SENATE BILL 335

File Code: Insurance - Health and Life Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 189

Sponsored By:

Senators Forehand and Kelley

Entitled:

Health Insurers and Health Maintenance Organizations - Provision of Sample Policies and Copies of Premium Rates

Synopsis:

Requiring a health insurer and health maintenance organization to provide on request to the general public a sample copy of the health insurer's or health maintenance organization's policy, contract, or certificate for a health insurance product offered by the health insurer or health maintenance organization, and a copy of the health insurer's or health maintenance organization's premium rates for health insurance products offered by the health insurer or health maintenance organization.

Legislative History

Senate Action

1/29

First Reading Finance

Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m.

2/23

Unfavorable Report by Finance

House Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17

Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- ADVTG., LABELING, WARRANTIES.

CONTRACTS -see also- LAND INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS, PROCUREMENT

HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS

INSURANCE-HEALTH -see also- HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS

PRICES

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General

( 19-716 )

Article - 48A Insurance Code

( 490FF , 703 )

Documents:

Bill Text:

First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None available