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HB234: establishing a committee to study the certificate of need process.

Bill status: Signed by Governor

Citation
2009 HB234
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House status
Concurred
Senate status
Passed/Adopted with Amendment
Committee
SENATE Health and Human Services
Hearing
04/14/2009 at 08:45 AM
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Current official bill text

Sponsors

Topics

Health and Human Services

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CHAPTER 77

HB 234 – FINAL VERSION

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2009 SESSION

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01/05

HOUSE BILL 234

AN ACT establishing a committee to study the certificate of need process.

SPONSORS: Rep. Schulze, Hills 26; Rep. E. Merrick, Coos 2; Rep. Emerson, Ches 7; Rep. French, Merr 5; Rep. Millham, Belk 5; Sen. Gilmour, Dist 12

COMMITTEE: Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

ANALYSIS

This bill establishes a committee to study the certificate of need process.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

12Feb2009… 0052h

04/29/09 1367s

09-0601

01/05

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nine

AN ACT establishing a committee to study the certificate of need process.

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

77:1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study the certificate of need process.

77:2 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 of representatives.

(b) Two 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.

77:3 Duties. The committee shall study the entire certificate of need statute (RSA 151-C), including, but not limited to the scope of regulation, standards of need, procedures, board membership, services regulated, financial thresholds for regulation, and any other aspect of the certificate of need process that the committee determines warrants review.

77:4 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.

77:5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before February 1, 2010.

77:6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

Approved: June 9, 2009

Effective Date: June 9, 2009