SB 176-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
01/03/2024 2419s
2023 SESSION
23-1039
05/07
SENATE BILL 176-FN
AN ACT relative to insurance coverage for pelvic floor therapy.
SPONSORS: Sen. Perkins Kwoka, Dist 21; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Fenton, Dist 10; Sen. Altschiller, Dist 24; Sen. Whitley, Dist 15; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Rep. Cannon, Straf. 12; Rep. Grote, Rock. 24
COMMITTEE: Health and Human Services
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill directs the insurance commissioner to provide guidance and a report on insurance coverage for pelvic floor therapy.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
01/03/2024 2419s 23-1039
05/07
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three
AN ACT relative to insurance coverage for pelvic floor therapy.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Department of Insurance; Guidance and Report on Health Insurance Coverage of Pelvic Floor Therapy.
I. The commissioner of the department of insurance shall provide written guidance on coverage of pelvic floor therapy to both health care providers and health carriers.
II. The commissioner also shall review the current scope and adequacy of health care coverage for pelvic floor therapy and identify any gaps in coverage in the state. On or before November 1, 2024, the commissioner shall submit a report of the department's findings and recommendations to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the chairperson of the house health, human services, and elderly affairs committee, the chairperson of the senate health and human services committee, the governor, and the state library. The report shall include the guidelines provided to health care providers and carriers pursuant to paragraph I.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
23-1039
Amended 1/22/24
SB 176-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE (AMENDMENT #2023-2419s)
AN ACT relative to insurance coverage for pelvic floor therapy.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ X ] None
METHODOLOGY:
The Office of Legislative Budget Assistant states this bill, as amended by the Senate, has no fiscal impact on state, county and local expenditures or revenue.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Insurance Department