Bill Text: NH SB133 | 2015 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relative to certain health care data, certain workers compensation medical claim data collected by the insurance department, and medical costs paid under workers compensation.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-07-07 - Signed by the Governor on 07/06/2015; Chapter 0210; Effective 09/04/2015 [SB133 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2015-SB133-Amended.html
SB 133-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
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2015 SESSION
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SENATE BILL 133-FN
AN ACT relative to certain health care data and relative to certain workers’ compensation medical claim data collected by the insurance department.
SPONSORS: Sen. Bradley, Dist 3; Rep. S. Schmidt, Carr 6; Rep. McMahon, Rock 7
COMMITTEE: Health and Human Services
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill requires the insurance commissioner to consult with certain groups and organizations and to make a report by December 2015 to the legislature and the governor with recommendations on options for including workers’ compensation data in the New Hampshire comprehensive health information system.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03/12/2015 0641s
15Apr2015… 1192h
15-0959
01/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fifteen
AN ACT relative to certain health care data and relative to certain workers’ compensation medical claim data collected by the insurance department.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Development of a Comprehensive Health Care Information System. Amend RSA 420-G:11-a by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:
III. The department shall make available to the public a public use data set for purposes of facilitating transparency in health care costs.
2 New Section; Advisory Organizations; Required Activity. Amend RSA 412 by inserting after section 37-a the following new section:
412:37-b Advisory Organizations; Required Activity. The commissioner shall consult with workers’ compensation advisory organizations, workers’ compensation carriers, and third party administrators or self-insureds regarding the most effective options for including workers’ compensation medical claims data in the New Hampshire comprehensive health information system, as defined under RSA 420-G:11-a. The commissioner shall make a report with recommendations on options for including workers’ compensation medical claims data in the New Hampshire comprehensive health information system on or before December 1, 2015 to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the governor. and the chairpersons of the house and senate committees having jurisdiction over health and human services.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
LBAO
15-0959
Revised 03/30/15
Amended 03/23/15
SB 133-FN FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT relative to certain health care data and relative to certain workers’ compensation medical claim data collected by the insurance department.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Department of Health and Human Services states this bill, as amended by the Senate (Amendment #2015-0641s), may increase state expenditures by an indeterminable amount in FY 2016 and each year thereafter. There will be no fiscal impact on state, county, and local revenue, or county and local expenditures.
METHODOLOGY:
The Department states this bill would make certain data in the Comprehensive Health Information System available to the public upon request, and requires the Department to maintain records of the release of such data and make the records available for public inspection. The Department states it is not possible to predict the frequency of requests or the cost to provide the data.
The New Hampshire Insurance Department states it currently has the structure and budget in place to regulate and support the transparency efforts that may arise under this legislation with no additional fiscal impact.
