| Last Action | 02/28/20: floor amendment (2) filed |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to mandatory benefits for health benefit plans. |
| Bill Documents | Introduced |
| Fiscal Impact Statement | Health Mandate |
| Bill Request Number | 180 |
| Sponsors | P. Minter, T. Bojanowski, C. Booker, T. Branham Clark, G. Brown Jr, T. Burch, M. Cantrell, J. Donohue, K. Flood, A. Gentry, J. Glenn, D. Graham, J. Graviss, C. Harris, A. Hatton, K. Hinkle, C. Howard, J. Jenkins, N. Kulkarni, D. Lewis, S. Lewis, M. Marzian, R. Meeks, R. Meyer, C. Miller, R. Palumbo, R. Rand, J. Raymond, R. Roberts, D. Schamore, A. Scott, J. Sims Jr, M. Sorolis, C. Stevenson, W. Stone, A. Tackett Laferty, S. Westrom, B. Wheatley, R. Wiederstein, L. Willner |
| Summary of Original Version | Amend KRS 304.17A-200 to extend health-status eligibility rules to individual and employer-organized association markets; authorize insurance commissioner to designate additional health status-related factors; prohibit adjustment of premium or contribution amounts for group health benefit plans on the basis of genetic information; amend KRS 304.17A-220 to remove requirements relating to preexisting condition exclusions; repeal and reenact KRS 304.17A-230 to define "preexisting condition exclusion"; prohibit health benefit plans in any market from imposing any preexisting condition exclusion; amend KRS 304.17A-155, 304.17A-250, 304.17A-430, 304.17A-706, 304.17B-001, 304.17B-019, and 304.18-114 to conform; provide that provisions of Act apply to all health benefit plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2021; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2021. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Effective Dates, Delayed - Coverage for preexisting conditions, January 1, 2021 Effective Dates, Delayed - Insurance eligibility and premium requirements, January 1, 2021 Insurance, Health - Health status-related factors prohibited, insurance eligibility Insurance, Health - Health status-related factors, insurance premium requirements Insurance, Health - Preexisting conditions, insurance coverage, requiring Health Benefit Mandate - Coverage for preexisting conditions, January 1, 2021 |
| Jump to Proposed Amendments |
House Floor Amendment 1 House Floor Amendment 2 |
| 07/03/19 |
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| 01/07/20 |
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| 02/20/20 |
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| 02/28/20 |
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| Amendment | House Floor Amendment 1 |
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| Sponsor | P. Minter |
| Summary | Strike out language relating to premium adjustments or contribution modifications in return for adherence to programs of health promotion and disease prevention; amend KRS 18A.225 to require the state employee health plan to comply with Sections 1 and 3 of the Act. |
| Index Headings |
State Employees - State employee health plan, coverage for pre-existing conditions State Employees - State employee health plan, insurance eligibility and premium requirements |
| Amendment | House Floor Amendment 2 |
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| Sponsor | P. Minter |
| Summary | Prohibit health benefit plan eligibility rules based on sex; prohibit requiring an individual to be subject to benefits coverage, including any annual or lifetime maximum payment limit, that is different than for a similarly situated individual; strike out language relating to premium adjustments or contribution modifications in return for adherence to programs of health promotion and disease prevention; amend KRS 18A.225 to require the state employee health plan to comply with Sections 1 and 3 of the Act. |
| Index Headings |
Insurance, Health - Health status-related factors, parity requirements State Employees - State employee health plan, coverage for pre-existing conditions State Employees - State employee health plan, insurance eligibility and parity requirements |
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