Senate File 2357 - Introduced



                                       SENATE FILE       
                                       BY  COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE

                                       (SUCCESSOR TO SF 2115)


    Passed Senate, Date               Passed House,  Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act requiring disclosure of employer group health benefit
  2    claims and premium information to certain employers.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 6158SV 82
  5 av/nh/8

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 509.19, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code
  1  2 2007, is amended to read as follows:
  1  3    a.  A person issuing a policy or contract providing group
  1  4 health benefit coverages to a group of fifty=one or more
  1  5 eligible employees as defined in chapter 513B, or to a group
  1  6 of two to fifty eligible employees as defined in chapter 513B
  1  7 which during the term of the policy or contract has increased
  1  8 to a group of more than fifty eligible employees, shall
  1  9 provide to the policyholder, contract holder, or sponsor of
  1 10 the group health benefit plan, upon request, annually, but not
  1 11 more than three months prior to the policy renewal date, the
  1 12 total amount of actual claims identified as paid or incurred
  1 13 and paid, and the total amount of premiums by line of
  1 14 coverage.  If premiums are not billed for each line of
  1 15 coverage, it is not necessary to artificially separate
  1 16 premiums for each line of coverage and will be acceptable to
  1 17 supply total premiums for the period.
  1 18                           EXPLANATION
  1 19    This bill requires an issuer of group health benefit
  1 20 coverages to disclose information concerning claims and
  1 21 premiums to small employer groups of two to 50 employees which
  1 22 increase to a group of more than 50 employees during the term
  1 23 of the policy or contract.
  1 24 LSB 6158SV 82
  1 25 av/nh/8