Revision: Nov. 2, 2021, 10:13 a.m.
HB 1003 - AS INTRODUCED
2022 SESSION
22-2209
05/10
HOUSE BILL 1003
SPONSORS: Rep. Cushman, Hills. 2; Rep. Kelsey, Hills. 7; Rep. Blasek, Hills. 21; Rep. A. Lekas, Hills. 37; Rep. Roy, Rock. 32; Rep. Pauer, Hills. 26; Sen. Ricciardi, Dist 9
COMMITTEE: Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
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ANALYSIS
This bill prohibits health care providers from refusing to provide care or services based on patient vaccination status.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
22-2209
05/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Patients' Bill of Rights; Prohibition on Refusal to Provide Care or Services Based on Vaccination Status. Amend RSA 151 by inserting after section 21-b the following new section:
151:21-c Prohibition on Refusal to Provide Care or Services Based on Vaccination Status. No health care provider licensed or registered to provide services in this state may refuse to provide care or services based on a patient's vaccination status.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.