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Legislation


2003 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 792

File Code: Insurance - Health
Sponsored By:
Delegate Hurson
Entitled:
Individual Health Insurance Availability Act

Synopsis:

Establishing requirements for premium rates for individual health benefit plans; requiring an individual health insurance carrier to guarantee renewal of an individual health benefit plan, with exceptions; requiring a carrier to offer individual health benefit plans; authorizing the Commissioner to impose an assessment on carriers; requiring rates to be formulated to attain a specified loss ratio; repealing provisions of law concerning eligibility for insurance in the small group market; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/7
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/12
Hearing 3/4 at 1:00 p.m.
3/10
Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations
Senate Action
No Action
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ASSESSMENTS
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS
HEALTH PLANNING AND COST REVIEW
INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION
PRICES -see also- CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
RULES AND REGULATIONS
SMALL BUSINESS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Insurance
( 15-203 , 15-1201 , 15-1201 , 15-1203 , 15-1601 , 15-1602 , 15-1603 , 15-1604 , 15-1605 , 15-1606 , 15-1607 , 15-1608 , 15-1609 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments: None offered
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