SB119 (2009)

(New Title) relative to certain health coverage.


Status: SIGNED BY GOVERNOR (Details)
Length: 135 words.

Revisions of this bill in our system:

 HouseSenate
Public hearing:2009-04-16 13:00:00 LOB 3022009-03-09 00:00:00
Executive session:2009-05-05 13:00:00(unscheduled)
Floor vote:2009-05-20 00:00:002009-03-18 00:00:00

CHAPTER 305

SB 119 – FINAL VERSION

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2009 SESSION

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SENATE BILL 119

AN ACT relative to certain health coverage.

SPONSORS: Sen. Merrill, Dist 21; Sen. Cilley, Dist 6; Rep. McEachern, Rock 16

COMMITTEE: Commerce, Labor and Consumer Protection

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill requires health coverage and prescription drug and dental benefits under the jurisdiction of the commissioner of the department of insurance to be identified as being under the jurisdiction of the commissioner. The insurance commissioner is granted rulemaking authority for the purposes of the bill.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nine

AN ACT relative to certain health coverage.

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

305:1 New Section; Identification of Health Coverage Under the Jurisdiction of the Commissioner. Amend RSA 400-A by inserting after section 15-b the following new section:

400-A:15-c Identification of Health Coverage Under the Jurisdiction of the Commissioner. All health coverage as defined in RSA 420-G:2, IX and prescription drug and dental benefits offered separately as described in RSA 420-G:2, IX(j) shall be identified as being under the jurisdiction of the commissioner. Such identification shall be clearly printed on a member’s identification card and the policy issued to an insured after January 1, 2010. The commissioner shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, designating the form and manner of the identification required under this section.

305:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: July 31, 2009

Effective Date: September 29, 2009