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2018 New Hampshire Revised Statutes
Title LIII - Proceedings in Court
Chapter 519-C - Early Offers for Medical Injury Claims
Section 519-C:7 - Additional Payment to the Claimant.
Universal Citation: NH Rev Stat § 519-C:7 (2018)
I. In addition to the lost wages, medical expenses, and replacement services, economic loss included in any early offer under this chapter shall include an additional payment to the claimant.
II. The additional payment, as adjusted under paragraph V, that must be included in an early offer shall be:
(a) For a temporary injury involving only emotional harm, without physical injury: $6,600.
(b) For a temporary injury involving insignificant harm: $2,100.
(c) For a temporary injury involving minor harm: $7,800.
(d) For a temporary injury involving major harm: $31,500.
(e) For a permanent injury involving minor harm: $35,500.
(f) For a permanent injury involving significant harm: $81,500.
(g) For a permanent injury involving major harm: $127,500.
(h) For a permanent injury involving grave harm, or an injury resulting in death: $140,000.
III. Classification of injuries under paragraph II shall be determined using the National Practitioner Data Bank severity scale.
IV. Either party may request a hearing pursuant to RSA 519-C:10 to resolve a dispute regarding classification of injury severity under this section.
V. The additional payment amounts in paragraph II shall be adjusted annually on July 1 beginning in 2013 by a factor equal to the percentage change in the CPI-U index for medical care for the Northeast Region for the prior 12 months established by the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Source. 2012, 288:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
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