SB964
Health insurance; catastrophic health plans.
Summary
As Passed Both Chambers. Health insurance; catastrophic health plans.
Authorizes health carriers to offer catastrophic plans on the individual market and to offer such plans to all individuals. The measure provides that a catastrophic plan is deemed to provide an essential health benefits package and to meet certain requirements of federal law. A catastrophic plan is a high-deductible health ... (More) care plan that provides essential health benefits and coverage for at least three primary care visits per policy year. Under the federal Affordable Care Act, catastrophic plans satisfy requirements that health benefit plans provide minimum levels of coverage only if they cover individuals who are under 30 years of age or who qualify for a hardship exemption or affordability exemption. The measure requires the Commissioner of Insurance to apply to the federal government for a state innovation waiver allowing the implementation of the provision. The provision will become effective 30 days after the Commissioner notifies certain persons that the request has been approved. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/19/2018 - Senate: Presented and ordered printed 18104904D
- 01/19/2018 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/28/2018 - Senate: Impact statement from SCC (SB964)
- 02/05/2018 - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/2018 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 02/12/2018 - Senate: Reported from Finance (15-Y 1-N)
- 02/13/2018 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2018 - Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/13/2018 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2018 - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/2018 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/19/2018 - House: Read first time
- 02/19/2018 - House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 03/01/2018 - House: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (14-Y 7-N)
- 03/01/2018 - House: Committee substitute printed 18107633D-H1
- 03/05/2018 - House: Read second time
- 03/06/2018 - House: Read third time
- 03/06/2018 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 18107633D-H1
- 03/06/2018 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB964H1
- 03/06/2018 - House: Passed House with substitute (51-Y 46-N)
- 03/06/2018 - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (51-Y 46-N) Close Floor Vote
- 03/07/2018 - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (33-Y 6-N)
- 03/07/2018 - Senate: Title replaced 18107633D-H1
- 03/09/2018 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/09/2018 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB964ER)
- 03/09/2018 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/2018 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/12/2018 - Senate: Impact statement from SCC (SB964H1)
- 03/13/2018 - Senate: Impact statement from SCC (SB964ER)
- 03/20/2018 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 20, 2018
- 03/20/2018 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
- 04/09/2018 - Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 04/18/2018 - Senate: Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 20-N) Close Floor Vote
- 04/18/2018 - Senate: Communicated to Governor
