Kyle Walker
- Republican
- Senator
- District 31
Author
Provides that after December 31, 2024, an issuer that makes a Medicare supplement policy or certificate available to persons at least 65 years of age must make the equivalent policy or certificate available to an individual under 65 years of age who is eligible for Medicare because of having a federally defined disability or end stage renal disease. (Under current law, an issuer that makes a Medicare supplement policy or certificate available to persons at least 65 years of age is required only to make a Plan A policy or certificate available to individuals under 65 years of age, and is required to make the Plan A policy or certificate available to an individual under 65 years of age who is eligible for Medicare because of having a federally defined disability but is not required to make the Plan A policy or certificate available to an individual under 65 years of age who is eligible for Medicare because of having end stage renal disease.) Provides that if an individual who is less than 65 years of age, who is eligible for Medicare because of having a federally defined disability or end stage renal disease, and who meets certain conditions as to application timeliness applies for a Medicare supplement policy or certificate, the issuer of the policy or certificate is prohibited from: (1) denying or conditioning the issuance or effectiveness of the individual's policy or certificate; (2) charging the individual a premium rate for a policy or certificate standardized as Plan A, B, or D that exceeds the premium rate the issuer charges an individual who is 65 years of age; (3) charging the individual a premium rate for any other standardized lettered policy or certificate that exceeds 200% of the premium rate the issuer charges an individual who is 65 years of age; or (4) issuing to the individual a policy or certificate that contains a waiting period or a preexisting condition limitation or exclusion. Provides for the expiration of Code provisions that would be superseded by the new requirements applying to issuers of Medicare supplement policies or certificates.
Public Law 28
Signed by the Governor
Signed by the President of the Senate
Signed by the Speaker
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 235: yeas 42, nays 2
Motion to concur filed
Returned to the Senate with amendments
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 176: yeas 91, nays 0
Second reading: ordered engrossed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Referred to the House
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 87: yeas 47, nays 2
Senator Becker added as coauthor
House sponsor: Representative Carbaugh
Cosponsors: Representatives Abbott, Morris, Judy
Amendment #1 (Walker K) prevailed; voice vote
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Senator Randolph added as coauthor
Senator Qaddoura added as coauthor
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Senator Freeman added as coauthor
Senator Carrasco added as third author
Senator Messmer added as second author
First reading: referred to Committee on Insurance and Financial Institutions
Authored by Senator Walker K
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| Enrolled Senate Bill (S) | |
| Senate Bill (S) | PDF PDF |
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| Introduced Senate Bill (S) |
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| Fiscal Note: SB0215.05.ENRH.FN001 |
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