SB 67-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2025 SESSION
25-1055
06/11
SENATE BILL 67-FN
AN ACT relative to workers' compensation and resolution of payment disputes.
SPONSORS: Sen. McGough, Dist 11; Sen. Rochefort, Dist 1; Sen. Fenton, Dist 10
COMMITTEE: Commerce
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ANALYSIS
This bill establishes a 90-day time limit for applying to the commissioner to resolve disputes regarding the reasonable value of services provided.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25-1055
06/11
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT relative to workers' compensation and resolution of payment disputes.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Workers' Compensation; Payment for Reasonable Value of Services. Amend RSA 281-A:24, I(c) and (d) to read as follows:
(c) Effort shall be made to resolve any dispute as to the reasonable value of service prior to applying to the commissioner for resolution of such a dispute, provided that no such application to the commissioner shall be made unless:
(1) The health care provider has notified the employer or the employer's insurance carrier, whichever is applicable, no more than 45 days after payment, of the provider's disagreement on the reasonable value of services provided; and
(2) No more than 45 days have passed since the notification required in subparagraph (1).
(d) Whenever an injured employee receives medical or hospital service or other remedial care under the provisions of this chapter and a dispute arises between the employer or the employer's insurance carrier and the person, firm, or corporation rendering such service or care as to the reasonable value of the service or care, the commissioner shall have exclusive jurisdiction to determine the reasonable value of such service or care, subject to the provisions under subparagraph (c). Any interested party may petition for a hearing and all interested parties shall be entitled to notice and hearing if it is determined that all reasonable efforts to resolve the dispute have failed.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
25-1055
1/3/25
SB 67-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT relative to workers' compensation and resolution of payment disputes.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Legislative Budget Assistant has determined that this legislation has a total fiscal impact of less than $10,000 in each of the fiscal years 2025 through 2028.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Labor
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 23, 2025 | Senate | Hearing |
Jan. 15, 2025: Hearing: 01/23/2025, Room 100, SH, 10:50 am; SC 7
Jan. 15, 2025: Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 3