Bob Blumenfield
- Democratic
Author
Existing law, the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975 (Knox-Keene Act) , 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 a health care service plan or a health insurer from changing its premium rates or applicable copayments or coinsurances or deductibles for group health care service plan contracts or group health insurance policies during specified time periods; however, changes to the premium rates or applicable copayments or coinsurances or deductibles are allowed when, among other things, the change is authorized or required in the group contract. This bill would require a health care service plan or health insurer that includes a provision in a group contract or policy that authorizes or requires a change in premium rates, copayments, coinsurances, or deductibles, to provide an additional disclosure that describes the circumstances under which a change may occur and that provides defined terms and examples of those circumstances, to be signed by the group contractholder or group policyholder and provided to the subscribers or insureds, as specified. Because a willful violation of those provisions would be a crime under the Knox-Keene Act, the bill 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.
Vetoed by Governor.
Enrolled and to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 50. Noes 26. Page 6631.)
Passed on file.
Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Ayes 49. Noes 27. Page 6562.)
Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 22. Noes 14. Page 4803.)
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 25 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Read second time. To third reading.
Read third time, amended. To second reading.
Read second time. To third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (August 9).
Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (June 30).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 44. Noes 28. Page 5047.)
Read second time. To third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 6.) (April 13).
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 printer. May be heard in committee March 11.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB1759 | HTML |
| 02/08/10 - Introduced | |
| 03/09/10 - Amended Assembly | |
| 04/20/10 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/24/10 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/02/10 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/18/10 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/31/10 - Enrolled |
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