This bill concerns the extension of the commission on the primary care workforce and includes directives for the office of professional licensure and certification to provide licensure information to the department of health and human services, specifically the state office of rural health. The bill amends RSA 126-T:4 to change the dates for the commission's interim and final reports from November 1, 2020, to November 1, 2026, and from November 1, 2024, to November 1, 2029, respectively. These reports will focus on the status of the New Hampshire state loan repayment program and the New Hampshire division of public health service's health professions survey.

Additionally, the bill extends the effective date of Section 3 of the act from November 1, 2024, to November 1, 2029. It also amends RSA 310:5 by adding a new paragraph that requires the office of professional licensure and certification to provide necessary licensure information to implement the primary care workforce. Furthermore, RSA 126-T:1 is amended to include a new paragraph that appoints a direct primary care provider by Direct Primary Care Frontier to the commission. The act was approved on July 26, 2024, and is set to take effect on July 1, 2024.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 126-T:4, 310:5
As Amended by the House: 126-T:4, 310:5, 126-T:1
As Amended by the Senate: 126-T:4, 310:5, 126-T:1
Version adopted by both bodies: 126-T:4, 310:5, 126-T:1
CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION: 126-T:4, 310:5, 126-T:1