Bonnie Lowenthal
- 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 the act's requirements a crime. Existing law provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law prohibits a group health care service plan or health insurer, with regard to a group contract, except as specified, from changing the premium rates or applicable copayments or coinsurances or deductibles during certain time periods. This bill would prohibit a health care service plan or a health insurer covering prescription drug benefits and using a formulary from increasing the applicable copayments or deductibles or coinsurances for prescription drugs for the length of the contract or policy. Because a willful violation of the bill's requirements with respect to health care service plans would be a crime, 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.
From committee without further action.
In committee: Set, second hearing. Held under submission.
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
Read second time and amended.
From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 6.) (April 20).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB2170 | HTML |
| 02/18/10 - Introduced | |
| 04/13/10 - Amended Assembly | |
| 04/27/10 - Amended Assembly |
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