SB 191 - AS INTRODUCED
2003 SESSION
01/09
SENATE BILL 191
AN ACT creating a committee to study establishing a prescription drug program for the elderly and disabled.
SPONSORS: Sen. Martel, Dist 18; Rep. P. Katsakiores, Rock 77; Rep. Ruffner, Rock 83
COMMITTEE: Public Institutions, Health and Human Services
This bill creates a committee to study issues regarding establishing a prescription drug program for the elderly and disabled.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03-1160
01/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Three
AN ACT creating a committee to study establishing a prescription drug program for the elderly and disabled.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study establishing a prescription drug program for the elderly and disabled.
2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) Three members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
(b) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house.
II. 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 establishing a prescription drug program for the elderly and disabled. The committee's study shall include, but not be limited to confidentiality of patient information, the role of pharmacists, and the manner and place for filling prescriptions.
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 senate 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 senate president, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate clerk, the house clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2003.
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.