File Code: Insurance - Health
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Hurson,
Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank,
Hammen, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks,
Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
- Entitled:
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Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Small Employer Criteria and
Cancellation and Nonrenewal Procedures
Altering the criteria an individual must meet to be considered a small
employer for purposes of health insurance in the small group market;
and requiring a carrier in the small group market that intends to
cancel or refuse to renew a health benefit plan for specified reasons
to provide written notice of the cancellation or refusal to renew by
certified mail to the affected small employer within a specified time
period.
House Action
- 2/1
- First Reading Health and Government Operations
- 2/2
- Hearing 2/8 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/7
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
- 3/8
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/10
- Third Reading Passed (135-0)
Senate Action
- 3/11
- First Reading Finance
- 3/23
- Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored by:
- Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18
- Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
- Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
- Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A
- Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
- Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
- Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
- Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
- Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
- Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
- Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
- Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
- Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
- Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
- Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
- Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
- Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
- Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
- Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
- Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
- Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- DISCLOSURE
- HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
- HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS
- NOTICES
- SMALL BUSINESS
- WORK, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT -see also- COL BARG; HOLIDAY; etc
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Insurance
- (
15-1203 ,
15-1203 ,
15-1212 ,
15-1212
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
House
- Number: 496289/01 (PDF) Offered on: March 8, 2005 at:
10:24 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
House
- March 10, 2005: Third Reading Passed (135-0)