HB 257 - AS INTRODUCED
2001 SESSION
09/10
HOUSE BILL 257
AN ACT relative to disclosure of injuries, medical information, and insurance coverage in claims for bodily injury.
SPONSORS: Rep. DiFruscia, Rock 27; Rep. Bruno, Hills 4; Rep. Phinizy, Sull 7; Rep. M. Fuller Clark, Rock 36
This bill requires certain disclosures of injuries, medical information, and insurance policy liability limits in claims for bodily injury.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
01-0259
09/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand One
AN ACT relative to disclosure of injuries, medical information, and insurance coverage in claims for bodily injury.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Disclosure of Injuries, Medical Information, and Insurance Coverage in Claims for Bodily Injury. RSA 498:2-a is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
498:2-a Disclosure of Injuries, Medical Information, and Insurance Coverage in Claims for Bodily Injury. Any person who has a claim for bodily injury shall notify the insurer of the person who allegedly caused the injury in writing. A claim for bodily injury shall be accompanied by a listing of medical providers and medical bills and the theory of liability. The insurer of the person who allegedly caused the injury shall, upon receiving said notice, notify the claimant of the policy limits of liability. The insurer may also request medical reports from the claimant's medical provider only from the date of the alleged injury at the insurer's cost, with a copy to the claimant only. The insurer of the person who allegedly caused the injury shall not disclose any medical reports or any medical or psychiatric information to any other insurer or individual without the express written permission of the claimant. In the event that a claimant does not provide the medical information requested, the claim may be denied. This section shall not affect the rights of an injured party to seek court remedies.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2002.