MR. PRESIDENT:
The Senate Committee on Health and Provider Services, to which was referred Senate Bill
No. 509, has had the same under consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the
Senate with the recommendation that said bill be AMENDED as follows:
SOURCE: Page 1, line 1; (03)CR050901.1. -->
Page 1, line 1, delete "IC 2-2.1-4" and insert "IC 27-1-3-30".
Page 1, line 2, delete "CHAPTER" and insert "SECTION".
Page 1, line 3, delete "2003]:" and insert "2004]:".
Page 1, delete line 4.
Page 1, line 5, delete "Sec. 1." and insert " Sec. 30. (a)".
Page 1, run in lines 3 through 5.
Page 1, line 5, delete "chapter," and insert " section,".
Page 1, delete lines 7 through 17.
Page 2, delete lines 1 through 2.
Page 2, line 3, delete "Sec. 4." and insert " (b)".
Page 2, line 3, delete "chapter," and insert " section,".
Page 2, line 5, delete "Sec. 5. The" and insert " (c) As used in this
section,".
Page 2, line 5, delete "mandated" and insert " "mandated benefit"
means certain".
Page 2, line 5, delete "evaluation commission is" and insert " or an
offering of certain health coverage that is required under:
(1) an accident and sickness insurance policy; or
(2) a contract with a health maintenance organization.".
Page 2, delete lines 6 through 42, begin a new paragraph and insert:
" (d) An insurer that issues an accident and sickness insurance
policy and a health maintenance organization, not later than
March 1 of each year, shall provide to the department in a format
and medium prescribed by the department information related to
the implementation of a mandated benefit, including:
(1) specific short term and long term financial costs, cost
savings, and benefits to the insurer, health maintenance
organization, consumers, or other parties resulting from
implementation of the mandated benefit;
(2) other costs and benefits to the insurer, health maintenance
organization, consumers, or other parties resulting from
implementation of the mandated benefit, including cost
savings and health benefits to consumers, and the effect of the
mandated benefit on:
(A) premium rates;
(B) the number of individuals covered under a policy or
contract; and
(C) costs related to other health care services covered
under a policy or contract that may be affected by the
implementation of the mandated benefit;
before and after implementation of the mandate; and
(3) other information requested by the department.
(e) The department shall:
(1) analyze the information provided under subsection (d),
including an analysis of:
(A) possible reasons for changes in the information with
implementation of a mandated benefit; and
(B) other analyses requested by the legislative council; and
(2) not later than June 30 of each year, report the results of
the analysis to the legislative council.
(f) Information provided to the department under this section
is confidential. The report to the legislative council under
subsection (e) may not identify an individual insurer or health
maintenance organization.
SOURCE: IC 27-1-3-31; (03)CR050901.2. -->
SECTION 2.
IC 27-1-3-31
IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2004]: Sec. 31. (a) As used in this section, "accident and
sickness insurance policy" has the meaning set forth in
IC 27-8-14.2-1.
(b) As used in this section, "health maintenance organization"
has the meaning set forth in
IC 27-13-1-19.
(c) As used in this section, "mandated benefit proposal" means
a bill or resolution pending before the general assembly that, if
enacted, would require certain health coverage or an offering of
certain health coverage under:
(1) an accident and sickness insurance policy; or
(2) a contract with a health maintenance organization.
(d) An insurer that issues an accident and sickness insurance
policy and a health maintenance organization may provide to the
department in a format and medium prescribed by the department
information related to a mandated benefit proposal, including:
(1) specific short term and long term financial costs, cost
savings, and benefits to the insurer, health maintenance
organization, consumers, or other parties resulting from
implementation of the proposed mandated benefit;
(2) other costs and benefits to the insurer, health maintenance
organization, consumers, or other parties resulting from
implementation of the proposed mandated benefit, including
cost savings and health benefits to consumers, and the effect
of the proposed mandated benefit on:
(A) premium rates;
(B) the number of individuals covered under a policy or
contract; and
(C) costs related to other health care services covered
under a policy or contract that may be affected by the
implementation of the proposed mandated benefit;
before and after implementation of the proposed mandated
benefit.
(e) Upon receipt of the information described in subsection (d),
the department shall:
(1) analyze the information; and
(2) report the results of the analysis to the legislative
committee that is considering the mandated benefit proposal.
(f) Information provided to the department under this section
is confidential. The report to the legislative committee under
subsection (e) may not identify an individual insurer or health
maintenance organization.".
Delete pages 3 through 4.
and when so amended that said bill do pass.
Committee Vote: Yeas 11, Nays 0.
Miller
CR050901/DI 104 2003