Revision: May 16, 2023, 1:16 p.m.
Rep. Hoell, Merr. 27
May 16, 2023
2023-1872h
05/07
Floor Amendment to SB 263-FN
Amend the title of the bill by replacing it with the following:
AN ACT relative to the New Hampshire granite advantage health care program and the commission to evaluate the effectiveness and future of the New Hampshire granite advantage health care program.
Amend the bill by inserting after section 7 the following and renumbering the original section 8 to read as 9:
8 New Paragraph; Granite Advantage Health Care Program; Co-payments. Amend RSA 126-AA:2 by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:
II-a. To receive benefits under this section and to the extent permitted by federal law, eligible participants shall be required to pay a $25 co-payment for any medical visit and a $100 co-payment for any emergency room visit.
2023-1872h
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill:
I. Reestablishes and revises the membership and duties of the commission to evaluate the effectiveness and future of the New Hampshire granite advantage health care program. The commission is repealed November 1, 2028.
II. Permanently extends the New Hampshire granite advantage health care program by removing the prospective repeal of the program that was to take effect on December 31, 2023.
III. Removes the transfer of funds from the alcohol abuse prevention and treatment fund to the granite advantage health care trust fund.