CHAPTER 238
HB 483 – FINAL VERSION
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2015 SESSION
15-0482
01/03
HOUSE BILL 483
AN ACT relative to the commission on primary care workforce issues.
SPONSORS: Rep. Sherman, Rock 24; Rep. Sad, Ches 1; Rep. McMahon, Rock 7; Rep. MacKay, Merr 14; Sen. Reagan, Dist 17; Sen. Stiles, Dist 24
COMMITTEE: Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
This bill extends the commission on primary care workforce issues. This bill also adds new members to the commission and clarifies its duties.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
4Mar2015… 0236h
05/21/2015 1883s
24June2015… 2292CofC
15-0482
01/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fifteen
AN ACT relative to the commission on primary care workforce issues.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
238:1 Commission on Primary Care Workforce Issues; Membership. Amend RSA 126-T:1 to read as follows:
126-T:1 Commission Established; Membership. There is hereby established a commission on primary care workforce issues. The members of the commission shall be as follows:
I. One member of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
II. The commissioner of the department of health and human services, or designee.
III. The commissioner of the department of labor, or designee.
IV. The insurance commissioner, or designee.
V. The dean, or designee, from a public institution with a health science school, appointed by the president of the institution.
[V.] VI. The dean, or designee, from a private institution with a health science school, appointed by the president of the institution.
[VI.] VII. A representative of the New Hampshire Medical Society, appointed by the society.
[VII.] VIII. A representative of the New Hampshire Dental Society, appointed by the society.
[VIII.] IX. A representative of the New Hampshire Mental Health Coalition, appointed by the coalition.
[IX.] X. Three representatives from the state’s rural and underserved health care facilities, including 2 practitioners and one administrator, appointed by the governor.
[X.] XI. A representative of the New Hampshire Citizens Health Initiative, appointed by such organization.
[XI.] XII. A representative of the New Hampshire Area Health Education Center, appointed by the organization.
[XII.] XIII. A representative of the Bi-State Primary Care Association, appointed by the association.
[XIII.] XIV. Three at large members, nominated by the commission and appointed by the governor.
XV. A representative of the New Hampshire Nurse Practitioner Association, appointed by the association.
XVI. A representative of the New Hampshire Society of Physician Assistants Association, appointed by the association.
XVII. A representative of the New Hampshire Hospital Association, appointed by the association.
XVIII. A pharmacist, appointed by the board of pharmacy.
238:2 Commission on Primary Care Workforce Issues; Duties. Amend RSA 126-T:3 to read as follows:
126-T:3 Duties. The commission shall plan and advocate for policy changes related to maintaining and strengthening an effective primary care workforce in New Hampshire, with special concern for rural and other underserved areas. The committee’s duties shall include, but not be limited to:
I. Reviewing the impact of existing [programs in all state agencies] policies related to strengthening New Hampshire’s primary care workforce and making recommendations relative to [redirecting] appropriate use of funds [to programs which may have more impact on this goal] for training, education, and recruitment.
II. [Interacting with] Assessing the degree to which insurers, managed care organizations, and state and federal payment sources [on] may present inequities and problems regarding payment for primary care services which may serve as a barrier for attracting and retaining the providers necessary for network adequacy.
III. Collecting and reviewing data and information that informs decisions and planning for the primary care workforce and looking for innovative ways for expanding New Hampshire’s primary care resources including, but not limited to, interstate collaboration.
IV. Assembling and including in its [annual report] reports, required under RSA 126-T:4, data on the availability, accessibility, and effectiveness of primary care in New Hampshire, with special attention to such data in rural and underserved areas of the state.
238:3 Commission on Primary Care Workforce Issues; Reports. Amend RSA 126-T:4 to read as follows:
126-T:4 Reports. The commission shall make an [annual] interim report [beginning] on November 1, [2010] 2015, and a final report on November 1, 2019, including its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation, to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, and the governor.
238:4 Commission on Primary Care Workforce Issues; Extension. Amend 2010, 114:4, I to read as follows:
I. Section 3 of this act shall take effect November 1, [2015] 2019.
238:5 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: July 13, 2015
Effective Date: July 13, 2015