Revision: Feb. 22, 2023, 1:04 p.m.
Health and Human Services
February 22, 2023
2023-0657s
05/10
Amendment to SB 263-FN
Amend the bill by replacing all after section 2 with the following:
3 Individual Health Insurance Market; Plan of Operation for the High Risk Pool. Amend RSA 404-G:5-a, IV(d) to read as follows:
(d) An amount not to exceed the lesser of the remainder amount, as defined in RSA 126-AA:1, V, or the amount [of revenue transferred from the alcohol abuse prevention and treatment fund pursuant to RSA 176-A:1, IV and] specified in RSA 126-AA:1, V(a) plus taxes attributable to premiums written for medical and other medical-related services for the newly eligible Medicaid population. The association shall transfer all amounts collected pursuant to this subparagraph to the New Hampshire granite advantage health care trust fund established pursuant to RSA 126-AA:3.
4 New Hampshire Granite Advantage Health Care Program; Definition of Remainder Amount. Amend RSA 126-AA:1, V(a) to read as follows:
(a) An amount equal to the amount of revenue transferred from the alcohol abuse prevention and treatment fund [pursuant to RSA 176-A:1, IV] in the state fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, adjusted annually by the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, Northeast Region as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States Department of Labor. The first such annual adjustment shall be made during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024. The annual adjustment shall not exceed 5 percent in any fiscal year;
5 Repeal; Commission. RSA 126-AA:4, relative to reestablishing the commission to evaluate the effectiveness and future of the New Hampshire granite health care advantage program, is repealed.
6 Repeal of the Prospective Repeal of the Granite Health Care Advantage Program. The following are repealed:
I. 2018, 342:24, III and VII, relative to the repeal of the granite advantage health care program and trust fund.
II. 2018, 342:25, II, relative to the repeal of the granite advantage health care program and trust fund on December 31, 2023.
7 Repeal; Revenue from Alcohol Abuse Prevention and Treatment Fund. The following are repealed:
I. RSA 176-A:1, IV, relative to the transfer of funds from the alcohol abuse prevention and treatment fund to the New Hampshire granite advantage health care trust fund.
II. RSA 126-AA:3, I(a), relative to the transfer of funds from the alcohol abuse prevention and treatment fund to the New Hampshire granite advantage health care trust fund.
I. Sections 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7 of this act shall take effect December 31, 2023.
II. Section 5 of this act shall take effect November 1, 2028.
III. The remainder of this act shall take effect upon its passage.