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HB 508 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
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2019 SESSION
19-0197
01/03
HOUSE BILL 508
AN ACT establishing a committee to study direct primary care.
SPONSORS: Rep. Marsh, Carr. 8; Rep. Guthrie, Rock. 13; Rep. Edwards, Rock. 4; Rep. Kotowski, Merr. 24; Rep. Yokela, Rock. 33; Rep. Stapleton, Sull. 5; Rep. Warden, Hills. 15; Sen. Reagan, Dist 17; Sen. Gray, Dist 6
COMMITTEE: Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill establishes a committee to study direct primary care.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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01/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen
AN ACT establishing a committee to study direct primary care.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study direct primary care.
2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(b) One member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
I.(a) The committee shall study:
(1) How direct primary care is being offered and delivered in New Hampshire and in the United States.
(2) Whether direct primary care (DPC) is being regulated in other states and how it should be regulated in New Hampshire.
(3) How oversight of this segment of health care should occur and whether regular reporting should be required.
(4) The impact of DPC on the insurance market and health care coverage costs.
(b) The committee may solicit information from any person or entity the committee deems relevant to its study.
4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Four members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
5 Report. The committee 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, 2019.
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.