329:1-f Commission to Study Telehealth Services –
I. There is established a commission to study telehealth services.
(a) The members of the commission shall be as follows:
(1) One member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
(2) Two members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(3) The Medicaid director, or designee.
(4) The commissioner of the department of insurance, or designee.
(5) A member of the New Hampshire Americas Health Insurance Plans, or designee.
(6) A member of the New Hampshire Hospital Association, appointed by the association.
(7) A member of the Community Behavioral Health Association, appointed by the association.
(8) A member of the New Hampshire Medical Society, appointed by the society.
(9) A member of Bi-State Primary Care Association, appointed by the association.
(10) A member from a nonprofit social services organization representing the patient perspective, appointed by the president of the senate.
(11) A member of the NH Nurse Practitioner Association, appointed by the association.
(12) A member of the Granite State Home Health __ampersand__ Hospice Association, appointed by the association.
(13) A representative of the Medicaid Managed Care Organization (MCO) as nominated by the MCOs operating in the state of New Hampshire.
(b) Legislative members of the commission shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the commission.
II. (a) The commission shall:
(1) Review available data compiled by the department of insurance requested by the commission. This data may include, but not limited to, utilization and cost of services through telehealth in New Hampshire.
(2) Review available data compiled by health care providers requested by the commission. This data may include, but not limited to, utilization, patient experience, delivery costs, and savings achieved through telehealth in New Hampshire.
(3) Review other information and material as determined by the commission.
(b) The commission may solicit input from any person or entity the commission deems relevant to its study, including data collected by an independent research contractor. This data may include review of telehealth parity in all commercial payers, NH Medicaid fee for service, and managed care plans; patient and provider access to telehealth; provider use of telehealth services; patient utilization, including chronic disease management and prevention services; quality of care delivered by telehealth; and the impact of telehealth on the cost of healthcare delivery.
III. 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. Six members of the commission shall constitute a quorum.
IV. The commission shall make an interim report by December 1, 2022 and a final report with its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation on or before December 1, 2024 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.