HB475: establishing a committee to study possible oversight of alternative health care practitioners.

HB 475 - AS INTRODUCED

2003 SESSION

03-0764

08/01

HOUSE BILL 475

AN ACT establishing a committee to study possible oversight of alternative health care practitioners.

SPONSORS: Rep. Hinkle, Hills 58

COMMITTEE: Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

ANALYSIS

This bill establishes a committee to study possible oversight of alternative health care practitioners.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

03-0764

08/01

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Three

AN ACT establishing a committee to study possible oversight of alternative health care practitioners.

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

1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study possible oversight of alternative health care practitioners.

2 Membership and Compensation.

I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:

(a) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house.

(b) Three members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.

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 evaluate the benefits of establishing some degree of oversight of alternative health care practitioners to provide consumer protection and professional legitimacy. The committee shall study various degrees of oversight, from registration with an executive agency to self-regulation in conformity with some national association.

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 house 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 speaker of the house of representatives, the senate president, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2003.

6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.