Legislature(2005 - 2006)BELTZ 211
02/23/2006 01:30 PM Senate LABOR & COMMERCE
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| SB298 | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
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| *+ | SB 298 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | SB 289 | TELECONFERENCED | |
SB 289-INSURANCE
CHAIR CON BUNDE announced SB 289 to be up for consideration.
SENATOR BEN STEVENS moved to adopt Amendment 1 for discussion
purposes. There were no objections and it was so ordered.
Amendment 1
Offered by The Division of Insurance
TO: SB 289
Pages 12 - 13
AS 21.07.080 is amended to read:
*Sec. 15.a 21.07.080 IS AMENDED TO READ:
Sec. 21.07.080. Religious non-medical providers. This
chapter may not be construed to
(1) restrict or limit the right of a managed care entity to
include [HEALTH CARE] services provided by a religious
non-medical provider as medical [HEALTH] care services
covered by the managed care plan;
(2) require a managed care entity, when determining coverage
for [HEALTH CARE] services provided by a religious non-
medical provider, to
(A) apply medically based eligibility standards;
(B) use health care providers to determine access by a
covered person;
(C) use health care providers in making a decision on an
internal of external appeal; or
(D) require a covered person to be examined by a health
care provider as a condition of coverage; or
(3) require a managed care plan to exclude coverage for
[HEALTH CARE] services provided by a religious non-
medical provider because the religious non-medical
provider is not providing medical or other data required
from a health care provider if the medical or other data
is inconsistent with the religious non-medical treatment
or nursing care being provided.
AS 21.07.250 is amended by adding a new paragraph to read:
(18) "medical care" has the meaning given in AS
21.90.900(30)
AS 21.07.250(15) is amended to read:
(15) "religious non-medical provider" means a person who
[DOES NOT PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE, BUT WHO] provides only religious
non-medical treatment or nursing care for an illness or injury;
LINDA HALL, Director, Division of Insurance, Department of
Commerce, Community & Economic Development (DCCED), said that
Ms. Campbell, DCCED Life and Health Actuary, would explain the
amendment.
KATIE CAMPBELL, Life and Health Actuary, Division of Insurance,
Department of Commerce, Community & Economic Development
(DCCED), explained that an issue was raised about changing the
term "health care services" to "medical care services" and using
the term "medical care" with a religious non-medical provider.
It was really a terminology issue. She came up with an easy
solution that removed the offending term "medical" in AS
21.07.080 and added the definition of medical care to the
definitions in AS 21.07 (because that's the term that is used
throughout that chapter). She also clarified the definition of
religious non-medical provider and removed the term "medical
care" as well.
CHAIR BUNDE asked if it basically prevented the use of a double
negative - "non-medical medical care".
MS. CAMPBELL replied, "Exactly."
1:36:44 PM recessed 2:00:01 PM
CHAIR BUNDE announced there were no objections to Amendment 1
and it was adopted.
SENATOR SEEKINS moved to pass CSSB 289(L&C) from committee with
individual recommendations and attached fiscal notes. Senator
Seekins, Ben Stevens and Chair Bunde voted yea; and it was so
ordered.
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