CHAPTER 47
SB 26 - FINAL VERSION
2017 SESSION
17-0843
01/06
SENATE BILL 26
SPONSORS: Sen. Reagan, Dist 17
COMMITTEE: Health and Human Services
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This bill clarifies the definition of "facility caregiver" for purposes of the use of cannabis for therapeutic purposes law.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
17-0843
01/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
47:1 Use of Cannabis for Therapeutic Purposes; Definitions. Amend RSA 126-X:1, VI-a to read as follows:
VI-a. "Facility caregiver'' means a residential care facility, nursing home, hospital, or hospice house licensed under RSA 151 which has agreed to allow one or more qualifying patients who are residents or patients of the facility to utilize therapeutic cannabis obtained by the resident or the resident's designated caregiver from an alternative treatment center, and which has agreed to assist such residents in the therapeutic use of their cannabis in accordance with a policy developed by the facility, and in accordance with rules adopted by the commissioner of health and human services pursuant to RSA 541-A. "Facility caregiver" shall also include community living facilities certified under RSA 126-A:19 and RSA 126-A:20.
47:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: May 12, 2017
Effective Date: July 11, 2017
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 10, 2017 | Senate | Hearing |
| Jan. 19, 2017 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| March 21, 2017 | House | Hearing |
| March 22, 2017 | House | Exec Session |
| April 20, 2017 | House | Floor Vote |
July 11, 2017: Signed by the Governor on 05/12/2017; Chapter 0047; Effective 07/11/2017
April 27, 2017: Enrolled (In recess 04/27/2017); SJ 16
April 20, 2017: Enrolled 04/20/2017 HJ 14 P. 26
April 20, 2017: Ought to Pass: MA VV 04/20/2017 HJ 14 P. 3
April 20, 2017: Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 04/20/2017 (Vote 19-1; CC) HC 20 P. 5
March 22, 2017: Executive Session: 03/22/2017 09:00 AM LOB 205
March 21, 2017: Public Hearing: 03/21/2017 01:15 PM LOB 305-307
Feb. 16, 2017: Introduced 02/16/2017 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 8 P. 44
Jan. 19, 2017: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 01/19/2017; SJ 4
Jan. 19, 2017: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 01/19/2017; SC 6
Jan. 10, 2017: Hearing: 01/10/2017, Room 101, LOB, 02:00 pm; SC 5
Jan. 5, 2017: To Be Introduced 01/05/2017 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 4