CHAPTER 151
SB 350-FN - FINAL VERSION
02/08/2024 0260s
04/05/2024 1270s
2024 SESSION
24-2828
10/05
SENATE BILL 350-FN
SPONSORS: Sen. Soucy, Dist 18; Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Chandley, Dist 11; Rep. Goley, Hills. 21; Rep. O'Brien, Hills. 10; Rep. Soucy, Merr. 21
COMMITTEE: Health and Human Services
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires that emergency response/public safety workers denied workers' compensation claims related to any claim of injury to which a prima facie presumption applies shall maintain their health insurance benefit until a final determination is made.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
02/08/2024 0260s
04/05/2024 1270s 24-2828
10/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
151:1 New Section; Workers' Compensation; Emergency Responders; Health Insurance. Amend RSA 281-A by inserting after section 17-e the following new section:
281-A:17-f Emergency Response/Public Safety Worker; Insurance Coverage. If an emergency response/public safety worker, as defined in RSA 281-A:2, V-c, petitions for hearing in response to a memorandum of denial filed under RSA 281-A:42, I(b) related to any claim of injury to which a prima facie presumption applies:
I. The employer shall maintain any health insurance benefit at the value of a single employee insurance premium until such time that the commissioner makes a final determination, including any appeal.
II. Once claimed, the period for which this benefit is payable shall not exceed 18 months.
III. The employee shall be eligible for this benefit starting at the beginning of his or her employment and for a period of 20 years from the effective date of separation from service.
151:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: July 03, 2024
Effective Date: September 01, 2024
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Jan. 24, 2024 | 2024-0260s |
| March 20, 2024 | 2024-1270s |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 24, 2024 | Senate | Hearing |
| Feb. 8, 2024 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| April 4, 2024 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| April 24, 2024 | House | Hearing |
| April 24, 2024 | House | Floor Vote |
July 10, 2024: Signed by the Governor on 07/03/2024; Chapter 0151; Effective 09/01/2024
June 24, 2024: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/13/2024); SJ 18
June 25, 2024: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/13/2024 HJ 16
June 25, 2024: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/13/2024 HJ 16 P. 45
June 24, 2024: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/13/2024); SJ 17
May 23, 2024: Ought to Pass: MA VV 05/23/2024 HJ 14 P. 38
May 13, 2024: Committee Report: Ought to Pass 04/24/2024 (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 20 P. 12
April 15, 2024: Public Hearing: 04/24/2024 01:00 pm LOB 307
April 10, 2024: Introduced (in recess of) 03/28/2024 and referred to Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services HJ 10 P. 228
April 5, 2024: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-1270s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/05/2024; SJ 8
April 5, 2024: Committee Amendment # 2024-1270s, AA, VV; 04/05/2024; SJ 8
March 21, 2024: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-1270s, 04/05/2024, Vote 7-0; SC 13
Feb. 8, 2024: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-0260s, MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 02/08/2024; SJ 3
Feb. 8, 2024: Committee Amendment # 2024-0260s, AA, VV; 02/08/2024; SJ 3
Jan. 24, 2024: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-0260s, 02/08/2024; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 6
Jan. 18, 2024: Hearing: 01/24/2024, Room 101, LOB, 09:00 am; SC 4
Dec. 11, 2023: To Be Introduced 01/03/2024 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 1