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-SB 421 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
-02/05/2026 0372s
+SB 421 - AS INTRODUCED
 2026 SESSION
 26-2216
 09/08
 SENATE BILL 421
-AN ACT relative to the membership and duties of the trauma medical review committee
-and establishing a study committee to review the membership and duties of other
-boards and an appointment related to emergency medical services.
+AN ACT relative to the membership and duties of the trauma medical review committee.
 SPONSORS: Sen. Prentiss, Dist 5; Sen. Lang, Dist 2; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Carson, Dist
 14; Sen. Fenton, Dist 10; Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Sen. Rosenwald, Dist 13; Sen.
 Gannon, Dist 23; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17; Sen. Perkins Kwoka, Dist 21; Sen.
 McGough, Dist 11; Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19
 COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
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-AMENDED ANALYSIS
+ANALYSIS
 This bill amends the membership of and adds an additional duty to the trauma medical review
-committee and establishes a study committee to review the membership, duties, and procedures for
-other boards and an appointment related to emergency medical services.
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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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
-SB 421 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
-02/05/2026 0372s 26-2216
+SB 421 - AS INTRODUCED
+26-2216
 09/08
 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
 In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six
-AN ACT relative to the membership and duties of the trauma medical review committee
-and establishing a study committee to review the membership and duties of other
-boards and an appointment related to emergency medical services.
+AN ACT relative to the membership and duties of the trauma medical review committee.
 Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
 1 Trauma Medical Review Committee; Membership. Amend RSA 153-A:8, I to read as follows:
 I. There is established a trauma medical review committee which shall consist of:
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 (k) One representative of the New Hampshire Association of Fire Chiefs.
 (l) One injury prevention coordinator.
 (m) One trauma survivor.
-(n) A physician or physician designee from a rehabilitation center in New
-Hampshire specific to the treatment of physical injuries from trauma.
-(o) A representative from the New Hampshire office of highway safety.
 2 New Subparagraph; Trauma Medical Review Committee; Duty Added. Amend RSA 153-A:8,
 V by inserting after subparagraph (h) the following new subparagraph:
+(i) Annually provide a report to the governor on the status of New Hampshire’s trauma
+system including the names, levels, and locations of all trauma hospitals, the activities and
+recommendations of the trauma medical review committee for the continuous improvement of New
+Hampshire’s trauma system, and data that summarizes the leading causes of injury and death in
+New Hampshire from both intentional and unintentional injuries.
+3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
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-(i) Annually provide a report to the governor on the status of New Hampshire’s trauma
-system including the names, levels, and locations of all trauma hospitals, the activities and
-recommendations of the trauma medical review committee for the continuous improvement of New
-Hampshire’s trauma system, and data that summarizes the leading causes of injury and death in
-New Hampshire from both intentional and unintentional injuries.
-3 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study the composition, duties,
-and responsibilities of certain boards.
-4 Membership and Compensation.
-I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
-(a) Two members of the house of representatives.
-(b) One member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
-II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to
-the duties of the committee.
-5 Duties. The committee's study shall include, but not be limited to:
-I. The composition and duties of the:
-(a) Emergency medical and trauma services coordinating board, as established by RSA
-153-A:3.
-(b) Emergency medical services medical control board, as established by RSA 153-A:5.
-II. The process for the appointment of the state medical director for emergency medical
-services, as established in RSA 153-A:7, II(c).
-6 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from
-among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named house
-member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this
-section. Two members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
-7 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed
-legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house
-clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2026.
-8 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
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