relative to health carrier provider contract standards.

Section numbering changed from sequential bill numbers (1, 2, 3) to chapter-based numbers (195:1, 195:2, 195:3) as required when the bill is enrolled as Chapter 195 of the session laws.

Approval date (June 19, 2026) and effective date (August 18, 2026) were added to the final version, confirming the 60-day post-passage effective period specified in the bill text.

The fiscal note section was removed from the final chaptered version, as fiscal notes are legislative process documents and not part of the enacted statute.

Removed the entire standardized notice framework (new paragraphs XI-a and XI-b) that required the commissioner to develop a standardized notice form, allowed carriers to elect whether to use it or submit their own for department approval, specified five detailed content requirements for notices, set specific timelines (14 business days to submit, 7 business days for review, 4 business days to resubmit, 3 business days for resubmission review), and required use of the standardized notice if a carrier's custom notice was denied twice.

Added a single provision (new paragraph d) authorizing the commissioner to adopt rules under RSA 541-A to further specify the content of and process for providing notice to consumers when a contract is terminated. This replaces the detailed statutory requirements with general rulemaking authority.

The amended analysis was rewritten to reflect the House changes, now describing the bill as requiring continued access for a limited period, requiring written notice of termination, and authorizing the department to adopt rules - rather than describing a standardized notice process.

The document header and page labels were updated from 'As Amended by the House' to 'Version adopted by both bodies,' indicating the bill was formally adopted by both legislative chambers without any policy amendments.