Legislature(2015 - 2016)
2016-04-13 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2016-04-13 House Journal Page 2301 HB 372 The following, which was advanced to third reading from the April 12, 2016, calendar (page 2231), was read the third time: "An Act relating to insurance; relating to expenses for insurance examinations; relating to regulations for insurance utilization review, benefits determination, health care insurance grievance resolution procedures, independent review of adverse determinations or final adverse determinations, independent review organizations, and continuing education providers; relating to required provisions for health care insurance contracts and policies, including health care provider choice; establishing civil 2016-04-13 House Journal Page 2302 penalties for insurers for failure to provide requested records; amending the definition of 'wet marine and transportation' insurance; amending provisions on limited licenses to include crop insurance; relating to third-party administrator notification requirements; relating to certification filing by reinsurance intermediary brokers; relating to rate filings, delivery of insurance policies or endorsements; relating to refunds of variable life insurance policies and variable annuities; establishing limitations on issuance of long-term care insurance; relating to requirements for group health insurance policies; amending the definition of 'group health insurance'; relating to motor vehicle service contracts; relating to notice requirements for meetings of stockholders or members of a domestic insurer; establishing a definition of 'bona fide association'; relating to requirements and penalties for committing a fraudulent or criminal insurance act; updating criteria for examinations; relating to rate filing deviations; establishing civil penalties for certain wilful violations; and providing for an effective date." Representative Wool moved and asked unanimous consent that CSHB 372(L&C) be returned to second reading for the specific purpose of considering Amendment No. 1. There being no objection, it was so ordered. Amendment No. 1 was offered by Representatives Wool and Olson: Page 1, line 1, following the first occurrence of "insurance;" (title amendment): Insert "relating to the annual report by the director of insurance;" Page 2, following line 8: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Section 1. AS 21.06.110 is amended to read: Sec. 21.06.110. Director's annual report. As early in each calendar year as is reasonably possible, the director shall prepare and deliver an annual report to the commissioner, who shall notify the legislature that the report is available, showing, with respect to the preceding calendar year, (1) a list of the authorized insurers transacting insurance 2016-04-13 House Journal Page 2303 in this state, with a summary of their financial statement as the director considers appropriate; (2) the name of each insurer whose certificate of authority was surrendered, suspended, or revoked during the year and the cause of surrender, suspension, or revocation; (3) the name of each insurer authorized to do business in this state against which delinquency or similar proceedings were instituted and, if against an insurer domiciled in this state, a concise statement of the facts with respect to each proceeding and its present status; (4) a statement in regard to examination of rating organizations, advisory organizations, joint underwriters, and joint reinsurers as required by AS 21.39.120; (5) the receipt and expenses of the division for the year; (6) recommendations of the director as to amendments or supplementation of laws affecting insurance or the office of director; (7) statistical information regarding health insurance, including the number of individual and group policies sold or terminated in the state; this paragraph does not authorize the director to require an insurer to release proprietary information; (8) the annual percentage of health claims paid in the state that meets the requirements of AS 21.36.495(a) and (d); (9) the total amount of contributions reported and the total amount of credit claimed under AS 21.96.070 and 21.96.075; [AND] (10) the total number of public comments received and the director's efforts, to the extent allowable by law, to improve or maintain public access to information on individual health insurance rate filings before they become effective; and (11) other pertinent information and matters the director considers proper." Page 2, line 9: Delete "Section 1" Insert "Sec. 2" Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. 2016-04-13 House Journal Page 2304 Page 36, line 5: Delete "Section 67" Insert "Section 68" Page 36, line 6: Delete "Section 65" Insert "Section 66" Page 36, line 7: Delete "sec. 18" Insert "sec. 19" Delete "sec. 66" Insert "sec. 67" Representative Wool moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 1 be adopted. There being no objection, it was so ordered, and the new title follows: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 372(L&C) am "An Act relating to insurance; relating to the annual report by the director of insurance; relating to expenses for insurance examinations; relating to regulations for insurance utilization review, benefits determination, health care insurance grievance resolution procedures, independent review of adverse determinations or final adverse determinations, independent review organizations, and continuing education providers; relating to required provisions for health care insurance contracts and policies, including health care provider choice; establishing civil penalties for insurers for failure to provide requested records; amending the definition of 'wet marine and transportation' insurance; amending provisions on limited licenses to include crop insurance; relating to third-party administrator notification requirements; relating to certification filing by reinsurance intermediary brokers; relating to rate filings, delivery of insurance policies or endorsements; relating to refunds of variable life insurance policies and variable annuities; establishing limitations on issuance of long-term care insurance; relating to requirements for group health insurance policies; amending the definition of 'group health insurance'; relating to motor vehicle service contracts; relating to notice requirements for meetings of 2016-04-13 House Journal Page 2305 stockholders or members of a domestic insurer; establishing a definition of 'bona fide association'; relating to requirements and penalties for committing a fraudulent or criminal insurance act; updating criteria for examinations; relating to rate filing deviations; establishing civil penalties for certain wilful violations; and providing for an effective date." The question being: "Shall CSHB 372(L&C) am pass the House?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 372(L&C) am Third Reading Final Passage YEAS: 36 NAYS: 0 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 3 Yeas: Chenault, Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Foster, Gara, Gattis, Guttenberg, Herron, Hughes, Johnson, Josephson, Kawasaki, Keller, Kito, LeDoux, Lynn, Millett, Munoz, Nageak, Neuman, Olson, Ortiz, Pruitt, Reinbold, Saddler, Seaton, Spohnholz, Stutes, Talerico, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Wilson, Wool Excused: Hawker Absent: Colver, Kreiss-Tomkins, Vazquez And so, CSHB 372(L&C) am passed the House. Representative Millett moved and asked unanimous consent that the roll call on the passage of the bill be considered the roll call on the effective date clause. There being no objection, it was so ordered. CSHB 372(L&C) am was referred to the Chief Clerk for engrossment.