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HB 1562 · 2026 · House · Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs Committee

Licensing exemption for membership-based clinics

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relative to licensing requirements for health care facilities that operate on a membership-based business model.

Exempts direct-pay, membership-based health care facilities from certain licensing requirements, establishes a patient bill of rights for such facilities, and directs a state study of the direct-pay model.AI-generated

Status

Recommended for passage but never voted; died at adjournment · March 11, 2026
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill exempts direct-pay health care facilities from certain licensing requirements and policies in RSA 151:2-f. The bill also establishes a patient's bill of right for direct-pay facilities and directs the department of health and human services to study direct-pay models.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

In the bill's words

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

“Every facility licensed under RSA 151:2, I(a) or (d) and every person holding a special health care service license under RSA 151:2-e shall:”
RSA 151:2-f
“The policy describing the rights and responsibilities of each patient admitted to a facility that operates on a membership-based business model or exclusively provides services to persons who make direct payment for services as defined in RSA 151:2-f, II, except those admitted by a home health care provider, shall include, as a minimum, the following:”
RSA 151:21-c
“RSA 151:21-c, relative to the patients' bill of rights for direct payment and membership-based facilities, is repealed. 10 Applicability.”
RSA 151:2-f
“Subparagraph I(a) shall not apply to any facilities that operate on a membership-based business model or exclusively provide services to persons who make direct payment for services, and are not nursing homes, skilled nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities, or rehabilitation facilities, including rehabilitation hospitals and facilities offering comprehensive rehabilitation services.”
RSA 151:2-f

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Mark McLeanRPrime
  • Rep. Lisa MazurRVice Chair· Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
  • Rep. Keith AmmonRMajority Floor Leader
  • Sen. Victoria SullivanRVice Chair· Education

Also: Rep. Mark WardenR, Rep. Jim KofaltR

Public testimony

9 signed in online · 1 wrote testimony

78% support22% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“Without proactive safeguards, oversight mechanisms, and equity-centered conditions, the bill’s unintended harms outweigh its potential benefits. Policymakers should prioritize access, trauma prevention, and systemic equity alongside innovation in care delivery.”
— Georgina Lambert, Belmontopposes

Verbatim excerpts of submitted testimony, quoted from the testimony tool.

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced

Hearings and debates

  • Jan 28, 2026Public hearingHouse Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs4:45:12–4:50:215m 9slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing; ==RECESSED== Executive Session
  • Feb 11, 2026Public hearingHouse Health, Human Services and Elderly AffairsWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamMajority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0415h — roll call; ==CONTINUED== Executive Session
  • Mar 11, 2026Floor debateHouse floor8:51:08–8:55:504m 42slocated in the stream transcriptOught to Pass with Amendment 2026-0415h — adopted, division 181-149; Amendment # 2026-0415h — adopted, voice vote

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

Legislative history

  1. Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 1 P. 26
  2. Jan 28, 2026HousePublic Hearing: 01/28/2026 01:00 pm GP 158
  3. Jan 28, 2026House==RECESSED== Executive Session: 01/28/2026 02:30 pm GP 158
  4. Feb 11, 2026House==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 02/11/2026 02:30 pm GP 158
  5. Feb 11, 2026HouseMajority : Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0415h 02/11/2026 (Vote 10-8; RC) HC 10 P. 51
  6. Feb 25, 2026HouseMinority : Inexpedient to Legislate
  7. Mar 11, 2026HouseAmendment # 2026-0415h: AA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 192
  8. Mar 11, 2026HouseOught to Pass with Amendment 2026-0415h: MA DV 181-149 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 195
  9. Mar 26, 2026SenWithout objection returned to the House per Senate Rule 3-21, 03/26/2026; SJ 7

Coverage

No reporting linked yet.

Documents (PDF)

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