State Health Assessment and State Health Improvement Plan Advisory Council

Set up by HB 157 of 2021, chapter 35:1 of the Laws of 2021, in effect from May 17, 2021.

The statute it sits in: RSA 126-A:88, State Health Assessment and State Health Improvement Plan Advisory Council Established.

First Meeting

The first-named senate member shall convene the organizationalmeeting of the council within 45 days of the effective date of this section for the purpose of electingofficers. The chairperson shall be elected upon a majority vote of the council.

Quorum

20 members.

VI. The commissioner, in collaboration with the council, shall submit an annual report to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the governor, the chairpersons of the house and senate committees having jurisdiction over finance and health and human services, and chairperson of the oversight committee on health and human services, established under RSA126-A:13, by November 1 of each year, commencing on November 1, 2021, on the council’s activities and including the council’s recommendations for legislation to include estimated cost and benefitsummary based on existing resources.

Filed

No report is on file.

Senators 2

• Sen. Suzanne Prentiss (D - SD5)
• Sen. David Rochefort (R - SD1)

Other Members 33

• A substance use disorder treatment provider, appointed by the NH Providers Association1 seat on record
• A representative of a federally qualified community health center, appointed by the Bi-State Primary Care Association.1 seat on record
• The commissioner of the department of health and human services, or designee.1 seat on record · DHHS
• The director of the division of public health services, department of health and human services, or designee. (replaces Lisa Morris)1 seat on record · DHHS: Public Health
• A psychiatrist or psychologist licensed in New Hampshire, appointed by the commissioner of the department of health and human services.1 seat on record · LCMHC
• A representative of a peer recovery program, appointed by the commissioner of the department of health and human services.1 seat on record
• An environmental health researcher from a New Hampshire college or university, appointed by the commissioner of the department of health and human services.1 seat on record · Env. Health: Dartmouth
• The director of the Manchester health department, or designee.1 seat on record · Manchester Health Dept.
• A representative of the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute, appointed by the institute.1 seat on record · NHFPI
• A representative of the New Hampshire Alliance for Healthy Aging, appointed by the alliance.1 seat on record · NH Alliance for Healthy Aging
• The commissioner of the department of corrections, or designee. (replaced Helen Hanks 05/18/2021)1 seat on record · DOC
• Two representatives from housing entities, one appointed by the New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority, and one appointed by the New Hampshire Housing Authorities Corporation.2 seats on record · NHHAC, NH Housing
• The chairperson of state commission on aging, or designee.1 seat on record · Chair of St. Comm. on Aging
• The director of the Nashua health department, or designee.1 seat on record · Nashua Health Dept.
• Two representatives of hospitals located in New Hampshire, one from a large health care system and one from a critical care hospital, appointed by the New Hampshire Hospital Association1 seat on record · NHHA: Lg. Health System
• Two representatives of hospitals located in New Hampshire, one from a large health care system and one from a critical care hospital, appointed by the New Hampshire Hospital Association. (Replacing Heather Phillips)1 seat on record · NHHA: Critical Care
• An advanced practice nurse practitioner licensed in New Hampshire, appointed by the New Hampshire Nurse Practitioners Association.1 seat on record · NHNPA
• A health officer, appointed by the New Hampshire Health Officers Association1 seat on record · NH Health Officers Assoc.
• Department of Safety1 seat on record · DOS: Designee
• A representative from New Hampshire Community Behavioral Health Association, appointed by association.1 seat on record · NHCBHA
• A representative of municipal government, appointed by the New Hampshire Municipal Association.1 seat on record · New Ipswich Planning Board Member
• A representative from Community Support Network, Inc. (CSNI), appointed by CSNI.2 seats on record · CSNI Public Member Dept. of Health & Human Svcs, CSNI Dept. of Health & Human Svcs
• A representative from the New Hampshire Public Health Association, appointed by the association.1 seat on record · NHPHA
• A representative of th eNorth Country Health Consortium, appointed by the consortium.1 seat on record · represent North Country Health Consortium
• A community action program representative, appointed by the New Hampshire Community Action Partnership1 seat on record · Southern Western Community Services
• A representative of a philanthropic organization, appointed by the commissioner of the department of health and human services.1 seat on record · Endowment for Health
• The New Hampshire attorney general, or designee.1 seat on record · Attorney General Designee
• A physician, appointed by the New Hampshire Medical Society.1 seat on record · Physician, NHMS
• The commissioner of the insurance department, or designee.1 seat on record · Director of Health care Analytics
• Three representatives of hospitals located in New Hampshire, One from an academic medical center, one from a community hospital which is not a critical access hospital, and one from a critical access hospital, appointed by the New Hampshire Hospital Association.2 seats on record · NHHA: Not Critical Access

The General Court’s database names the legislators who sit on it; the other members’ names are on its own page for the committee, and are not here yet.

8 meetings on record, newest first.