2016-04-17                     Senate Journal                      Page 2664
HB 372                                                                                                                        
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 372(L&C) "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                                                              
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" was engrossed, signed by the President and                                                               
Secretary and returned to the House for consideration.