HB 614-FN - AS INTRODUCED

 

 

2023 SESSION

23-0256

08/05

 

HOUSE BILL 614-FN

 

AN ACT directing the department of health and human services to develop a health outcomes repository related to per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances.

 

SPONSORS: Rep. N. Murphy, Hills. 12; Rep. Dunn, Rock. 16; Rep. Meuse, Rock. 37; Rep. W. Thomas, Hills. 12; Rep. Rung, Hills. 12; Rep. Lascelles, Hills. 14; Rep. K. Perez, Rock. 16; Rep. Rombeau, Hills. 2; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Altschiller, Dist 24; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Chandley, Dist 11; Sen. Ricciardi, Dist 9

 

COMMITTEE: Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

 

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ANALYSIS

 

This bill directs the department of health and human services to develop a health outcomes repository related to per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances.

 

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

23-0256

08/05

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three

 

AN ACT directing the department of health and human services to develop a health outcomes repository related to per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances.

 

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

 

1  Department of Health and Human Services; Health Outcomes Repository.  The department of health and human services shall develop a health outcomes repository to collect information relative to adverse human health effects in areas impacted by per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) air emissions and areas impacted by PFAS contaminated drinking water.  The repository shall collect adverse health outcome information recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency based upon scientific studies and peer reviewed data.  

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

 

LBA

23-0256

Revised 1/25/23

 

HB 614-FN- FISCAL NOTE

AS INTRODUCED

 

AN ACT directing the department of health and human services to develop a health outcomes repository related to per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances.

 

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

 

 

 

Estimated Increase / (Decrease)

STATE:

FY 2023

FY 2024

FY 2025

FY 2026

   Appropriation

$0

$0

$0

$0

   Revenue

$0

$0

$0

$0

   Expenditures

$0

Indeterminable Increase

Indeterminable Increase

Indeterminable Increase

Funding Source:

  [ X ] General            [    ] Education            [    ] Highway           [    ] Other

 

 

 

 

 

METHODOLOGY:

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a voluntary health outcomes repository to collect information relative to adverse human health effects in areas impacted by per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) air emissions and areas impacted by PFAS contaminated drinking water.  

 

The Department assumes that in order to maintain the privacy and security of the information submitted to the repository, a secure portal will need to be designed for submittal and retrieval of information.  The Department states that although it could leverage the existing Salesforce platform, it does not have the resource to customize the platform for web-based reporting.  As a result, the Department expects an IT contract will be needed to build and implement the portal, at a cost of $650,000.  The time frame for completing a request for proposal (RFP), vendor selection, and contract completion is estimated to be 12 months.  Once a contract is established, the Department anticipates another 12-month time frame from development to implementation.  The Department estimates ongoing system and data maintenance costs of $200,000 per year.  In addition, staff licenses are estimated at $840 per person annually; if three people are necessary, the cost will be $2,520 annually.  The Department further states that because it is unclear how many people will enroll in the repository, there are indeterminable costs related to infrastructure needs.

 

The Department states that, because participation in the repository is voluntary, to make it more complete the Department will need to conduct community outreach to encourage impacted individuals to voluntarily enroll.  Costs associated with education and outreach activities is anticipated to be $25,000 to $50,000 and will likely be administered through a contract with a support services vendor.

 

Finally, the Department anticipates needing three additional staff to carry out the work related to the registry: one Business Systems Analyst II position (LG 30, Step 7) for continuity of operations; one Program Planner III (LG 25, Step 5) for data analysis; and one Program Planner III (LG 25, Step 5) for communication purposes (communication with enrollees and community members).  The costs of these positions are as follows:

 

 

FY 2024

FY 2025

FY 2026

Program Planner III

 

 

 

     Salary

 $         61,900

 $         61,900

 $         64,700

     Benefits

 $         34,800

 $         36,300

 $         36,900

     Other

 $         13,900

 $         10,900

 $         10,900

          Total

 $       110,600

 $       109,100

 $       112,500

 

 

 

 

Program Planner III

 

 

 

     Salary

 $         61,900

 $         61,900

 $         64,700

     Benefits

 $         34,800

 $         36,300

 $         36,900

     Other

 $         13,900

 $         10,900

 $         10,900

          Total

 $       110,600

 $       109,100

 $       112,500

 

 

 

 

Business Systems Analyst II

 

 

 

     Salary

 $         84,800

 $         84,800

 $         88,700

     Benefits

 $         39,800

 $         41,300

 $         42,100

     Other

 $         10,000

 $           7,000

 $           7,000

          Total

 $       134,600

 $       133,100

 $       137,800

 

 

 

 

              Positions Grand Total:

 $        355,800

 $        351,300

 $        362,800

 

 

This bill does not contain an appropriation or establish new positions.  It is assumed that any fiscal impact will begin in FY 2024.

 

AGENCIES CONTACTED:

Department of Health and Human Services