Insurance
Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Insurance regulation; corporate governance annual disclosures. [HB-2102]
Insurance regulation; corporate governance annual Insurance regulation; corporate governance annual disclosures. Requires each insurer domiciled in the Commonwealth, or the insurance group of which the insurer is a member, to submit to the State Corporation Commission (SCC) a Corporate Governance Annual Disclosure (CGAD). The CGAD is a confidential report containing material information related to an insurer or insurance group's internal operations that permits the SCC to gain an understanding of the insurer's or insurance group's corporate governance
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Gettr Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Insurance; preauthorization for abuse-deterrent opioids. [SB-1166]
Insurance; preauthorization for abuse-deterrent opioids. Requires any health carrier offering a health benefit plan that covers prescription drugs and applies a formulary to such coverage to offer in its formulary at least two classes of abuse-deterrent opioids as a tier 1 option that does not require the prescribing provider to utilize a preauthorization process.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Direct primary care agreements; the Commonwealth's insurance laws do not apply. [HB-2053]
Direct primary care agreements. Provides that a direct agreement between a patient, the patient's legal representative, or the patient's employer and a health care provider for ongoing primary care services in exchange for the payment of a monthly periodic fee is not health insurance or a health maintenance organization, if patients are not required to pay monthly periodic fees prior to initiation of the direct agreement coverage period. The measure also provides that a health care provider who participates in a direct primary care practice may
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Health insurance; calculation of cost-sharing provisions. [HB-2037]
Health insurance; calculation of cost-sharing provisions. Provides that when there is no amount actually paid or payable by a health insurer, health services plan, or health maintenance organization to a provider for the services provided, the insurer, health services plan, or health maintenance organization shall use such insurer's, health services plan's, or health maintenance organization's pre-established allowed amount to calculate the amount payable by the insured for such services.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to a specialty certification for insurance agents who have completed certain training regarding self-insured health benefit plans. [HB-1297]
Relating to a specialty certification for insurance agents who have completed certain training regarding self-insured health benefit plans.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the definition of commercial property insurance for purposes of certain provisions governing insurance rates and policy forms. [HB-1298]
Relating to the definition of commercial property insurance for purposes of certain provisions governing insurance rates and policy forms.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to health benefit coverage for prescription drug synchronization. [HB-1296]
Relating to health benefit coverage for prescription drug synchronization.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Health insurance; coverage for autism spectrum disorder. [HB-1995]
Health insurance; coverage for autism spectrum disorder. Requires health insurers, health care subscription plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder in individuals of any age. Currently, such coverage is required to be provided for individuals from age two through age 10. The provision applies with respect to insurance policies, subscription contracts, and health care plans delivered, issued for delivery, reissued, or extended on or after January 1, 2018.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Health benefit plans; sale by authorized foreign health insurers. [HB-1985]
Health benefit plans; sale by authorized foreign health insurers. Establishes a procedure by which the State Corporation Commission may authorize health insurers licensed to sell health benefit plans in any other state to sell health benefit plans in Virginia without obtaining a license to engage in the business of insurance in Virginia or complying with other requirements applicable to Virginia-licensed insurers. A health benefit plan sold by an authorized foreign health insurer is not be required to include state-mandated health benefits. The
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Property transportation network companies; required to provide motor vehicle liability coverage. [HB-1920]
Property transportation network companies. Requires property transportation network companies to provide motor vehicle liability coverage in the same amounts as are currently required for transportation network companies. The bill exempts passenger cars, motorcycles, autocycles, mopeds, and vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or less from the motor carrier provisions of Chapter 21 (Regulation of Property Carriers) except for insurance requirements.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the identification and handling of unclaimed life insurance and annuity contract proceeds. [HB-1243]
Relating to the identification and handling of unclaimed life insurance and annuity contract proceeds.
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Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session
Unfair Competition And Practices [HB-5951]
Prohibits domestic and foreign insurance companies from any distinction or discrimination against individuals in a domestic partner relationship regarding policies issued or renewed in this state.
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Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session
Accident And Sickness Insurance Policies [SB-578]
Prohibits insurance companies from varying the premium rates charged for a health coverage plan based on the gender of the individual policy holder, enrollee, subscriber, or member.
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Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session
Foreign Insurance Companies [HB-5937]
Eliminates continuing education board (CEB) service of process by certified mail and prohibits claim negotiation with unlicensed public adjusters from excluding coverage to volunteer drivers.
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Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session
Hearing Aids [HB-5938]
Increases the insurance coverage for hearing aids from $1,500 to $2,000, per ear, every three years. In addition the amount of insurance coverage would no longer be based on the age of the recipient.
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Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session
Accident And Sickness Insurance Policies [SB-574]
Includes a state-licensed facility that provides mental health and/or substance abuse treatment and/or prevention services in the definition of "health care provider" for the purposes of the prompt payment of health insurance claims.
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Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session
Casualty Insurance Rating [HB-5934]
Repeals multiple sections of the general laws related to insurance, including §27-9-57 and chapter 75 of title 27 ("Surplus Lines Insurance Multi-State Compliance Compact").
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Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session
Dental Health Coverage [SB-580]
Permits dental patients of five health care providers to assign their dental benefits to dentist of their choice.
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Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session
Unfair Competition And Practices [HB-5896]
Requires all valid auto body labor rate surveys to be signed by an authorized representative executed under penalty of perjury.
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Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session
Accident And Sickness Insurance Policies [HB-5895]
Requires individual or group health plan or policy allow for partial prescription supply for the purpose of patient's medication synchronizing effective January 1, 2018.