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SB671

Health carriers; participation in health benefit exchange, requirement for conducting activities.

Status:
Consolidated

Chief Patron:
Creigh Deeds (D)

Session:
2018 Regular Session

Summary

As Introduced. Health carriers; participation in health benefit exchange; requirement for conducting insurance activities.

Prohibits a health carrier from engaging in the business of insurance in the Commonwealth or administering, sponsoring, selling, or providing a policy, coverage or services under a health plan or program for state or local employees or a Medicaid managed care program unless the health carrier is actively participating in any health benefit exchange established or operated in the Commonwealth. The measure defines "actively participating in the exchange" as offering health benefits plans on an exchange (i) in the individual market; (ii) at the bronze and silver levels, and at any other level at the health carrier's discretion; and (iii) in every locality in the Commonwealth in which the health carrier conducts any of the foregoing activities. (Less)
  • Bill History

  • 01/10/2018 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101621D
  • 01/10/2018 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
  • 01/24/2018 - Senate: Impact statement from SCC (SB671)
  • 01/29/2018 - Senate: Incorporated by Commerce and Labor (SB844-Dunnavant) (14-Y 0-N)