SB 286-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
02/03/2022 0321s
2022 SESSION
22-2938
04/05
SENATE BILL 286-FN
AN ACT establishing an association health plan pilot program.
SPONSORS: Sen. Ricciardi, Dist 9; Sen. Bradley, Dist 3; Rep. Rice, Hills. 37; Rep. Layon, Rock. 6
COMMITTEE: Health and Human Services
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires the insurance commissioner to establish a pilot program for association health plans.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
02/03/2022 0321s 22-2938
04/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two
AN ACT establishing an association health plan pilot program.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Association Health Plans; Pilot Program. No later than January 1, 2023, the commissioner shall develop and implement a pilot program for the establishment of association health plans (AHP). The pilot program shall include all state-mandated health plan coverage, and no state-mandated health plan coverage shall be exempt. Membership in an AHP may be based on profession, line of business, or geographic region, and shall be open to any eligible person regardless of age or health history or status. The pilot program shall be limited to 1,000 participants and shall comply with the United States Department of Labor AHP final rule published in 83 Fed. Reg. 28912 (June 21, 2018) codified at 29 C.F.R. 2510. The commissioner shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to eligibility, application, and selection procedures, and necessary operational provisions of the pilot program. No later than January 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the commissioner shall submit a report on the status of the pilot program to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the governor, and the chairpersons of the house and senate standing committees with jurisdiction over insurance matters.
2 Repeal. Section 1 of this act, relative to the association health plan pilot program, is repealed.
I. Section 2 of this act shall take effect July 1, 2025.
II. The remainder of this act shall take effect upon its passage.
22-2938
Amended 2/4/22
SB 286-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE (AMENDMENT #2022-0321s)
AN ACT establishing an association health plan pilot program.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ ] None
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Revenue | $0 | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | Indeterminable |
Expenditures | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Funding Source: | [ X ] General [ ] Education [ ] Highway [ ] Other | |||
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METHODOLOGY:
This bill requires the insurance commissioner to establish a pilot program for association health
plans. The Insurance Department indicated it can assume the responsibilities associated with this bill with its existing infrastructure with no impact to the operating fund. Where the program is limited to 1000 participants, the Department assumes the impact on premium tax, if any, will be small.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Insurance Department