Bill Text: NH HB544 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced


Bill Title: Repealing the prohibition on a state-based health exchange.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-11-25 - Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate for Jan 8 (Vote 20-0; Regular Calendar) [HB544 Detail]

Download: New_Hampshire-2013-HB544-Introduced.html

HB 544 – AS INTRODUCED

2013 SESSION

13-0594

01/03

HOUSE BILL 544

AN ACT repealing the prohibition on a state-based health exchange.

SPONSORS: Rep. Butler, Carr 7

COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs

ANALYSIS

This bill deletes the prohibition on a state-based health exchange.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

13-0594 01/03

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Thirteen

AN ACT repealing the prohibition on a state-based health exchange.

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

1 Prohibition on State-Based Health Exchange Deleted. Amend the section heading of RSA 420-N:7 to read as follows:

420-N:7 [Prohibition on] State-Based Health Exchange; Guidelines [for Interaction With Federally-Facilitated Health Exchange].

2 State-Based Health Exchange. Amend RSA 420-N:7, II to read as follows:

II. State agencies [or] and departments may plan for, participate in, contract with any private entity regarding, and interact with the federal government with respect to, the creation of a [federally-facilitated] health benefit exchange for New Hampshire.

3 Repeal. RSA 420-N:7, I, relative to state-based health exchange, is repealed.

4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

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