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House Amendment 8416

Amendment Text

PAG LIN
  1  1    Amend the amendment, H-8403, to Senate File 2279,
  1  2 as amended, passed, and reprinted by the Senate, as
  1  3 follows:
  1  4    #1.  Page 1, by inserting after line 33 the
  1  5 following:
  1  6    "#___.  Page 6, by inserting after line 26 the
  1  7 following:
  1  8    "Sec.    .  NEW SECTION.  509.20  NOTICE OF RATE
  1  9 INCREASE.
  1 10    1.  For purposes of this section, "policy or
  1 11 contract for group health benefit coverages, including
  1 12 a contract to provide services to a plan providing
  1 13 group health benefit coverages" applies to all of the
  1 14 following:
  1 15    a.  A group policy of health insurance under this
  1 16 chapter.
  1 17    b.  A plan established pursuant to chapter 509A for
  1 18 public employees.
  1 19    c.  A plan offered pursuant to chapter 513B.
  1 20    d.  A group contract of a nonprofit health service
  1 21 corporation under chapter 514.
  1 22    e.  A group plan of a health maintenance
  1 23 organization under chapter 514B.
  1 24    f.  An organized delivery system authorized under
  1 25 1993 Iowa Acts, chapter 158, and licensed by the
  1 26 director of public health.
  1 27    g.  Preferred provider contracts limiting choice of
  1 28 specific provider.
  1 29    h.  Any other policy, contract, or plan for
  1 30 covering the health care costs of a defined group.
  1 31    2.  A person who issues a policy or contract for
  1 32 group health benefit coverages, including a contract
  1 33 to provide services to a plan providing group health
  1 34 benefit coverages to a group, shall provide notice of
  1 35 a rate increase for the policy or contract at least
  1 36 sixty days prior to the effective date of the rate
  1 37 increase to the policyholder, contract holder, or
  1 38 sponsor of the group health benefit plan."
  1 39    #___.  Page 7, by inserting after line 2 the
  1 40 following:
  1 41    "Sec.    .  NEW SECTION.  513C.5A  NOTICE OF RATE
  1 42 INCREASE.
  1 43    A carrier shall provide notice of a rate increase
  1 44 for the plan at least sixty days prior to the
  1 45 effective date of the rate increase to the individual
  1 46 covered by the plan.
  1 47    Sec.    .  Section 514.6, Code 2001, is amended to
  1 48 read as follows:
  1 49    514.6  RATES – APPROVAL BY COMMISSIONER – NOTICE
  1 50 OF INCREASE.
  2  1    1.  The rates charged by any such corporation to
  2  2 the subscribers for health care service shall at all
  2  3 times be subject to the approval of the commissioner
  2  4 of insurance.
  2  5    2.  A corporation offering health care services to
  2  6 subscribers pursuant to this chapter shall provide
  2  7 notice of a rate increase to subscribers at least
  2  8 sixty days prior to the effective date of the rate
  2  9 increase."
  2 10    #___.  Page 7, by inserting after line 15 the
  2 11 following:
  2 12    "Sec.    .  NEW SECTION.  514A.16  NOTICE OF RATE
  2 13 INCREASE.
  2 14    An insurer shall provide notice of a rate increase
  2 15 for a health insurance policy to the insured at least
  2 16 sixty days prior to the effective date of the rate
  2 17 increase."
  2 18    #___.  Page 7, by inserting after line 19 the
  2 19 following:
  2 20    "Sec.    .  NEW SECTION.  514E.12  NOTICE OF RATE
  2 21 INCREASE.
  2 22    A carrier or organized delivery system shall
  2 23 provide notice of a rate increase for the association
  2 24 policy to the insured at least sixty days prior to the
  2 25 effective date of the rate increase.""
  2 26    #2.  By renumbering, redesignating, and correcting
  2 27 internal references as necessary.  
  2 28 
  2 29 
  2 30                               
  2 31 PETERSEN of Polk 
  2 32 SF 2279.201 79
  2 33 jj/sh
     

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