Revision: Dec. 1, 2025, 9:54 a.m.
HB 1232 - AS INTRODUCED
2026 SESSION
26-2969
05/09
HOUSE BILL 1232
AN ACT relative to insurance coverage for telemedicine services.
SPONSORS: Rep. Gregg, Hills. 7; Rep. Nelson, Rock. 13; Rep. M. Pearson, Rock. 34; Rep. J. Sullivan, Graf. 2; Sen. Rosenwald, Dist 13; Sen. Fenton, Dist 10; Sen. Long, Dist 20
COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs
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ANALYSIS
This bill provides that if the telemedicine code is substantially equivalent to an in-person code for medical services, the insurer must provide the same level of reimbursement to the provider. The bill also establishes administrative penalties for violation and a private right of action in cases involving a pattern of noncompliance.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-2969
05/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six
AN ACT relative to insurance coverage for telemedicine services.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Hampshire Telemedicine Act; Coverage for Telemedicine Services. Amend RSA 415-J:3, III to read as follows:
III. An insurer offering a health plan in this state shall provide coverage and reimbursement for health care services provided through telemedicine on the same basis and at the same rate as the insurer provides coverage and reimbursement for health care services provided in person. Any telemedicine code that is substantively equivalent to an in-person code from the standpoint of personally delivered services by a provider shall be reimbursed by an insurer at an identical level to the equivalent in-person code.
2 New Section; Coverage for Telemedicine Services; Penalties. Amend RSA 415-J by inserting after section 3 the following new section:
415-J:4 Penalties; Private Right of Action.
I. Any insurer violating any of the provisions of RSA 415-J:3 may be subjected to an administrative fine not to exceed $2,500 per violation. The commissioner also may suspend or revoke the certificate of authority or license of an insurer found to have violated any of the provisions of RSA 415-J:3.
II. If an insurer is found to have violated any of the provisions of this chapter 3 or more times within a 5-year period, any person aggrieved may initiated an action against such insurer and may recover court costs and reasonable attorney’s fees as the prevailing party, provided however, that nothing in this section shall supercede or replace existing rights or remedies under any other law.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2027.