Revision: May 13, 2026, 12:49 p.m.
Rep. Polozov, Merr. 10
May 13, 2026
2026-1949h
12/09
Floor Amendment to SB 498-FN
Amend the title of the bill by replacing it with the following:
AN ACT relative to children's mental health services for persons 18 years of age and younger and relative to removing Hepatitis B from the list of communicable diseases for which childhood immunization is required under state law.
Amend the bill by inserting after section 3 the following and renumbering the original section 4 to read as 5:
4 Immunization Requirements; Hepatitis B Removed. Amend RSA 141-C:20-a, I to read as follows:
I. All parents or legal guardians shall have their children, who are residing in this state, immunized against diphtheria, mumps, pertussis, poliomyelitis, rubella, rubeola, tetanus, varicella, [Hepatitis B,] and Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib).
2026-1949h
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill:
I. Establishes the New Hampshire children's behavioral health association for the purpose of collecting assessments to fund payments to care management entities for the provision of childhood behavioral health services. The association is authorized to collect assessments from insurance carriers, stop loss carriers, and third-party administrators for fully insured and self-funded health plans. The assessment base would include covered lives in the state employee health plan, as well as pooled risk management programs under RSA 5-b. The funds provided for this purpose would be deposited in a dedicated fund administered by the insurance commissioner.
II. Removes Hepatitis B from the list of diseases for which childhood immunization is required.