CHAPTER 37
HB 1379 - FINAL VERSION
2018 SESSION
18-2628
01/10
HOUSE BILL 1379
AN ACT relative to confidentiality of forms and rates.
SPONSORS: Rep. Hunt, Ches. 11; Rep. Butler, Carr. 7; Sen. Lasky, Dist 13
COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs
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ANALYSIS
This bill clarifies when forms and rates filed with the insurance department are open to the public.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
18-2628
01/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
AN ACT relative to confidentiality of forms and rates.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
37:1 New Section; Insurance Department; Confidentiality; Forms and Rates. Amend RSA 400-A by inserting after section 15-d the following new section:
400-A:15-e Confidentiality; Forms and Rates.
I. Forms and rates that are filed for review in accordance with Title XXXVII shall be confidential pending approval.
II. An approved filing and any supporting information that is not otherwise exempt from disclosure by law or rule, shall be open to public inspection on or after the date the filing is approved or its effective date, whichever is later, provided however, that for health filings for markets in which there is a specific, mandatory open enrollment period established by law, forms and rates shall be available for public review no later than the first day of the mandated open enrollment period.
III. In accordance with RSA 91-A:5, IV, any information submitted as part of the form and rate review process that is required to be held confidential by law, including commercial and proprietary trend assumptions, proprietary predictive models, and any other commercial or proprietary information and supporting documentation, shall not be disclosed.
37:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 90 days after its passage.
Approved: May 15, 2018
Effective Date: August 13, 2018
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 18, 2018 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 20, 2018 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| March 6, 2018 | House | Floor Vote |
| March 20, 2018 | Senate | Hearing |
| April 5, 2018 | Senate | Floor Vote |
May 15, 2018: Signed by Governor Sununu 05/15/2018; Chapter 37; Eff. 8/13/2018
April 19, 2018: Enrolled 04/19/2018 HJ 13 P. 2
April 12, 2018: Enrolled (In recess 04/12/2018); SJ 13
April 5, 2018: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/05/2018; SJ 11
April 5, 2018: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/05/2018; SC 15
March 20, 2018: Hearing: 03/20/2018, Room 100, SH, 02:15 pm; SC 13
March 13, 2018: Introduced 03/13/2018 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 7
March 8, 2018: Introduced 03/08/2018 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 7
March 6, 2018: Ought to Pass: MA VV 03/06/2018 HJ 6 P. 9
: Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 20-0; CC)
March 6, 2018: Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 03/06/2018 (Vote 20-0; CC) HC 9 P. 5
Feb. 20, 2018: Executive Session: 02/20/2018 LOB 302
Feb. 21, 2018: Subcommittee Work Session: 02/21/2018 09:30 AM LOB 302
Feb. 20, 2018: Subcommittee Work Session: 02/20/2018 09:30 AM LOB 302
Jan. 18, 2018: Public Hearing: 01/18/2018 02:00 PM LOB 302
Jan. 3, 2018: Introduced 01/03/2018 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs HJ 1 P. 8