Section 151-C:1 Legislative Findings; Public Interest; Review and Assessment of New Health Services.
It is declared to be the public policy of this state that:
I. The general welfare and protection of the lives, health, and property of the people of this state require that all new institutional health services be offered or developed in a manner which avoids unnecessary duplication, contains or reduces increases in the cost of delivering services, and promotes rational allocation of health care resources in the state;
II. The state has a compelling interest in working with the health care delivery system to set standards relative to the size, type, level, quality, and affordability of health services offered in New Hampshire; and
III. The state has an interest in promoting and stimulating collaboration among providers in the health care marketplace as a means of managing the increases in health care costs.
Source. 1985, 378:6. 1994, 345:1, eff. Aug. 7, 1994.