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HB 372                                                                                                                        
The Labor & Commerce Committee considered:                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
    HOUSE BILL NO. 372                                                                                                          
    "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                                                         

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    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."                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
and recommends it be replaced with:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 372(L&C)                                                                                              
    (same title)                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The report was signed by Representative Olson, Chair, with the                                                                  
following individual recommendations:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Do pass (1):  Olson                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
No recommendation (6):  LeDoux, Tilton, Hughes, Kito, Josephson,                                                                
Colver                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 372(L&C):                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
1.  Zero, Dept. of Commerce, Community, & Economic Development                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
HB 372 was referred to the Rules Committee for placement on the                                                                 
calendar.