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1 New Section; Health and Human Services; Health Insurance for Kidney Donors. Amend RSA 126-A by inserting after section 18-b the following new section:
126-A:18-c Health Insurance for Kidney Donors; Fund Established.
I. Any New Hampshire resident who donates a kidney as a live kidney donor on or after the effective date of this section shall be eligible after such donation to receive health insurance through the New Hampshire state health insurance marketplace with the cost of the premium paid for by the state for the duration of such donor's life. The department shall be responsible for the payment of all premiums in connection with the insurance and neither the donor nor his or her employer shall be liable for the premiums.
II. Insurance and premium payments provided pursuant to this section shall be made for the highest level of services available through a gold level plan available on the New Hampshire health insurance marketplace, and shall include prescription drug coverage.
III. Such insurance premium payment shall be paid from the kidney donor insurance fund established under paragraph IV.
IV. There is hereby established in the state treasury the kidney donor insurance fund. The fund shall consist of all moneys appropriated for its purpose, all moneys transferred to the fund, all moneys required by any other provision of law to be credited to the fund, any grants, gifts or bequests received by the department for the purposes of the fund, and any interest earnings which may accrue from the investment of moneys in the fund.
V. The fund shall be nonlapsing and continually appropriated to the department of health and human services and shall be available for all costs of supplying kidney donors with health insurance under section.
2 New Subparagraph; Application of Receipts; Kidney Donor Insurance Fund. Amend RSA 6:12, I(b) by inserting after subparagraph (358) the following new subparagraph:
(359) Moneys deposited in the kidney donor insurance fund established in RSA 126-A:18-c.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
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1 New Section; Health and Human Services; Health Insurance for Kidney Donors. Amend RSA 126-A by inserting after section 18-b the following new section:
126-A:18-c Health Insurance for Kidney Donors; Fund Established.
I. Any New Hampshire resident who donates a kidney as a live kidney donor on or after the effective date of this section shall be eligible after such donation to receive health insurance through the New Hampshire state health insurance marketplace with the cost of the premium paid for by the state for the duration of such donor's life. The department shall be responsible for the payment of all premiums in connection with the insurance and neither the donor nor his or her employer shall be liable for the premiums.
II. Insurance and premium payments provided pursuant to this section shall be made for the highest level of services available through a gold level plan available on the New Hampshire health insurance marketplace, and shall include prescription drug coverage.
III. Such insurance premium payment shall be paid from the kidney donor insurance fund established under paragraph IV.
IV. There is hereby established in the state treasury the kidney donor insurance fund. The fund shall consist of all moneys appropriated for its purpose, all moneys transferred to the fund, all moneys required by any other provision of law to be credited to the fund, any grants, gifts or bequests received by the department for the purposes of the fund, and any interest earnings which may accrue from the investment of moneys in the fund.
V. The fund shall be nonlapsing and continually appropriated to the department of health and human services and shall be available for all costs of supplying kidney donors with health insurance under section.
2 New Subparagraph; Application of Receipts; Kidney Donor Insurance Fund. Amend RSA 6:12, I(b) by inserting after subparagraph (358) the following new subparagraph:
(359) Moneys deposited in the kidney donor insurance fund established in RSA 126-A:18-c.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.