2007 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 339

CHAPTER NUMBER: 600
File Code: Insurance - Health
Sponsored By:
Delegates Costa, Boteler, Bromwell, Impallaria, Kach, Kaiser, J. King, Kipke, McDonough, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Weldon, Beitzel, Benson, Donoghue, Elliott, Hammen, Hubbard, Kullen, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pendergrass, Riley, and Tarrant
Entitled:
Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Health Benefit Plans - Rates

Synopsis:

Altering a specified limit on the rate a carrier may charge based on adjustments to the community rate for specified health benefit plans offered in the small group market; authorizing a carrier to offer a discount to a small employer for participation in a wellness program; defining "wellness program"; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action
2/1
First Reading Health and Government Operations
Hearing 2/8 at 1:00 p.m.
3/6
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/7
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/9
Third Reading Passed (136-0)
4/4
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/12
First Reading Finance
3/20
Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.
4/6
Favorable Report by Finance
4/2
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/3
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/17
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 600

Sponsored by:

Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate Wendell R. Beitzel, District 1A
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Rick Impallaria, District 7
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5
Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
Delegate James S. King, District 33A
Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke, District 31
Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Heather Mizeur, District 20
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Joseline Pena-Melnyk, District 21
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34A
Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Health -see also- Mental Health
Health Care Commission
Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations
Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs
Prices -see also- Consumer Price Index
Reports
Rules and Regulations
Small Business
Smoking -see also- Cigarettes
Sunset

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Insurance
( 15-1201 , 15-1201 , 15-1205 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
House
Number: 296583/01     Offered on: March 7, 2007   at: 10:42 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 9, 2007: Third Reading Passed (136-0)
Senate
April 3, 2007: Third Reading Passed (47-0)