HB1622 (2022) Detail

(New Title) relative to notice that a health care provider is no longer accepting new patients and relative to mental health parity.


CHAPTER 84

HB 1622-FN - FINAL VERSION

 

16Feb2022... 0450h

2022 SESSION

22-2725

05/04

 

HOUSE BILL 1622-FN

 

AN ACT relative to notice that a health care provider is no longer accepting new patients and relative to mental health parity.

 

SPONSORS: Rep. Luneau, Merr. 10; Rep. Bartlett, Merr. 19; Rep. Knirk, Carr. 3; Rep. Ladd, Graf. 4; Sen. Whitley, Dist 15; Sen. Sherman, Dist 24

 

COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs

 

─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

 

AMENDED ANALYSIS

 

This bill requires contracts between health care providers and carriers to include a provision that the provider notify the carrier when the provider is no longer accepting new patients.  The bill also requires coverage for biologically-based mental illness to meet the access standards in RSA 420-J:7.

 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

16Feb2022... 0450h 22-2725

05/04

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two

 

AN ACT relative to notice that a health care provider is no longer accepting new patients and relative to mental health parity.

 

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 

84:1  Managed Care Law; Provider Contract Standards.  Amend RSA 420-J:8 by inserting after paragraph XVII the following new paragraph:

XVIII.  Every contract entered into after September 1, 2022 between a health carrier and any health care provider shall contain a provision that requires the health care provider to notify the carrier when the health care provider is no longer accepting new patients.  Notification shall take place no more than 30 days after the date the health care provider is no longer accepting new patients.

84:2  Coverage for Certain Biologically-Based Mental Illnesses.  Amend RSA 417-E:1, II to read as follows:

II.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each insurer that issues or renews any policy of accident or health insurance and each nonprofit health service corporation under RSA 420-A and health maintenance organization under RSA 420-B providing benefits for disease or sickness in the state of New Hampshire shall provide benefits for treatment and diagnosis of certain biologically-based mental illnesses under [the same] access standards established in RSA 420-J:7, and under terms and conditions [and] which are no less extensive than the coverage provided for any other type of health care for physical illness.

84:3  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect January 1, 2023.

 

Approved: May 20, 2022

Effective Date: January 01, 2023

 

 

Links


Date Body Type
Jan. 19, 2022 House Hearing
Feb. 2, 2022 House Exec Session
House Floor Vote
March 23, 2022 House Exec Session
April 14, 2022 Senate Hearing
April 21, 2022 Senate Floor Vote

Bill Text Revisions

HB1622 Revision: 36503 Date: May 24, 2022, 7:45 a.m.
HB1622 Revision: 35879 Date: April 22, 2022, 10:13 a.m.
HB1622 Revision: 34963 Date: April 11, 2022, 10:16 a.m.
HB1622 Revision: 34845 Date: Feb. 8, 2022, 12:40 p.m.
HB1622 Revision: 34488 Date: Dec. 22, 2021, 10:52 a.m.

Docket


May 24, 2022: Signed by Governor Sununu 05/20/2022; Chapter 84; Eff. 01/01/2023


May 13, 2022: Enrolled (in recess of) 05/12/2022


May 13, 2022: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/12/2022); SJ 13


April 21, 2022: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/21/2022; SJ 9


April 14, 2022: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/21/2022; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 16


April 7, 2022: Hearing: 04/14/2022, Room Reps Hall, SH, 11:30 am; SC 15


April 5, 2022: Introduced 03/31/2022 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 8


March 31, 2022: Ought to Pass: MA VV 03/31/2022 HJ 9


March 24, 2022: Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 21-0; CC)


March 18, 2022: ==CONTINUED== Division III Work Session: 03/21/2022 10:00 am LOB 201-203


March 11, 2022: DivisionIII Work Session: 03/14/2022 01:00 pm LOB 210-211


March 9, 2022: Executive Session: 03/23/2022 10:00 am LOB 210-211


Feb. 16, 2022: Referred to Finance 02/16/2022 HJ 3


Feb. 16, 2022: Referred to Finance 02/16/2022 HJ 3


Feb. 16, 2022: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2022-0450h: MA VV 02/16/2022 HJ 3


Feb. 24, 2022: Amendment # 2022-0450h: AA VV 02/16/2022 HJ 3


Feb. 16, 2022: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2022-0450h: MA VV 02/16/2022 HJ 3


Feb. 8, 2022: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2022-0450h (NT) (Vote 19-0; CC)


Jan. 27, 2022: Subcommittee Work Session: 02/02/2022 09:00 am LOB 302-304


Feb. 2, 2022: Executive Session: 02/02/2022 1:15 p.m. LOB302-304


Jan. 19, 2022: Subcommittee Work Session: 01/26/2022 09:45 am LOB 302-304


Jan. 13, 2022: Public Hearing: 01/19/2022 02:45 pm LOB 302-304


Dec. 22, 2021: Introduced 01/05/2022 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs