NH HB1784

Removes Executive Council approval requirement for expenditures from the Health Care Consumer Protection Trust Fund, leaving only the Governor and advisory commission approval

Prohibits grants or contracts from the fund to New Hampshire state agencies, including subgrants or pass-throughs to such entities

Limits eligible projects to those with defined, measurable patient-outcome objectives, requiring baseline measures, target outcomes, milestone-based disbursements, and clawback provisions for failure to meet agreed milestones

Prohibits use of fund moneys for academic research, while permitting incidental evaluation activities necessary to verify outcomes of otherwise eligible projects

Estimated fiscal impact includes indeterminable General Fund expenditure increase of approximately $235,000-$243,000 annually for FY 2027-2029 for additional Department of Justice staff to administer new compliance requirements