HB1117 Relative to the right of licensed health care providers to freely communicate with patients, colleagues, and the public about medical information, emerging therapies, and treatment options.
Relative to the right of licensed health care providers to freely communicate with patients, colleagues, and the public about medical information, emerging therapies, and treatment options.
Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?
Overall Impact Score
Concerning
Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)
Your Wallet
Could lead patients toward unproven therapies, potentially costing them money on ineffective treatments not covered by insurance.
Your Community
Weakening professional standards boards' ability to discipline providers who spread medical misinformation could erode trust in healthcare and put patients at risk.
Your Freedom
Expands provider speech rights, but may conflict with patient safety. Patients may hear more options but with less quality filtering.
Status
Committee Report: Referred to Interim Study, 04/16/2026; Vote 4-0; Consent Calendar; Senate Calendar 14A
Sponsor
Linda McGrath (R)
The Short Version
Protects healthcare providers' ability to discuss medical information, emerging therapies, and treatment options freely with patients and the public. While framed as free speech, this could shield providers who promote unproven or dangerous treatments from professional discipline.
Who's Behind This Bill?
Who Benefits
- ▲ Healthcare providers who want fewer restrictions on what they can recommend
- ▲ Alternative medicine practitioners
Who Pays the Price
- ▼ Patients who may receive misleading medical advice
- ▼ Medical licensing boards
- ▼ Public health efforts
Bill statuses as of May 2026. Check LegiScan or NH General Court for the latest.
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