16/2017 09:00 AM LOB 302
May 10, 2017: Public Hearing: 05/10/2017 10:30 AM LOB 302
May 4, 2017: Referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs 05/04/2017 HJ 15 P. 5
May 4, 2017: Ought to Pass: MA VV 05/04/2017 HJ 15 P. 5
May 4, 2017: Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 05/04/2017 (Vote 20-1; CC) HC 22 P. 5
April 25, 2017: Executive Session: 04/25/2017 09:30 AM LOB 205
April 19, 2017: Public Hearing: 04/19/2017 01:15 PM LOB 205
March 23, 2017: Introduced 03/23/2017 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 11 P. 27
March 29, 2017: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2017-1043s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/29/2017; SJ 11
March 29, 2017: Committee Amendment # 2017-1043s, AA, VV; 03/29/2017; SJ 11
March 29, 2017: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2017-1043s, 03/29/2017; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 16
March 20, 2017: Hearing: 03/20/2017, Room 101, LOB, 09:30 am; SC 15
March 14, 2017: ==CANCELLED== Hearing: 03/14/2017, Room 101, LOB, 01:30 pm; SC 14
Jan. 19, 2017: Introduced 01/19/2017 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 5