Revision: May 19, 2022, 1:10 p.m.
May 17, 2022
2022-2043-CofC
05/10
Committee of Conference Report on HB 1099, prohibiting the department of health and human services from requiring vaccine passports for services.
Recommendation:
That the House recede from its position of nonconcurrence with the Senate amendment, and concur with the Senate amendment, and
That the Senate and House adopt the following new amendment to the bill as amended by the Senate, and pass the bill as so amended:
Amend the bill by replacing sections 3 and 4 with the following:
3 Appropriation; WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program. There is hereby appropriated to the department of health and human services the sum of $30,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, which shall be nonlapsing, for the purpose of funding the WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program in RSA 132:12-f. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sum out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
4 Association Health Plans; Pilot Program. No later than January 1, 2023, the commissioner shall publish a request for information (RFI) to gauge interest in establishing a pilot program for association health plans (AHP). Any such RFI for a pilot program shall include all state-mandated health plan coverage, and no state-mandated health plan coverage shall be exempt. Membership in an AHP may be based on profession, line of business, or geographic region, and shall be open to any eligible person regardless of age or health history or status. The pilot program shall be limited to 1,000 participants and shall comply with the United States Department of Labor AHP final rule published in 83 Fed. Reg. 28912 (June 21, 2018) codified at 29 C.F.R. 2510. The commissioner shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to eligibility, application, and selection procedures, and necessary operational provisions of the pilot program. No later than January 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the commissioner shall submit a report on the status of the pilot program to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the governor, and the chairpersons of the house and senate standing committees with jurisdiction over insurance matters.
The signatures below attest to the authenticity of this Report on HB 1099, prohibiting the department of health and human services from requiring vaccine passports for services.
Conferees on the Part of the Senate Conferees on the Part of the House
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Sen. Gray, Dist. 6 Rep. M. Pearson, Rock. 34
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Sen. Bradley, Dist. 3 Rep. B. King, Hills. 23
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Sen. Whitley, Dist. 15 Rep. Edwards, Rock. 4
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Rep. Hunt, Ches. 11
2022-2043-CofC
This bill:
I. Clarifies that no person shall be required to receive a Covid-19 vaccination in order receive benefits or services from the department of health and human services.
II. Re-establishes the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Farmers Market Nutrition Program and makes an appropriation for this purpose.
III. Directs the insurance commissioner to publish an RFI to gauge interest in establishing a pilot program for association health plans.
IV. Directs the department of health and human services to submit a state plan amendment to temporarily expand postpartum coverage under Medicaid, establishes a quarterly reporting requirement, and makes an appropriation to the department for this purpose. The program expansion is repealed March 31, 2027.