Bill Text: NH SB419 | 2024 | Regular Session | Amended

New Hampshire Senate Bill 419

Bill Title: Relative to the annual data report on the therapeutic use of cannabis program.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)

Status: (Engrossed) 2024-04-10 - Public Hearing: 04/17/2024 01:00 pm Legislative Office Building 206-208 [SB419 Detail]

Download: New_Hampshire-2024-SB419-Amended.html

SB 419-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE

03/07/2024 0817s

2024 SESSION

24-2980

09/10

SENATE BILL 419-FN

AN ACT relative to the annual data report on the therapeutic use of cannabis program.

SPONSORS: Sen. Gannon, Dist 23; Sen. Lang, Dist 2; Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19; Rep. Hobson, Rock. 14; Rep. Piemonte, Rock. 9

COMMITTEE: Judiciary

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill requires additional information in the annual report on the therapeutic use of cannabis program from the commissioner of the department of health and human 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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

03/07/2024 0817s 24-2980

09/10

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four

AN ACT relative to the annual data report on the therapeutic use of cannabis program.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 Use of Cannabis for Therapeutic Purposes; Annual Data Report; Release of Data. Amend RSA 126-X:10, IV to read as follows:

IV. The commissioner's data report shall include but not be limited to the following information:

(a) The number of designated caregivers and the number of qualifying patients, by town or city and county.

(b) The ages of the qualifying patients and the ages of the designated caregivers.

(d) The symptoms or side effects and the number of each symptom or side effect.

(e) The number of physicians and the number of advanced practice registered nurses issuing written certifications.

(f) The number of providers in each medical specialty issuing written certifications.

(g) The number of inspections conducted of alternative treatment centers.

(h) The number of complaints that allege a violation of RSA 126-X or administrative rules in He-C 402 received.

(i) The number of investigations of complaints alleging a violation of RSA 126-X or administrative rules in He-C 402.

(j) The statements of findings that were issued when, as a result of any inspection, complaint, or monitoring, the department determines that the alternative treatment center is in violation of or not in compliance with any of the provisions of RSA 126-X, administrative rules in He-C 402, or any applicable code.

(k) The alternative treatment center plans of correction to address the areas of noncompliance cited in the statements of findings.

(l) The number of hearings the department held for violations of RSA 126-X or the administrative rules in He-C 402 and enforcement actions taken, including the name of the alternative treatment center and the violations found.

[(g)] (m) Any other issues related to the therapeutic use of cannabis permitted under this chapter that the health and human services oversight committee shall request.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

LBA

24-2980

Revised 12/26/23

SB 419-FN- FISCAL NOTE

AS INTRODUCED

AN ACT relative to THC limits in cannabis and reporting.

FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ X ] County [ X ] Local [ ] None


Estimated State Impact - Increase / (Decrease)
	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Revenue	$0	$0	$0	$0
Revenue Fund	None
Expenditures	Indeterminable
Funding Source	General Fund
Appropriations	$0	$0	$0	$0
Funding Source	None


Estimated Political Subdivision Impact - Increase / (Decrease)
	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
County Revenue	$0	$0	$0	$0
County Expenditures	Indeterminable
Local Revenue	$0	$0	$0	$0
Local Expenditures	Indeterminable

METHODOLOGY:

This bill establishes a definition of "cannabis concentrate," imposes certain reporting requirements on the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), and amends the definition of "usable cannabis" to that which is under 16 percent tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Per DHHS, the latter change would make it unlawful for a qualifying patient or their designated caregiver to possess, and for an alternative treatment center to cultivate or produce, cannabis and cannabis products that have a concentration of THC that is greater than 16 percent. Therefore, this bill may have an impact on the judicial and correctional systems, which could affect prosecution, incarceration, probation, and parole costs, for the state, as well as county and local governments.

A summary of such costs can be found at: https://gencourt.state.nh.us/lba/Budget/Fiscal_Notes/JudicialCorrectionalCosts.pdf

The Department of Health and Human Services anticipates that any costs associated with reporting requirements, etc, will be absorbed within its existing budget.

AGENCIES CONTACTED:

Department of Health and Human Services, Judicial Branch, Judicial Council, Department of Justice, Department of Corrections, New Hampshire Association of Counties, and New Hampshire Municipal Association