THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2005

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Chair

Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland, Vice Chair

MEASURES DEFERRED TO THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2005

TIME:

2:00 pm

PLACE:

Conference Room 016

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

(Deferred from February 10, 2005; Wednesday, February 16, 2005)

SB 760

RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE.

Reduces the maximum reserves that a managed care plan may hold from 50% of annual expenses to 30% of annual expenses. Allows the commissioner to waive the requirement of a refund if subscribers of a managed care plan would be jeopardized by it, if the managed care plan would need the reserve to increase its enrollment or make capital investments, or if the excess to be refunded is the result of temporary fluctuations in investments.

CPH/HTH, WAM

SB 940

RELATING TO THE PATIENTS' BILL OF RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES ACT.

Amends the review procedure process under the patients' bill of rights and responsibilities act. Preserves commissioner's discretion to convene panel to hear cases for consumers in non-ERISA plans. Requires the commissioner to determine whether requests for external review concerns an ERISA plan and to direct all requests for review of ERISA plan benefits to an independent review organization selected by the commissioner.

CPH/HTH, JHW

SB 870

RELATING TO INSURANCE.

Amends external review procedure in the patients' bill of rights and responsibilities act.

HTH/CPH, JHW/WAM

(Please note: The Committee on CPH will hold its decision making on the above measure(s) on Thursday, February 17, 2005 in room 016.)

 

 

No testimony will be accepted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6740.