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S1166................................................by JUDICIARY AND RULES
INSURANCE - Amends existing law to provide that if an insurance policy
provides benefits for pregnancy, childbirth or miscarriage, and an employee
or dependent is pregnant at the time of discontinuance of the policy and
not eligible for any replacement group coverage within sixty days of
discontinuance, the policy must provide that the benefits will be payable
to the same extent as if discontinuance had not occurred, but not beyond a
period of twelve months following discontinuance.
02/15 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/16 Rpt prt - to Health/Wel
02/26 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/27 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/05 3rd rdg - PASSED - 35-0-0
AYES -- Andreason, Boatright, Branch, Brandt, Bunderson, Burtenshaw,
Cameron, Danielson, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure,
Geddes, Goedde, Hawkins, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, King-Barrutia, Lee,
Lodge, Noh, Richardson, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Sims, Sorensen,
Stegner, Stennett, Thorne, Wheeler, Whitworth, Williams,
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- None
Floor Sponsor -- Ipsen
Title apvd - to House
03/06 House intro - 1st rdg - to Bus
03/14 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/15 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/19 3rd rdg - PASSED - 66-0-4
AYES -- Barraclough, Barrett, Bedke, Bell, Bieter, Black, Boe, Bolz,
Bradford, Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Chase, Clark, Collins, Cuddy,
Deal, Denney, Ellis, Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(13), Field(20),
Gagner, Gould, Hadley, Hammond, Henbest, Higgins, Hornbeck, Jaquet,
Jones, Kellogg, Kendell, Kunz, Lake, Langford, Loertscher, Mader,
Marley, McKague, Meyer, Montgomery, Mortensen, Moss, Moyle, Pearce,
Pischner, Pomeroy, Raybould, Ridinger, Roberts, Robison, Sali,
Sellman, Shepherd, Smith, Smylie, Stevenson, Stone, Swan, Tilman,
Trail, Wood, Young, Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Crow, Harwood, Schaefer, Wheeler
Floor Sponsor -- Henbest
Title apvd - to Senate
03/20 To enrol
03/21 Rpt enrol - Pres signed
Sp signed
03/22 To Governor
03/23 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 129
Effective: 07/01/01
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session - 2001
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1166
BY JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO MATERNITY BENEFITS; AMENDING SECTION 41-2214, IDAHO CODE, TO PRO-
3 VIDE THAT IF AN INSURANCE POLICY PROVIDES BENEFITS FOR PREGNANCY, CHILD-
4 BIRTH OR MISCARRIAGE AND AN EMPLOYEE OR DEPENDENT IS PREGNANT AT THE TIME
5 OF DISCONTINUANCE OF THE POLICY AND IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ANY REPLACEMENT
6 GROUP COVERAGE WITHIN SIXTY DAYS OF DISCONTINUANCE, THE POLICY MUST PRO-
7 VIDE THAT THE BENEFITS WILL BE PAYABLE TO THE SAME EXTENT AS IF DISCON-
8 TINUANCE HAD NOT OCCURRED BUT NOT BEYOND A PERIOD OF TWELVE MONTHS FOLLOW-
9 ING DISCONTINUANCE AND TO MAKE A TECHNICAL CORRECTION.
10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
11 SECTION 1. That Section 41-2214, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
12 amended to read as follows:
13 41-2214. POLICY STANDARDS -- MATERNITY BENEFITS. If a policy provides any
14 benefits for pregnancy, childbirth or miscarriage and if an employee or
15 dependent covered for such benefit is pregnant at the time of discontinuance
16 and is not eligible for any replacement group coverage within sixty (60) days
17 of discontinuance, the policy must provide that benefits will be payable to
18 the same extent as if discontinuance had not occurred for any covered benefits
19 in connnection connection with such pregnancy, childbirth or miscarriage, but
20 not beyond a period of twelve (12) months following such discontinuance.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE RS 11129 This legislation amends an existing section of the insurance code to reflect a prior administrative interpretation that has been the industry practice for nineteen years. FISCAL IMPACT None Contact: Idaho Association of Health Plans Lyn Darrington 333-7818 Steve Tobiason 342-4545 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE S 116