Updated September 2, 2026. Quick answer: For a hospital service, a New Hampshire hospital must accept from a self-pay patient no more than the amount generally billed and received for insured patients for that service.
This guide is limited to the cited New Hampshire hospital-assistance source and its stated scope.
What changes in New Hampshire
- For a hospital service, a New Hampshire hospital must accept from a self-pay patient no more than the amount generally billed and received for insured patients for that service.
- The hospital must give written notice before providing the service and again when the service is billed.
- For this section, self-pay means the patient has no form of insurance.
Where this rule stops
The statute is limited to a self-pay hospital service and does not establish a free-care income threshold.
How to verify before you apply
- Identify the hospital or facility covered by the source and obtain its current policy.
- Ask for the current written policy and application instructions.
- Compare the policy with the official source below before relying on any threshold, discount, or deadline.
Related hospital-assistance guides
Primary source
Read New Hampshire Revised Statutes § 151:12-b. Verify the current official text and the facility’s current policy before acting; this is a source-backed planning guide, not individualized legal advice.