CHAPTER 210

SB 99 - FINAL VERSION

8Jun2023... 1456h

2023 SESSION

23-0829

05/08

SENATE BILL 99

AN ACT relative to the responsibilities of insurers in conducting reviews of the operations of administrators.

SPONSORS: Sen. Ricciardi, Dist 9; Sen. Gannon, Dist 23; Rep. Hunt, Ches. 14

COMMITTEE: Commerce

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill requires an insurer to conduct, at least semi-annually, an on-site or virtual audit of the operations of the benefit administrator.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

8Jun2023... 1456h 23-0829

05/08

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three

AN ACT relative to the responsibilities of insurers in conducting reviews of the operations of administrators.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

210:1  Third Party Administrators; Responsibilities of the Insurer.  Amend RSA 402-H:6, III to read as follows:

III.  In cases in which an administrator administers benefits for more than 100 certificate holders on behalf of an insurer, the insurer shall, at least semi-annually, conduct [a review] an on-site or virtual audit of the operations of the administrator.  [At least one such review shall be an on-site audit of the operations of the administrator.]

210:2  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: August 04, 2023

Effective Date: October 03, 2023