CHAPTER NUMBER: 284
File Code: Insurance - Health
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 888
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Busch, Donoghue, Kach, and Pendergrass
- Entitled:
-
Health Insurance - Small Group - Open Enrollment Period
Altering the open enrollment period for self-employed individuals in
the small group health insurance market from two 30 consecutive-day
periods each year to one 30 consecutive-day period each year; and
repealing a specified provision allowing a carrier to deny coverage to
self-employed individuals who apply for a health benefit plan at a
time other than the carrier's annual open enrollment period.
House Action
- 3/4
- First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- 3/11
- Re-referred Economic Matters
- 3/12
- Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/21
- Favorable Report by Economic Matters
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 3/22
- Third Reading Passed (135-1)
- 4/1
- Returned Passed
- 4/25
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 284
Senate Action
- 3/25
- First Reading Finance
- 3/26
- Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/2
- Favorable Report by Finance
- 4/1
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/2
- Third Reading Passed (46-0)
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Michael E. Busch, District 30
- Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
- Delegate Wade Kach, District 9A
- Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13A
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
- HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS
- SMALL BUSINESS
- WORK, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT -see also- COL BARG; HOLIDAY; etc
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Insurance
- (
15-1210
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- House
- March 22, 2002: Third Reading Passed (135-1)
- Senate
- April 2, 2002: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
