Bill Text: NH SB419 | 2022 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Establishing a commission to study the delivery of public health services in New Hampshire through regional public health networks.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-1)

Status: (Passed) 2022-06-28 - II. Remainder Effective 06/24/2022 [SB419 Detail]

Download: New_Hampshire-2022-SB419-Amended.html

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SB 419-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

 

02/24/2022   0731s

4May2022... 1649h

 

2022 SESSION

22-3088

05/08

 

SENATE BILL 419-FN

 

AN ACT establishing a commission to study the delivery of public health services in New Hampshire through regional public health networks.

 

SPONSORS: Sen. Prentiss, Dist 5; Sen. Rosenwald, Dist 13; Sen. Soucy, Dist 18; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Perkins Kwoka, Dist 21; Sen. Whitley, Dist 15; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Kahn, Dist 10; Sen. Cavanaugh, Dist 16; Sen. Sherman, Dist 24; Sen. D'Allesandro, Dist 20; Rep. Murphy, Graf. 12; Rep. Marsh, Carr. 8

 

COMMITTEE: Health and Human Services

 

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

 

This bill establishes a commission to study the delivery of public health services in New Hampshire through regional public health networks and continued development of coordinated responses to public health incidents and emergencies in New Hampshire.

 

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

02/24/2022   0731s

4May2022... 1649h 22-3088

05/08

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two

 

AN ACT establishing a commission to study the delivery of public health services in New Hampshire through regional public health networks.

 

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

 

1 New Section; District Departments of Health; Commission to Study the Delivery of Public Health Services Through Regional Public Health Networks Established. Amend RSA 127 by inserting after section 11 the following new section:

127:12 Commission Established.

I.  There is established a commission to study the delivery of public health services through regional public health networks and the continued development of coordinated responses to public health incidents and emergencies in New Hampshire.

II.  The members of the commission shall be as follows:

(a)  One member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.

(b)  One member of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.

(c)  One representative from each of the 13 regional public health networks (RPHNs), appointed by the director of each respective network.

(d)  The director of the division of public health of the department of health and human services, or designee.

(e)  One member of the New Hampshire Public Health Association, appointed by the association.

III.  Legislative members of the commission shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the commission.

IV.  The commission shall:

(a)  Review the operations of the current 13 public health networks.

(b)  Review regional public health priorities across the state.

(c)  Propose a plan for the provision and implementation of sustainable programs, practices, governance, and policies that are evidence-based to improve health outcomes across New Hampshire.

(d)  Review management of public health emergencies at the state and local level.

(e)  Review the coordination of services among partners, including local public health officers, and propose a plan for optimizing these services.

V.  The commission may solicit information and participation from any person or entity determined necessary by the committee in the performance of its duties.

VI.  The members of the commission shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the commission shall be called by the senate member. The first meeting of the commission shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Four members of the commission shall constitute a quorum.

VII.  The commission shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate clerk, the house clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2023.

2 Repeal. RSA 127:12, relative to a commission to study the delivery of public health services in New Hampshire through regional public health networks, is repealed.

3  Effective Date.

I.  Section 2 of this act shall take effect November 1, 2023.

II.  The remainder of this act shall take effect upon its passage.

 

LBA

22-3088

Revised 1/17/22

 

SB 419-FN- FISCAL NOTE

AS INTRODUCED

 

AN ACT relative to public health networks.

 

FISCAL IMPACT:      [    ] State              [    ] County               [    ] Local              [ X ] None

 

METHODOLOGY:

The Department of Health and Human Services states this bill has no fiscal impact on state, county and local expenditures or revenue.

 

 

AGENCIES CONTACTED:

Department of Health and Human Services