1996 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 10

CHAPTER NUMBER: 425 File Code: Insurance - Health and Life
Sponsored By:
Delegates Busch, Taylor, Cummings, Hurson, Guns, Hixson, Rawlings, Vallario, Harrison, Exum, Barve, Goldwater, and Boston
Entitled:
Health Insurance - Expense and Loss Ratio Information

Synopsis:

Restructuring benchmarks that provide expense ratio guidelines by which the Insurance Commissioner may require new rate filings on health benefit plans; establishing specified loss ratio benchmarks for health benefit plans for individuals; authorizing collection of specified information; providing for certain exceptions; imposing a penalty for failure to file information with the Commissioner in a timely manner; authorizing specified examinations; etc.

Legislative History

House Action
11/15
Pre-filed
1/10
First Reading Economic Matters
1/17
Hearing 1/25 at 1:30 p.m.
1/19
Hearing cancelled
1/29
Hearing 2/7 at 1:00 p.m.
2/13
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
2/14
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Floor Committee Amendment Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2/20
Third Reading Passed (136-0)
3/31
House Refuses to Concur - Senate Amendments
House Requests Senate Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Gordon, Crumlin, McClenahan
4/4
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (135-0)
4/5
Passed Enrolled
5/14
Signed by the Governor Chapter 425
Senate Action
2/21
First Reading Finance
2/28
Hearing 3/21 at 1:00 p.m.
3/29
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/31
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (44-0)
4/4
Senate Refuses to Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Young, Dorman, Madden
4/5
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (43-0)
Sponsored by:
Delegate Michael Erin Busch, District 30
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Frank D. Boston, Jr., District 41
Delegate Elijah E. Cummings, District 44
Delegate Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Delegate Marilyn Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Ronald A. Guns, District 36
Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
Delegate Sheila Ellis Hixson, District 20
Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18
Delegate Howard P. Rawlings, District 40
Delegate Casper R. Taylor, Jr., District 1C
Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., District 27A
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- ADVTG., LABELING, WARRANTIES.
DISCLOSURE
EXAMINATIONS
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS
HEALTH PLANNING AND COST REVIEW
INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION
INSURANCE-HEALTH -see also- HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS
PENALTIES
RULES AND REGULATIONS
Bill affects the following Statute:
Article - 48A Insurance Code
( 490S )

Documents:

Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:
House
Number: 433358/1 (PDF) Offered on: FEBRUARY 14, 1996 at: 09:13 Status: Adopted
Number: 523658/1 (PDF) Offered on: FEBRUARY 14, 1996 at: 09:15 Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 237439/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 29, 1996 at: 11:01 Status: Adopted