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H0096...........................................................by BUSINESS
INSURERS - Amends existing law relating to insurance to apply certain code
requirements to foreign insurers as well as domestic insurers.
02/02 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/05 Rpt prt - to Bus
02/28 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/01 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/02 3rd rdg - PASSED - 64-0-6
AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barrett, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black,
Block, Bock, Boe, Bolz, Brackett, Bradford, Chadderdon, Chavez, Chew,
Clark, Collins, Crane, Durst, Eskridge, Hagedorn, Hart, Henbest,
Jaquet, Killen, King, Kren, Lake, LeFavour, Luker, Marriott, Mathews,
McGeachin, Mortimer, Moyle, Nielsen, Pasley-Stuart, Patrick, Pence,
Raybould, Ring, Ringo, Roberts, Ruchti, Rusche, Sayler, Schaefer,
Shepherd(2), Shepherd(8), Shirley, Shively, Smith(30), Smith(24),
Snodgrass, Stevenson, Thayn, Trail, Vander Woude, Wills, Wood(27),
Wood(35), Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Edmunson, Harwood, Henderson, Labrador,
Loertscher, Nonini
Floor Sponsor - Killen
Title apvd - to Senate
03/05 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Com/HuRes
03/16 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/19 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/21 3rd rdg - PASSED - 35-0-0
AYES -- Andreason, Bair, Bastian, Bilyeu, Broadsword, Burkett,
Cameron, Coiner, Corder, Darrington, Davis, Fulcher, Gannon, Geddes,
Goedde, Hammond, Heinrich, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst,
Little, Lodge, Malepeai, McGee, McKague, McKenzie, Pearce,
Richardson, Schroeder, Siddoway, Stegner, Stennett, Werk
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- None
Floor Sponsor - Cameron
Title apvd - to House
03/22 To enrol - Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/23 Pres signed
03/26 To Governor
03/30 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 282
Effective: 07/01/07
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-ninth Legislature First Regular Session - 2007
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 96
BY BUSINESS COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO INSURANCE; AMENDING SECTION 41-2801, IDAHO CODE, TO APPLY CERTAIN
3 CODE REQUIREMENTS TO FOREIGN INSURERS AS WELL AS DOMESTIC INSURERS.
4 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
5 SECTION 1. That Section 41-2801, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
6 amended to read as follows:
7 41-2801. SCOPE OF CHAPTER. This chapter shall apply only to domestic
8 stock insurers and domestic mutual insurers, except that sections 41-2849,
9 Idaho Code, (nonassessable policies, mutual insurers), 41-2872 (health care
10 provider contracts) and 41-2873, Idaho Code, (best price -- most favored
11 nations clause prohibited) shall also apply as to foreign insurers.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 16477
Idaho Code Sections 41-2872 and 41-2873 impose requirements and
limitations upon insurance carriers that contract with health
care providers. Section 41-2872 requires that a carrier that
contracts with health care providers must contract with any
qualified health care provider willing to meet the carrier’s
contracting terms. This section also requires that insurance
companies issuing benefits pursuant to Chapter 28, Title 41,
establish a grievance system for health care providers. Section
41-2873 prohibits insurance companies from requiring that a
participating health care provider agree to provide the insurer
a reimbursement rate equal to the lowest rate charged any other
payer. Because Chapter 28 of Title 41 applies only to domestic
insurers, these requirements are currently applicable only to
Idaho domestic insurers. There does not seem to be any sound
reason for allowing foreign insurers to engage in contracting
practices that Idaho’s domestic insurers are barred from using;
therefore, the proposed legislation amends Chapter 28 of Title
41 to treat foreign and domestic insurers equally by making
requirements of Sections 41-2872 and 41-2873 applicable to
foreign insurers as well as domestic insurers.
FISCAL NOTE
No fiscal impact.
CONTACT
Name: Shad Priest
Agency: Insurance, Dept. of
Phone: 334-4214
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