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SB 613 · 2026 · Senate · Health and Human Services Committee

Health facility rules near hospitals

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(New Title) relative to licensing requirements for health care facilities established within a 15 mile radius of a critical access hospital and relative to transfers from freestanding hospital emergency facilities.

Requires health care facilities within 15 miles of a critical access hospital to provide written notice, establishes standards for patient transfers from freestanding emergency facilities based on clinical appropriateness and patient choice, and bans coercive or exclusive transfer practices.AI-generated

Status

Died on the table in the Senate · March 26, 2026
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕Senate
  3. House
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill requires a health care facility to provide certified, written notice to a critical access hospital if the facility will be located within a 15 mile radius of the critical access hospital.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Sen. Suzanne PrentissDPrimeAssistant Democratic Leader
  • Sen. Bill GannonRChair· Judiciary
  • Sen. Cindy RosenwaldDDeputy Democratic Leader
  • Sen. Rebecca Perkins KwokaDMinority Leader

Also: Sen. Donovan FentonD, Sen. David WattersD, Sen. Pat LongD, Sen. Debra AltschillerD, Sen. Tara ReardonD

Public testimony

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

Hearings

  • 2026-03-049:00 amSenate Health and Human ServicesSH 100Public hearing

Legislative history

  1. Jan 7, 2026SenIntroduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 1
  2. Mar 4, 2026SenHearing: 03/04/2026, Room 100, SH, 10:00 am; SC 7
  3. Mar 26, 2026Sen: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1177s, 03/26/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 11
  4. Mar 26, 2026SenSB 613 was Removed from the Consent Calendar; 03/26/2026; SJ 7
  5. Mar 26, 2026SenCommittee Amendment # 2026-1177s, AA, VV; 03/26/2026; SJ 7
  6. Mar 26, 2026SenOught to Pass with Amendment #2026-1177s, MA, VV; 03/26/2026; SJ 7
  7. Mar 26, 2026SenSen. Birdsell Moved Laid on Table, MA, VV; 03/26/2026; SJ 7
  8. Mar 26, 2026SenPending Motion OT3rdg; 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.