2009-04-18                     House Journal                      Page 1097
HB 175                                                                                                                        
A message dated April 18, 2009, was read stating the Senate passed:                                                             
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 175(L&C)                                                                                              
    "An Act relating to insurance, including treating as confidential                                                           
    certain information submitted to the director of insurance by the                                                           
    National Association of Insurance Commissioners; clarifying                                                                 
    conditions for the release of insurer deposits; defining travel                                                             
    insurance that may be sold under a travel insurance limited                                                                 
    producer license; establishing criteria for licensing of nonresident                                                        
    independent adjusters as resident adjusters; exempting rewards                                                              

2009-04-18                     House Journal                      Page 1098
    under a wellness program from treatment as insurance                                                                        
    discrimination or rebating; making certain insurance required of                                                            
    the Comprehensive Health Insurance Association permissive                                                                   
    rather than mandatory; making certain provisions relating to                                                                
    statements on applications and guaranteed renewability for                                                                  
    individual health insurance applicable to hospital and medical                                                              
    service corporations; making public certain forms and related                                                               
    documents filed for approval by a hospital or medical service                                                               
    corporation after the filing becomes effective; relating to deposits                                                        
    of self-funded multiple employer welfare arrangements; repealing                                                            
    reasons that the director of insurance may use to deny or revoke a                                                          
    license; and providing for an effective date."                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
with the following amendment, and it is transmitted for consideration:                                                          
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 175(L&C) am S                                                                                         
    "An Act relating to insurance, including treating as confidential                                                           
    certain information submitted to the director of insurance by the                                                           
    National Association of Insurance Commissioners; clarifying                                                                 
    conditions for the release of insurer deposits; defining travel                                                             
    insurance that may be sold under a travel insurance limited                                                                 
    producer license; exempting rewards under a wellness program                                                                
    from treatment as insurance discrimination or rebating; making                                                              
    certain insurance required of the Comprehensive Health Insurance                                                            
    Association permissive rather than mandatory; making certain                                                                
    provisions relating to statements on applications and guaranteed                                                            
    renewability for individual health insurance applicable to hospital                                                         
    and medical service corporations; making public certain forms and                                                           
    related documents filed for approval by a hospital or medical                                                               
    service corporation after the filing becomes effective; relating to                                                         
    deposits of self-funded multiple employer welfare arrangements;                                                             
    repealing reasons that the director of insurance may use to deny or                                                         
    revoke a license; and providing for an effective date."                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
 (SCR 10 - title change resolution)                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 175(L&C) is under Unfinished Business.