Legislature(2005 - 2006)
2006-05-04 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2006-05-04 House Journal Page 3635 SB 289 The following, which had been moved to the bottom of the calendar (page 3580), was read the second time: CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 289(FIN) "An Act relating to the payment of insurer examination expenses, to the regulation of managed care insurance plans, to actuarial opinions and supporting documentation for an insurer, to insurance firms, managing general agents, and third-party administrators, to eligibility of surplus lines insurers, to prompt payment of health care insurance claims, to required notice by an insurer, to individual deferred annuities, to mental health benefits under a health care insurance plan, to the definitions of 'title insurance limited producer' and of other terms used in the title regulating the practice of the business of insurance, and to small employer health insurance; repealing the Small Employer Health Reinsurance Association; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date." 2006-05-04 House Journal Page 3636 with the: Journal Page L&C RPT 3DP 4NR 3322 FN1: ZERO(CED) 3322 FIN RPT 1DP 7NR 3525 FN1: ZERO(CED) 3526 Amendment No. 1 was offered by Representatives Cissna and Gruenberg: Page 1, line 9, following "Association;" (title amendment): Insert "establishing an insurance task force;" Page 36, following line 9: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 49. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to read: INSURANCE TASK FORCE. (a) The insurance task force is created in the legislative branch. The president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives shall each appoint three members from each body and two members from the insurance industry to an Insurance Task Force. If a member of the task force ceases to be a member of the appropriate legislative body, the appropriate appointing authority shall appoint a replacement. The division of insurance shall provide staff support and administrative services to the task force. Members of the task force do not receive compensation, but are entitled to per diem and travel expenses authorized for boards and commissions under AS 39.20.180. (b) The Insurance Task Force shall examine (1) factors leading to the increased cost of health care insurance; (2) the market forces affecting the growing number of uninsured; and (3) the effects of cost shifting in the medical care and health insurance industries. (c) The Insurance Task Force shall submit a report to the legislature three months after receiving the reports and conclusions of the pending studies of the uninsured by the division of insurance. The report must summarize the findings and recommendations of the task force, including recommendations for 2006-05-04 House Journal Page 3637 (1) alternatives for achieving more efficient, cost-effective delivery of health care insurance to uninsured residents in the state; (2) statutory, regulatory, organizational, and management changes that may be necessary to carry out the recommendations of the task force. (d) The Insurance Task Force is terminated June 1, 2008." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 37, line 9: Delete "secs. 51 and 52" Insert "secs. 52 and 53" Representative Cissna moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 1 be adopted. There was objection. Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 1 was offered by Representative Cissna: Under "(c)": Delete "division of insurance" Insert "department of health and social services" Representative Cissna moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 1 be adopted. Representative Gruenberg objected and withdrew the objection. There being no further objection, Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 1 was adopted. Amendment No. 2 to Amendment No. 1 as amended was offered by Representative Gruenberg: Delete "insurance task force" Insert "health insurance task force" Representative Gruenberg moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 2 to Amendment No. 1 as amended be adopted. 2006-05-04 House Journal Page 3638 There being no objection, it was so ordered. The presence of Representative Kapsner, who was excused (page 3628), was noted. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 1 as amended be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSSB 289(FIN) Second Reading Amendment No. 1 as amended YEAS: 12 NAYS: 22 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 6 Yeas: Berkowitz, Cissna, Crawford, Elkins, Gara, Gardner, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Joule, Kapsner, Kerttula, Salmon Nays: Coghill, Dahlstrom, Foster, Gatto, Harris, Holm, Kelly, Kohring, Kott, LeDoux, Lynn, McGuire, Meyer, Neuman, Olson, Ramras, Rokeberg, Samuels, Seaton, Stoltze, Thomas, Wilson Absent: Anderson, Chenault, Croft, Hawker, Moses, Weyhrauch And so, Amendment No. 1 as amended was not adopted. Representative Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that CSSB 289(FIN) be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading, and placed on final passage. There was objection. CSSB 289(FIN) will advance to third reading on tomorrow's calendar.