Bill Text: NH HB1316 | 2016 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Relative to hospital rates for self-pay patients.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-05-31 - Signed by Governor Hassan 05/27/2016; Chapter 139; Eff. 7/26/2016 [HB1316 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2016-HB1316-Chaptered.html
CHAPTER 139
HB 1316 - FINAL VERSION
2016 SESSION
16-2368
01/03
HOUSE BILL 1316
AN ACT relative to hospital rates for self-pay patients.
SPONSORS: Rep. Hunt, Ches. 11
COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs
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ANALYSIS
The bill clarifies the law covering hospital rates for self-pay patients.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
16-2368
01/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen
AN ACT relative to hospital rates for self-pay patients.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
139:1 Hospital Rates for Self-Pay Patients. Amend RSA 151:12-b to read as follows:
151:12-b Hospital Rates for Self-Pay Patients. When billing self-pay patients for a service rendered, a hospital shall accept as payment in full an amount no greater than the amount generally billed and received by the hospital for that service for patients covered by health insurance. A hospital shall determine the amount generally billed to health carriers in a manner consistent with Section 9007 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2009. A hospital shall provide written notice to a self-pay patient in advance of providing a service and at the time the service is billed regarding the requirements under this section. For the purposes of this section "hospital'' means an institution which is engaged in providing to patients, under supervision of physicians, diagnostic and therapeutic services for medical diagnosis, treatment, and care of injured, disabled, or sick persons, or rehabilitation services for the rehabilitation of such persons. The term "hospital'' includes psychiatric and substance abuse treatment hospitals. In this section, "self-pay" means a patient seeking care at a hospital who does not have any form of insurance, including, but not limited to, health insurance, MedPay coverage, or any other liability coverage.
139:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: May 27, 2016
Effective Date: July 26, 2016
