Mary Hayashi
- Democratic
Author
Existing law, the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975, provides for the licensure and regulation of health care service plans by the Department of Managed Health Care, and makes a willful violation of its provisions a crime. Existing law provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law prohibits the cancellation or nonrenewal of an enrollment or subscription by a health care service plan except in specified circumstances. Existing law prohibits the nonrenewal of individual health benefit plans by a health insurer except in specified circumstances. This bill would prohibit a health care service plan or health insurer from rescinding an individual health care service plan contract or individual health insurance policy for any reason, or from canceling, limiting, or raising the premiums of the plan contract or policy due to any omission, misrepresentation, or inaccuracy in the application form, after 24 months following the issuance of the plan contract or policy, except as specified. Because this bill would impose additional requirements on health care service plans, the willful violation of which would be a crime, it would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Approved by the Governor.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 406, Statutes of 2009.
Enrolled and to the Governor at 5 p.m.
Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 50. Noes 29. Page 3119.)
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 5 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 23. Noes 14. Page 2128.)
Read second time. To third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 5.) (August 27).
(received by desk August 28, 2009 pursuant to JR61(a)(11))
In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.
Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 3. Noes 2.) (July 14).
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.
Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.
From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 3.) (June 17).
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 48. Noes 29. Page 1347.)
Read second time. To third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 5.) (April 22).
From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 13. Noes 6.) (March 31).
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.
From printer. May be heard in committee February 12.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB108 | HTML |
| 01/12/09 - Introduced | |
| 02/26/09 - Amended Assembly | |
| 03/24/09 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/23/09 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/26/09 - Amended Senate | |
| 07/23/09 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/10/09 - Enrolled | |
| 10/11/09 - Chaptered |
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