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SB 136 · 2026 · Senate · Health and Human Services Committee

Uncompensated hospital care fund

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establishing an uncompensated care assessment, fund, and committee within the department of insurance.

Establishes an uncompensated health care fund and oversight committee within the department of insurance, funded by a surcharge assessed on commercial insurers, reinsurers, and self-insured plan trusts.AI-generated

Status

Referred to interim study (Senate) · January 7, 2026
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕Senate
  3. House
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill establishes an uncompensated health care fund to be administered by the department of insurance and assessed by a surcharge on commercial insurers, reinsurers, and trusts overseeing self-insured plans.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

In the bill's words

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

“There is hereby established in the state treasury an uncompensated health care fund, which shall be kept separate and distinct from all other funds.”
RSA 400-A:39-c
“All moneys in the fund shall be nonlapsing and continually appropriated to the insurance department for the purposes of this section.”
RSA 400-A:39-c
“The insurance department shall establish an uncompensated health care assessment charged to licensed health insurance carriers, reinsurers, and trusts overseeing self-insured plans in the state of New Hampshire.”
RSA 400-A:39-c
“Self-insured plans subject to the assessment shall include the state of New Hampshire health plan; municipal self-insured health plans; any trust or association health plan registered in the state of New Hampshire; self-insured plans that contract for reinsurance services with New Hampshire-regulated carriers; and self-insured companies with more than 100 employees who contract with the state of New Hampshire.”
RSA 400-A:39-c

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Sen. Debra AltschillerDPrime

Sen. Donovan FentonD

Public testimony

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

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced
  • Mar 13, 2025SenateCommittee report: Rereferred to Committee5–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • Mar 13, 2025SenateVoice voteRereferred to Committeeadopted
  • Jan 7, 2026SenateCommittee reportCommittee report: Referred to Interim Study5–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • Jan 7, 2026SenateVoice voteRefer to Interim Studyadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Feb 10, 2025Public hearingSenate Health and Human Services15:31–17:061m 35slocated in the stream transcript==TIME CHANGE== Hearing
  • Mar 13, 2025Floor debateSenate floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamCommittee Report: Rereferred to Committee; Rereferred to Committee — adopted, voice vote
  • Jan 7, 2026Floor debateSenate floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamCommittee Report: Referred to Interim Study; Refer to Interim Study — 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. Feb 10, 2025Sen==TIME CHANGE== Hearing: 02/10/2025, Room 100, SH, 10:30 am; SC 9
  3. Mar 13, 2025SenCommittee Report: Rereferred to Committee, 03/13/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 12
  4. Mar 13, 2025SenRereferred to Committee, MA, VV; 03/13/2025; SJ 7
  5. Jan 7, 2026Sen: Referred to Interim Study, 01/07/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 46
  6. Jan 7, 2026SenRefer to Interim Study, MA, VV; 01/07/2026; SJ 1

Coverage

No reporting linked yet.

Documents (PDF)

  • Introducedversion

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