House Bill 244

Actions | Amendments
Last Action recommitted to Banking & Insurance (S)
Title AN ACT relating to insurance.
Bill Documents Bill
Bill Request Number 1158
Sponsor J. Greer
Summary of Original Version Amend KRS 304.9-020 to amend the definition of "rental vehicle agent" to substitute the term "vehicle" for the term "car"; amend KRS 304.12-100 to provide that nothing in KRS 304.12-080, 304.12-090, or 304.12.-110 prohibits the payment of any compensation, fee or other consideration to an individual not licensed to sell insurance for referral of a consumer to a licensed individual in accordance with KRS 403.9-425; amend KRS 304.13-011, 304.13-121, 304.17-030, 304.17-180, 304.17-300, and 304.30-080 to make technical corrections; amend KRS 304.17B-015 to delete the requirement that a Kentucky Access enrollee whose premium rates exceed claims for a period of three years be issued a notice of insurability, and that a notice indicate that an enrollee whose claims have not exceeded premium rates for a three-year period is eligible to obtain insurance in the regular individual market; delete reference to an individual's spouse or dependent from use of the term "eligible for"; amend KRS 304.24-320, relating to the payment of dividends to an insurer's stockholders from surplus funds, to substitute the term "retained earnings" for the term "realized net profits"; amend KRS 304.24-430 to delete the amount of the fee to be charged by the Secretary of State for filing a trustee's certificate regarding voluntary dissolution of a solvent domestic stock or mutual insurer; repeal KRS 304.14-400, 304.17-240, 304.17-290, and 304.17A-290.
Index Headings of Original Version Insurance - Compensation, insurance consumer referral, not prohibited
Insurance - Motor vehicle rental, cars to vehicles, change term
Insurance, Motor Vehicle - Rental, cars to vehicles, change term
Technical Corrections - Insurance provisions
Proposed Amendments Senate Committee Amendment 1
Senate Committee Amendment 2
Senate Floor Amendment 1
Senate Floor Amendment 2
Senate Floor Amendment 3
Votes Vote History

Actions

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01/11/12
  • introduced in House
01/12/12
  • to Banking & Insurance (H)
01/20/12
  • posted in committee
02/01/12
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
02/02/12
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
  • posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 7, 2012
02/07/12
  • 3rd reading, passed 98-0
02/08/12
  • received in Senate
02/10/12
  • to Transportation (S)
03/22/12
  • reassigned to Banking & Insurance (S)
03/26/12
  • taken from Banking & Insurance (S)
  • 1st reading
  • returned to Banking & Insurance (S)
03/27/12
  • reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with committee amendments (1) and (2) as a Consent Bill
03/29/12
  • floor amendments (1) (2) and (3) filed
03/30/12
  • recommitted to Banking & Insurance (S)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment Senate Committee Amendment 1
Sponsor J. Carpenter
Summary Add and amend KRS 304.50-010, 304.50-085, and 342.350 to authorize a workers' compensation self-insured group to contract and to sue and be sued in the name adopted by the group.
Index Headings Insurance - Compensation, insurance consumer referral, not prohibited
Insurance - Motor vehicle rental, cars to vehicles, change term
Insurance, Motor Vehicle - Rental, cars to vehicles, change term
Technical Corrections - Insurance provisions

Amendment Senate Committee Amendment 2
Sponsor D. Ridley
Summary Create a new section of Subtitle 22 of KRS Chapter 304 to require agent licensing of a title insurance agent; exempt attorneys admitted to practice in Kentucky; require continuing education in accordance with KRS 304.9-295.
Index Headings Insurance - Compensation, insurance consumer referral, not prohibited
Insurance - Motor vehicle rental, cars to vehicles, change term
Insurance, Motor Vehicle - Rental, cars to vehicles, change term
Technical Corrections - Insurance provisions

Amendment Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor J. Denton
Summary Create a new section of Subtitle 17C of KRS Chapter 304 to define "covered services", "limited plan", and "enrollee"; provide that a contract of any limited plan that covers any services or a contract or participating provider agreement shall not require a participating provider to provide services that are not covered by the plan to an enrollee at a fee set by or subject to approval of the limited plan, and provide that this provision does not restrict a provider from voluntarily entering into a contract to provide non-covered services to an enrollee at a discount or fee set by the plan if the contract discloses the fee or discount and is agreed to by the provider in writing.
Index Headings Insurance - Compensation, insurance consumer referral, not prohibited
Insurance - Motor vehicle rental, cars to vehicles, change term
Insurance, Motor Vehicle - Rental, cars to vehicles, change term
Technical Corrections - Insurance provisions

Amendment Senate Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor J. Denton
Summary Create a new section of Subtitle 17C of KRS Chapter 304 to allow the setting fees for noncovered services or requiring plan approval in a limited health service benefit plan participating provider agreement.
Index Headings Insurance - Compensation, insurance consumer referral, not prohibited
Insurance - Motor vehicle rental, cars to vehicles, change term
Insurance, Motor Vehicle - Rental, cars to vehicles, change term
Technical Corrections - Insurance provisions

Amendment Senate Floor Amendment 3
Sponsor J. Denton
Summary Create a new section of Subtitle 17C of KRS Chapter 304 to define "covered services "and "enrollee" and to clarify the definition of "limited health service benefit plan;" provide that a contract of any limited health service benefit plan that covers any services or a contract or participating provider agreement shall not require a participating provider to provide services that are not covered by the plan to an enrollee at a fee set by or subject to approval of the plan, and provide that this provision does not restrict a provider from voluntarily entering into a contract to provide non-covered services to an enrollee at a discount or fee set by the plan if the contract discloses the fee or discount and is agreed to by the provider in writing; provide that a provider's refusal to agree to provisions relating to non-covered services shall not be the basis for refusal to enter into a contract or provider agreement or for applying lower reimbursement rates for covered services.
Index Headings Insurance - Compensation, insurance consumer referral, not prohibited
Insurance - Motor vehicle rental, cars to vehicles, change term
Insurance, Motor Vehicle - Rental, cars to vehicles, change term
Technical Corrections - Insurance provisions

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