HB 1174 - AS INTRODUCED
2000 SESSION
HOUSE BILL 1174
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the feasibility of creating an umbrella-type agency for health care.
SPONSORS: Rep. Quandt, Rock 20; Rep. Beaulieu, Rock 11; Rep. Weyler, Rock 18; Rep. Martel, Hills 45; Sen. Johnson, Dist 3
This bill establishes a committee to study the feasibility of establishing an umbrella-type agency for health care.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
00-2074
01/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the feasibility of creating an umbrella-type agency for health care.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study the feasibility of creating an umbrella-type agency for health care.
2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) Three members of the house of representatives, at least one of whom shall be from the commerce committee, appointed by the speaker of the house.
(b) Three members of the senate, at least one of whom shall be from the senate public institutions, health and human services committee, appointed by the president of the senate.
II. The committee shall solicit information from the following:
(a) The New Hampshire Medical Society.
(b) The attorney general.
(c) The commissioners of the department of health and human services and insurance.
(d) Any other person or organization the committee deems relevant to its study.
III. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
3 Duties. The committee shall study the feasibility of creating an umbrella-type agency for health care. The committee shall include in its study a review of the laws of any other states which have adopted this approach.
4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Four members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate president, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2000.
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.