THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	745
TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2015		S.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO THE HAWAII HEALTH CONNECTOR.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

     SECTION 1.  Section 435H-6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"[[]§435H-6[]]  Eligibility of insurers and plans.  The commissioner shall determine eligibility for the inclusion of insurers and plans; provided that all qualified plans and qualified dental plans that apply for inclusion shall be included in the connector[.]; provided further that, as a condition of its license or certificate of authority, any insurer who controls, in any fiscal year and as determined by the commissioner, at least a twenty per cent share of the total market for all policies of accident and health or sickness insurance subject to article 10A of chapter 431 or chapter 432 or 432D, shall offer, in the following fiscal year, all of its qualified plans and qualified dental plans for inclusion in the connector and for sale to both qualified individuals and qualified employers."

     SECTION 2.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2050.

Report Title:

Hawaii Health Connector; Insurers; Market Share; Qualified Plans; Mandatory Inclusion

Description:

Requires any health insurer with at least a twenty per cent share of the health insurance market to submit its qualified plans and qualified dental plans for inclusion in the Hawaii health connector.  Effective 07/01/2050.  (SD1)

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