relative to the health care consumer protection trust fund.

HB 1784 amends New Hampshire's health care consumer protection trust fund rules, which holds settlement money from health care acquisition cases. The bill removes executive council approval for fund spending (retaining only advisory commission and governor approval), prohibits grants to state agencies (including subgrants), and requires all funded projects to have measurable patient outcome goals with milestone-based payments and clawbacks for unmet targets. It also bans funding for academic research while allowing limited evaluation to verify outcomes. This directly affects how the Attorney General, advisory commission, and governor administer the fund, ensuring money flows only to non-state entities like municipalities or non-governmental organizations for direct consumer benefits.