SB 155 – AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE

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2007 SESSION

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SENATE BILL 155

AN ACT relative to insurance coverage for chiropractic services.

SPONSORS: Sen. Hassan, Dist 23; Sen. Sgambati, Dist 4; Sen. Roberge, Dist 9; Sen. Clegg, Dist 14; Rep. Marshall Quandt, Rock 13; Rep. J. Day, Rock 13; Rep. D. Russell, Belk 6

COMMITTEE: Commerce, Labor and Consumer Protection

ANALYSIS

This bill clarifies co-payment amounts charged to the insured for chiropractic services under managed 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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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07-1243

01/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seven

AN ACT relative to insurance coverage for chiropractic services.

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

1 New Section; Chiropractic Co-Payments. Amend RSA 420-J by inserting after section 6-b the following new section:

420-J:6-bb Chiropractic Co-Payments; Limitation. A health benefit plan offering chiropractic benefits shall not impose a co-payment amount charged to the insured for a chiropractic visit that is higher than the co-payment amount charged to the insured for a primary care provider visit.

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