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SB 132 · 2025 · Senate · Health and Human Services Committee

Insurance coverage for adult prosthetics

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relative to health insurance coverage for prosthetics.

Requires health insurance policies to cover adult prosthetics, including activity-specific prosthetic devices, extending coverage currently required only for children's prosthetics.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the Senate — Inexpedient to Legislate · November 3, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕Senate
  3. House
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill requires health insurance policies to provide coverage for adult prosthetics, including activity-specific prosthetic devices. Current law requires such coverage for children's prosthetics.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

In the bill's words

Quoted verbatim from the bill as amended by the Senate. Passages chosen from the operative text.Computed by this site

“Each insurer that issues or renews a policy of group or blanket accident or health insurance providing benefits for medical or hospital expenses shall provide coverage for prosthetic devices, including activity-specific prosthetic devices, for children under 19 years of age, who are residents of this state and covered by such insurance.”
RSA 415:18-ff
“The insurer may limit coverage for activity-specific prosthetic devices to one activity-specific prosthetic device per plan year.”
RSA 415:18-ff
“Coverage under this section shall be subject to such other terms and conditions of the policy that may apply.”
RSA 415:18-ff
“Each insurer that issues or renews a policy of group or blanket accident or health insurance providing benefits for medical or hospital expenses shall provide coverage for prosthetic devices, including activity-specific prosthetic devices, for individuals over 19 years of age, who are residents of this state and covered by such insurance.”
RSA 415:18-ff

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Sen. Bill GannonRPrimeChair· Judiciary
  • Sen. Ruth WardRDeputy Majority Leader
  • Sen. Cindy RosenwaldDDeputy Democratic Leader
  • Sen. Howard PearlRChair· Executive Departments and Administration
  • Sen. Rebecca Perkins KwokaDMinority Leader
  • Sen. Suzanne PrentissDAssistant Democratic Leader
  • Rep. Kimberly RiceRVice Chair· Children and Family Law
  • Rep. Alexis SimpsonDDemocratic Leader
  • Rep. Kenneth WeylerRChair· Finance

Also: Sen. Donovan FentonD, Sen. David WattersD, Sen. Pat LongD, Sen. Tim McGoughR, Sen. Debra AltschillerD

Public testimony

No one submitted online testimony on this bill. See the record

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced

Hearings and debates

  • Jan 29, 2025Public hearingSenate Health and Human Services1:22:29–1:25:202m 51slocated in the stream transcriptHearing
  • Feb 5, 2025Public hearingSenate Health and Human Services2:22–4:392m 17slocated in the stream transcriptHearing
  • Mar 6, 2025Floor debateSenate floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamCommittee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0533s; Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-0533s — adopted, voice vote; Committee Amendment # 2025-0533s — adopted, voice vote
  • Mar 20, 2025Floor debateSenate floor2:01:31–2:04:363m 5slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Ought to Pass; Ought to Pass — adopted, voice vote; Sen. Gray Moved Laid on Table — adopted, voice vote

Timestamps locate where this bill is taken up in the chamber's YouTube stream.

Legislative history

  1. Jan 9, 2025SenIntroduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 3
  2. Jan 29, 2025SenHearing: 01/29/2025, Room 101, LOB, 09:15 am; SC 7
  3. Feb 5, 2025SenHearing: 02/05/2025, Room 101, LOB, 09:00 am; SC 8
  4. Mar 6, 2025SenCommittee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0533s, 03/06/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 11
  5. Mar 6, 2025SenCommittee Amendment # 2025-0533s, AA, VV; 03/06/2025; SJ 6
  6. Mar 6, 2025SenOught to Pass with Amendment #2025-0533s, MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 03/06/2025; SJ 6
  7. Mar 20, 2025Sen: Ought to Pass, 03/20/2025, Vote 6-0; SC 13
  8. Mar 20, 2025SenOught to Pass: MA, VV; 03/20/2025; SJ 8
  9. Mar 20, 2025SenSen. Gray Moved Laid on Table, MA, VV; 03/20/2025; SJ 8
  10. Mar 20, 2025SenPending Motion OT3rdg; 03/20/2025; SJ 8
  11. Oct 31, 2025SenInexpedient to Legislate, Senate Rule 3-23, 10/31/2025; SJ 1

Coverage

No reporting linked yet.

Documents (PDF)

Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.