Mike Feuer
- Democratic
Author
Existing law, the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, on and after January 1, 2014, requires a health insurance issuer offering health insurance coverage in the individual or group market to accept every employer and individual in the state that applies for that coverage, as specified, and allows premiums for coverage in the individual or small group market to vary only by rating area, age, tobacco use, and whether the coverage is for an individual or family, as specified. The act also prohibits a health insurance issuer offering group or individual health insurance coverage from imposing any preexisting condition for children with respect to plan years beginning on or after September 23, 2010, and for adults with respect to plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2014. 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. Existing law provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law authorizes a health care service plan or health insurer to exclude an applicant from coverage for a specified time for preexisting conditions. A willful violation of provisions governing health care service plans is a crime. This bill would prohibit the exclusion or limitation of coverage for children due to any preexisting condition, except as specified. The bill would further require plans and insurers offering coverage in the individual market to offer coverage for a child subject to specified requirements. The bill would prescribe limits on the rates that may be imposed for coverage of a child depending on, among other things, whether the child applies for coverage during an open enrollment period, as defined, or is a late enrollee, as defined, and would, effective January 1, 2014, require plans and insurers to apply standard risk rates to child coverage, except as specified. The bill would prohibit a plan or carrier that does not or ceases to write new plan contracts or policies for children from offering new individual plan contracts or policies in this state for 5 years. The bill would authorize the Department of Managed Health Care and the Department of Insurance to issue guidance for purposes of implementing these provisions. By imposing new requirements on health care service plans, the willful violation of which would be a crime, this 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.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 656, Statutes of 2010.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Ayes 49. Noes 27. Page 6707.)
(Corrected September 8.)
Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 50. Noes 25. Page 6738.)
Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 22. Noes 11. Page 4862.)
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 27 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Read second time. To third reading.
Read third time, amended. To second reading.
(Corrected August 30.)
Read second time. To third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 4.) (August 12).
Received August 13 pursuant to Joint Rule 61(b)(14)
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR suspense file.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (June 23).
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 50. Noes 25. Page 5410.)
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 28).
Read second time. To third reading.
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
(Corrected April 29.)
Read second time and amended.
From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 6.) (April 20).
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 23.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB2244 | HTML |
| 02/18/10 - Introduced | |
| 04/05/10 - Amended Assembly | |
| 04/27/10 - Amended Assembly | |
| 07/01/10 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/20/10 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/03/10 - Enrolled | |
| 09/30/10 - Chaptered |
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