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1996 SESSION

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HB 835 Health insurance; small employer market.

Introduced by: David G. Brickley | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Accident and sickness insurance; small employer market; preexisting conditions. Credits coverage provided under: (i) Medicare, Medicaid, CHAMPUS, the Indian Health Service Program or any other similar publicly sponsored program, (ii) a group health insurance or health benefit arrangement that provides benefits similar to or exceeding benefits provided under the essential health benefit plan, or (iii) an individual health insurance policy, including coverage issued by a health maintenance organization, health services plan or fraternal benefits society, that provides benefits similar to or exceeding the benefits provided under the essential health benefit plan, when computing the length of a preexisting condition exclusion period under small employer market provisions. Current law limits this period to 12 months.

FULL TEXT

• 01/22/96  House: Presented & ordered printed 962027828  pdf
• 02/29/96  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB835ER)  pdf
• 03/25/96  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0269)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/22/96  House: Presented & ordered printed 962027828
• 01/22/96  House: Referred to Committee on Corporations, Insurance and Banking
• 01/30/96  House: Reported from Corp., Ins. & Banking (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/96  House: Read first time
• 02/01/96  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/02/96  House: Read third time and passed House (Block Vote) (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/96  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/96  House: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
• 02/02/96  House: Passed House (Block Vote) (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/96  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE #2 (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/96  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/05/96  Senate: Read first time
• 02/05/96  Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
• 02/19/96  Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/96  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/96  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/96  Senate: Read third time
• 02/21/96  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/96  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/29/96  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB835ER)
• 03/04/96  House: Enrolled
• 03/04/96  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/05/96  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/19/96  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 269 (effective 7/1/96)
• 03/25/96  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0269)