relative to providing self-funded employer health benefit plans access to their claims data.

HB 297 allows self-funded employer health plans to access their own claims data from New Hampshire's health information system. Employers must opt-in in writing to authorize their health carrier or third-party administrator to submit claims data to the state; carriers must annually notify employers of this option. If authorized, the insurance commissioner will provide employers with annual access to their specific claims data for their plan. The bill does not change how self-funded plans are administered or require employers to submit data, only providing access upon written authorization. This directly affects self-funded employers managing their own health benefits, not fully insured plans.