Section 151-C:16 Task Force Established; Membership.
I. There is established the task force on the certificate of need statute, RSA 151-C. The task force shall be composed of the following members:
(a) Two members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
(b) Two members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house.
(c) The commissioner of the department of health and human services, or designee.
(d) A representative of the New Hampshire Medical Society, appointed by such association.
(e) A representative of the New Hampshire Hospital Association, appointed by such association.
(f) A representative of the New Hampshire Ambulatory Surgery Association, appointed by such association.
(g) The executive director of the New Hampshire Health Care Association, or designee.
(h) The commissioner of insurance, or designee.
(i) The attorney general, or designee.
(j) A representative of the governor's office.
(k) A representative of the health services planning and review board, appointed by the chairperson of the board.
(l) Two consumers, appointed by the governor.
(m) An economist knowledgeable in issues of health care, appointed by the governor.
(n) A representative of the New Hampshire Nurses Association, appointed by the association.
(o) The president of the New Hampshire Residential Care Association, or designee.
(p) The chairperson of the Rural Health Coalition, or designee.
(q) The chairperson of the Community Hospital Coalition, or designee.
II. The term of office for task force members shall be coterminous with the member's term of office in his or her respective agency or organization. A chairperson shall be elected from the membership of the task force. Vacancies in task force membership shall be filled as soon as practicable by the respective agency or organization creating the vacancy. The first-named senate member shall call the first meeting within 30 days of the effective date of this section.
III. The task force members listed in subparagraphs I(c)-(q) may employ the assistance of additional members of their respective agency or organization as necessary to assist with a task or project undertaken by the task force.
IV. The task force members may elicit input or recommendations from other groups or organizations as necessary.
V. The task force shall investigate issues relating to the operation of the certificate of need statute, RSA 151-C, including, but not limited to, how the regulatory structure affects:
(a) The cost of health care services;
(b) The availability of and access to health care services;
(c) Competition and collaboration among health care providers;
(d) The provision of new health care services;
(e) The allocation of health care resources in the state; and
(f) The quality of health care.
VI. The task force shall cooperate and collaborate with other state or private agencies as may be necessary to address these issues, and shall consider input and recommendations from such state or private agencies on an ongoing basis.
VII. The task force shall conduct public hearings as may be necessary on matters pertaining to the certificate of need statute, RSA 151-C. Such hearings may be conducted in any part of the state as circumstances require.
VIII. Members of the task force shall serve without compensation, except that the legislative members of the task force shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the task force.
IX. The task force shall submit a detailed report of its findings, actions taken, and recommendations to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the governor on or before January 1, 2001 and each January 1 thereafter.
Source. 2000, 312:3, eff. June 21, 2000.