Overview
STATE BUDGET
New Hampshire enacts budgets on a two-year cycle. The fiscal year begins July 1 of each odd-numbered year and ends on June 30 of the next odd-numbered year. The Governor is required to proposed a balanced budget, and the legislature is required to pass one.
STATE LEGISLATURE
The General Court of New Hampshire consists of 24 Senators, serving two-year terms, and 400 members of the House of Representatives who also serve two-year terms. The General Court is the fourth-largest English-speaking legislative body in the world, behind the Parliament of the United Kingdom, the United States Congress, and the Parliament of India. The legislature meets in session from approximately January to June every year. Bills carry over from odd to even numbered years.
KEY RESOURCES
- New Hampshire General Court
- New Hampshire Department of Justice
- New Hampshire Governor
- New Hampshire Insurance Department
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New Hampshire Laws
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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 126-A:67. Statewide Section 1115 Demonstration Waiver: Statewide Section 1115 Demonstration Waiver – New Hampshire
Introduced: Status: Enacted
The section 1115 demonstration waiver will promote the improvement of overall health through increased access to private insurance coverage options and will integrate and align New Hampshire’s Medicaid care management program, thr provision of coverage […]
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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 151:31. Disclosure of Information; Hospitals and Physician Hospital Organizations – New Hampshire
Introduced: Status: Enacted
Requires hospitals to make an annual report to the Attorney General for his/her review, including the following information: The hospital’s financial relationship with physician hospital organizations; the number and type of providers employed by the […]
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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 167:4-d. Medicaid Coverage of Telehealth Services: Public Assistance to Blind, Aged, or Disabled Persons, and to Dependent Children – New Hampshire
Introduced: Status: Enacted
States that coverage shall include the use of telehealth or teemedicine for Medicaid-covered services provided within the scope of practie of a physician or non-physician practitioner.
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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 21-M:9. Consumer Protection and Antitrust Bureau: Department of Justice – New Hampshire
Introduced: Status: Enacted
Establishes a bureau that has duties including enforcing laws regarding combinations and monopolieis, and investigating complaints from consumers regarding unfair practices.
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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 275:50. Waiver Prohibited: Payment of Wages – New Hampshire
Introduced: Status: Enacted
Requires an employer to provide a copy of a non-compete prior to employment for new employees. Exempts employees who earn an hourly rate less than or equal to 200 percent of the federal minimum wage […]
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