CHAPTER 155
SB 179 – FINAL VERSION
03/30/11 1178s
2011 SESSION
01/09
SENATE BILL 179
AN ACT relative to qualified purchasing alliances.
SPONSORS: Sen. Merrill, Dist 21; Sen. Stiles, Dist 24; Rep. P. Schmidt, Straf 4; Rep. Andolina, Straf 6; Rep. D. Hooper, Straf 5; Rep. Watters, Straf 4
This bill clarifies the criteria for obtaining certification as a qualified purchasing alliance.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03/30/11 1178s
11-1060
01/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eleven
AN ACT relative to qualified purchasing alliances.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
155:1 Powers and Duties of Purchasing Alliance; Restrictions on Purchasing Alliances. Amend RSA 420-M:7, I(f) to read as follows:
(f) Establish membership criteria that allow any employer to participate in the alliance or that limit participation in the alliance to employers that are members of or affiliated with an association, trade group, or other entity that has been in existence for at least 10 years and was established and maintained for purposes other than the provision of health coverage;
155:2 Qualified Purchasing Alliance. Amend RSA 420-M:13, I to read as follows:
I. Either that [it] membership in the alliance is open to all employers without discrimination or[, if participation is based on membership in or an affiliation] that the alliance has established membership criteria that limit membership in the alliance to employers that are members of or affiliated with an association, trade group, or other entity[,] that [the entity] has been in existence for at least 10 years and was established and maintained for purposes other than the provision of health coverage; and
155:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: June 8, 2011
Effective Date: August 7, 2011