CHAPTER NUMBER: 247
File Code: Insurance - Health
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 651
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Busch, Barve,
Donoghue, Eckardt, Fulton, Harrison, Kach, Krysiak, Love, McHale,
Minnick, Moe, Pendergrass, and Walkup
- Entitled:
-
Health Insurance - Nonrenewal of Individual Health Benefit Plans -
Requirements for Carriers with Affiliates
Requiring carriers to provide notice to affected individuals who are
nonrenewed that the individual may purchase all other health benefits
plans offered by an affiliate of the carrier; requiring specified
carriers to offer coverage to an individual whose health benefit plan
has been nonrenewed by an affiliate; prohibiting carriers from rating
on a substandard basis coverage that is offered to an individual whose
health benefit plan has been nonrenewed; etc.
House Action
- 2/6
- First Reading Economic Matters
- 2/8
- Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/11
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
- 3/12
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/14
- Third Reading Passed (137-0)
- 4/1
- Returned Passed
- 4/25
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 247
Senate Action
- 3/18
- First Reading Finance
- 3/19
- Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/1
- Favorable Report by Finance
- 3/31
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/1
- Third Reading Passed (46-0)
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Michael E. Busch, District 30
- Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
- Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
- Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
- Delegate Tony E. Fulton, District 40
- Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
- Delegate Wade Kach, District 9A
- Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
- Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
- Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 47A
- Delegate Joseph J. Minnick, District 7
- Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21
- Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13A
- Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
- DISCRIMINATION -see also- SEX DISCRIMINATION
- HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
- HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS
- INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION
- NOTICES
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Health - General
- (
19-706
)
- Insurance
- (
15-1308 ,
15-1309 ,
27-603
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- House
- Number: 533496/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 12, 2002 at:
11:38 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- House
- March 14, 2002: Third Reading Passed (137-0)
- Senate
- April 1, 2002: Third Reading Passed (46-0)