Health insurance; SCC, et al., to perform plan management functions, review of premium rates. (HB1769)
Introduced By
Del. Terry Kilgore (R-Gate City)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Health insurance; plan management and rate review. Authorizes the State Corporation Commission (SCC), with assistance from the Virginia Department of Health, to perform plan management functions required to certify health benefit plans for participation in a federally facilitated health benefit exchange in Virginia. This obligation is contingent upon the availability of full funding, technology infrastructure being made available to the SCC, and there being no other impediments that effectively prevent the SCC from performing any required plan management functions. In addition, the SCC's obligation to perform plan management functions is contingent upon receiving federal funding sufficient to pay the operating expenses necessary to carry out the functions. The SCC may contract with and enter into memoranda of understanding to carry out its plan management functions with any state or federal agency. The measure also authorizes the SCC to review and approve accident and sickness insurance premium rates applicable to health benefit plans in the individual and small group markets and health benefit plans providing health insurance coverage in the individual market through certain non-employer group plans. The power to review and approve rates is a condition to the SCC being found to be an effective regulator of such rates. Finally, the measure authorizes the Virginia Department of Health to assist the SCC in carrying out the plan management functions. The measure will take effect upon its passage. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/08/2013 | Committee |
| 01/08/2013 | Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/09/13 13103480D |
| 01/08/2013 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 01/23/2013 | Impact statement from SCC (HB1769) |
| 01/31/2013 | Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (16-Y 5-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/31/2013 | Committee substitute printed 13104489D-H1 |
| 02/02/2013 | Read first time |
| 02/04/2013 | Read second time |
| 02/04/2013 | Committee substitute agreed to 13104489D-H1 |
| 02/04/2013 | Amendment by Delegate Kilgore agreed to |
| 02/04/2013 | Emergency clause deleted |
| 02/04/2013 | Motion to pass by Amendments by Delegate Marshall, R.G. agreed to |
| 02/04/2013 | Motion to pass by Amendment by Delegate Marshall, R.G. agreed to |
| 02/04/2013 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment HB1769EH1 |
| 02/04/2013 | Printed as engrossed 13104489D-EH1 |
| 02/05/2013 | Read third time and passed House (70-Y 30-N) |
| 02/05/2013 | VOTE: PASSAGE (70-Y 30-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/06/2013 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/06/2013 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 02/08/2013 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/08/2013 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 02/08/2013 | Impact statement from SCC (HB1769EH1) |
| 02/08/2013 | Impact statement from SCC (HB1769H1) |
| 02/11/2013 | Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (10-Y 5-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/11/2013 | Committee substitute printed 13105047D-S1 |
| 02/13/2013 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/14/2013 | Impact statement from SCC (HB1769S1) |
| 02/14/2013 | Read third time |
| 02/14/2013 | Reading of substitute waived |
| 02/14/2013 | Committee substitute agreed to 13105047D-S1 |
| 02/14/2013 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1769S1 |
| 02/14/2013 | Passed Senate with substitute (30-Y 10-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/15/2013 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/18/2013 | Senate substitute agreed to by House 13105047D-S1 (60-Y 40-N) |
| 02/18/2013 | VOTE: ADOPTION (60-Y 40-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/21/2013 | Enrolled |
| 02/21/2013 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1769ER) |
| 02/21/2013 | Impact statement from SCC (HB1769ER) |
| 02/21/2013 | Signed by Speaker |
| 02/22/2013 | Signed by President |
| 03/21/2013 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 670 (effective 7/1/13) |
| 03/21/2013 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0670) |