New Hampshire 2010 Health Policy Priorities
| Bill Title | Bill Number | Summary | Status |
| An Act Relative To Administering Psychotropic Drugs To Children In Court Ordered Placements |
Would require the Department of Health and Human Services to obtain parental consent or a court order, supported by a medical diagnosis and treatment recommendation, prior to administering psychotropic medications to children in court ordered placements. |
1/6/2010: Introduced in Children and Family Law committee. 1/26/2010: Public hearing held. Referred to interim study. |
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| An Act Requiring That Body Mass Index Be Assessed In All Pupils In Grades One, 4, 7 And 10 |
Would require body mass index be assessed in all pupils in grades one, 4, 7, and 10 who have not opted out for religious reasons. This bill is a request of the commission on the prevention of childhood obesity established by 2008, 219. |
3/18/2010: The House Education Committee voted the bill Inexpedient to Legislate. |
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| An Act Limiting The Use Of Child Restraint Practices In Schools And Treatment Facilities |
Would restrict the use of restraint practices in schools and treatment facilities and establishes certain reporting requirements regarding the use of such practices. |
5/12/2010:House voted to pass the bill with amendment. 5/19/2010: The Senate concurred. The bill will go to the governor to be signed. |
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| An Act Relative To Health Insurance Open Enrollment Periods And Establishing A Commission Relative To Children's Health Insurance |
Would establish a commission relative to children's health insurance. The bill also extends the mandatory open enrollment period for employer-sponsored health insurance plans following termination of coverage under a public or private plan. |
5/5/2010: The House voted the bill "ought to pass"with amendment. 5/19/2010: The Senate concurred. The bill will go to the governor to be signed. |
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An Act Establishing The New Hampshire Health Services Cost Review Commission And Continually Appropriating A Special Fund. |
S-505 | Would establish the New Hampshire health care services cost review commission and an assessment on certain hospitals to fund the operation of the commission. |
5/5/2010: The House voted the bill "ought to pass." 5/13/2010: The Senate concurred. The bill will go to the governor to be signed. |
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An Act Allowing Primary Care Providers To Provide Preventive Oral Health Services To Children Between 0 And 3 Years Of Age Under The State Medicaid Program |
HB-1537 | Would direct the department of health and human services to seek funding for a children's oral health initiative that would enable primary care providers to deliver preventive oral health services to children between 0 and 3 years of age under Medicaid. |
4/21/2010: Full Senate passed the measure on a unanimous voice vote. |
| An Act Establishing a Commission on Primary Care Workforce Issues | HB-1692 | Would establsih a commission on primary care workforce issues.
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5/5/10: Passed Senate. |
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An Act Requiring Public Hearings Concerning Health Care Cost Increases In Health Care Services And Relative Hospital Billing For Services To Uninsured Patients |
SB-392 | Would require the insurance commissioner to hold an annual public hearing to identify and quantify the factors contributing to cost increases in health care services in New Hampshire. Hospitals would also be required to accept as payment an amount no greater than the average amount received by that hospital from patients covered by health maintenance organizations. |
5/12/2010: Passed House with amendment. |
| An Act Relative to Federal Health Care Reform | SB-455 |
Would give NH's insurance commissioner temporary authority to implement and enforce the health insurance reforms that are required this year by federal law. |
5/13/2010: Passed House with amendment. |
