Bill Text: NH HB184 | 2017 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relative to the license requirement for medical imaging and radiation therapy and relative to registration by practitioners with the board of medical imaging and radiation therapy.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-04-17 - Signed by Governor Sununu 04/17/2017; Chapter 11; Eff. 4/17/2017 [HB184 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2017-HB184-Introduced.html
HB 184-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2017 SESSION
17-0423
10/01
HOUSE BILL 184-FN
AN ACT repealing licensure requirements for medical imaging and radiation therapy professionals.
SPONSORS: Rep. Sylvia, Belk. 6; Rep. McGuire, Merr. 29
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
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ANALYSIS
This bill repeals RSA 328-J, the regulation of medical imaging and radiation therapy under the board of medical imaging and radiation therapy.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
17-0423
10/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen
AN ACT repealing licensure requirements for medical imaging and radiation therapy professionals.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Repeals. The following are repealed:
I. RSA 328-J, relative to regulation of medical imaging and radiation therapy under the board of medical imaging and radiation therapy.
II. RSA 310-A:1-a, II(z) relative to the inclusion of medical imaging and radiation therapists under the administration of the office of professional licensure and certification.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
17-0423
12/21/16
HB 184-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT repealing licensure requirements for medical imaging and radiation therapy professionals.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ ] None
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STATE: | FY 2018 | FY 2019 | FY 2020 | FY 2021 |
Appropriation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Revenue | $0 | ($190,740) | $0 | ($190,740) |
Expenditures | ($57,899) | ($60,374) | ($62,898) | ($65,718) |
Funding Source: | [ X ] General [ ] Education [ ] Highway [ ] Other | |||
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METHODOLOGY:
The Office of Professional Licensure and Certification states this bill halts the creation of a Board of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy to regulate this group and staffing needed to complete the licensing process. It will also prevent collection of unrestricted revenue from those regulated by the board. There are currently approximately 1,664 radiation technologists and 70 radiation therapists practicing in New Hampshire. Licensing fees would be $110 every 2 years for both professions, and assuming all professionals were licensed in FY 2017, fee revenue would decrease in FY 2019 and FY 2021.
License Fee Revenue | |||||
Number of Licenses | License Fee Every 2 years |
FY 2018 |
FY 2019 |
FY 2020 |
FY 2021 |
1734 | $110 | $0 | ($190,740) | $0 | ($190,740) |
Expenses for per diem mileage for 7 board members are estimated at a total of $584 per month and salary and benefits for a full-time licensing clerk (LG 11) would not be needed.
Licensing Expenses | ||||
| FY 2018 | FY 2019 | FY 2020 | FY 2021 |
Annual Per Diem and Mileage for 7 Board Members | ($7,008) | ($7,008) | ($7,008) | ($7,008) |
Annual Salary and Benefits Full Time Licensing Clerk (LG 11) |
($50,891) |
($53,366) |
($55,890) |
($58,710) |
Total Expenses | ($57,899) | ($60,374) | ($62,898) | ($65,718) |
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Office of Professional Licensure and Certification
