HB 1415 - AS INTRODUCED
2022 SESSION
22-2765
04/05
HOUSE BILL 1415
AN ACT relative to employer health screening reimbursement.
SPONSORS: Rep. Lanzara, Hills. 28; Rep. Pauer, Hills. 26; Rep. Blasek, Hills. 21; Rep. Theberge, Coos 3; Rep. Aron, Sull. 7; Rep. Greeson, Graf. 16; Rep. Stapleton, Sull. 5; Rep. Deshaies, Carr. 6; Rep. Foster, Hills. 5; Rep. Silber, Belk. 2; Sen. Avard, Dist 12
COMMITTEE: Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires an employer to bear financial responsibility for employer-required health screenings.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
22-2765
04/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two
AN ACT relative to employer health screening reimbursement.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Labor; Protective Legislation; Payment for Health Screenings. Amend RSA 275:57 by inserting after paragraph I the following new paragraph:
I-a. An employer that requires a health screening as a condition of employment shall bear financial responsibility for the cost of such screening either by direct payment for the screening or by reimbursing the employee for the payment of expenses for the screening within 30 days of the presentation by the employee of proof of payment. An employer shall provide mileage and tolls reimbursement as incurred employee expenses at the current Internal Revenue Service rate for travel to and from the location of the health screening if not performed at the employee's normal place of employment. If the health screening is not performed during working hours, an employer shall provide wages at the employee's rate of pay or provide compensatory time off, equal to the total time for the health screening including travel time.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 3, 2022 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 24, 2022 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote |
March 11, 2022: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/10/2022 HJ 5
March 3, 2022: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (Vote 20-0; CC)
Feb. 24, 2022: Executive Session: 02/24/2022 11:30 a.m. LOB305-307
Feb. 3, 2022: Public Hearing: 02/03/2022 2:00 p.m. LOB305-307
Dec. 1, 2021: Introduced 01/05/2022 and referred to Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services