Revision: April 22, 2026, 11:32 a.m.
Senate Health and Human Services
April 22, 2026
2026-1622s
05/07
Amendment to HB 241-FN
Amend RSA 420-J:7-f, I as inserted by section 2 of the bill by replacing it with the following:
I. Health carriers shall develop, in accordance with guidelines established by the insurance department, a program to provide access to a broad spectrum of covered pain management services, including, but not limited to, non-medication, nonsurgical treatment modalities, and non-opioid medication treatment options that serve as alternatives to opioid prescribing, including restorative therapies, behavioral health approaches, or integrative health therapies, such as acupuncture, chiropractic and osteopathic treatments, massage, or movement therapies. This plan shall be approved by the department as a component of the form filing and approval process.
Amend RSA 420-J:7-f, IV and V as inserted by section 2 of the bill by replacing it with the following:
IV. Health carriers shall not require a covered person to obtain prior authorization for access to the program of pain management.
V. Carriers may establish utilization controls, including prior authorization or step therapy requirements, for clinically appropriate non-opioid drugs approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for the treatment or management of pain, but they shall not be more restrictive or extensive than the least restrictive or extensive utilization controls applicable to any clinically appropriate opioid drug.