Text: H08058 Text: H08060 Text: H08000 - H08099 Text: H Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
PAG LIN 1 1 Amend House File 2342 as follows: 1 2 #1. By striking everything after the enacting 1 3 clause and inserting the following: 1 4 "Section 1. NEW SECTION. 507B.10 POLICY OR 1 5 PREMIUM CHANGES-HEALTH CARE FACILITIES. 1 6 1. A person shall not deny insurance liability 1 7 coverage to, cancel or fail to renew an insurance 1 8 liability policy of, or increase the premiums of the 1 9 insurance liability policy of a health care facility 1 10 based upon the findings of an inspection of the health 1 11 care facility which are not final findings. Any such 1 12 change in insurance liability policy coverage or 1 13 premiums may only be taken based upon the findings of 1 14 inspection in accordance with the following: 1 15 a. If the health care facility is issued a 1 16 citation based upon the findings of an inspection and 1 17 contests the citation pursuant to section 135C.41, 1 18 subsection 2, the findings of the inspection shall not 1 19 be used as the basis for such changes in policy or 1 20 premiums until the results of the informal conference 1 21 pursuant to section 135C.42 are available. However, 1 22 if the health care facility desires to further contest 1 23 an affirmed or modified citation following an informal 1 24 conference, the findings of the inspection shall not 1 25 be used as the basis for such changes in policy or 1 26 premiums until the final action of any contested case 1 27 proceeding or until judicial review of the final 1 28 action is completed and a decision is rendered. 1 29 b. If the health care facility is issued a 1 30 citation based upon the findings of an inspection and 1 31 initially contests the citation pursuant to section 1 32 135C.43, subsection 1, the findings of the inspection 1 33 shall not be used as the basis for such changes in 1 34 policy or premiums until a final decision is rendered 1 35 pursuant to section 17A.15. However, if the health 1 36 care facility desires to further contest the final 1 37 decisions and petitions for judicial review pursuant 1 38 to section 135C.43, subsection 2, the findings of the 1 39 inspection shall not be used as the basis for such 1 40 changes in policy or premiums until judicial review of 1 41 the final action is completed and a decision is 1 42 rendered. 1 43 2. For the purposes of this section, "health care 1 44 facility" means the same as defined in section 1 45 135C.1." 1 46 #2. Title page, line 1, by striking the word 1 47 "reporting" and inserting the following: "use". 1 48 #3. Title page, line 2, by inserting after the 1 49 word "inspections" the following: "in the 1 50 modification of an insurance policy or insurance 2 1 premiums". 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 CHIODO of Polk 2 6 HF 2342.501 79 2 7 pf/pj
Text: H08058 Text: H08060 Text: H08000 - H08099 Text: H Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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