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        February 1, 2013

Madam Speaker:

    The Business and Labor Committee reports a favorable recommendation on H.B. 281, HEALTH DISCOUNT PROGRAM REVISIONS, by Representative J. Dunnigan, with the following amendments and recommends it be placed on the Consent Calendar.


1.    Page 2, Lines 56 through 58 :    

             56          (b) "Health discount program" does not include a program that does not charge a
             57      membership fee or require other consideration

  from the member       to use the program's discounts for health

             58      services.


2.    Page 3, Lines 62 through 67 :    

             62          (5) "Health discount program operator" means a person that
{   operates   }        provides       a health discount

             63      program
{   .

             64          [(4)] (6) "Operates a health discount program" [or "health discount program operator"]
             65      means to[:] provide a health discount program by entering into a contract or agreement, either
             66      directly or indirectly, with a person in the state that agrees to provide discounts to enrolles of

             67      the health discount program   }
  by entering into a contract or agreement, directly or indirectly, with a person or persons in this state who agree to provide discounts for health care services to enrollees of the health discount program       .


    Respectfully,

    James A. Dunnigan
    Committee Chair

Voting: 15-0-1
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Bill Number
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*HB0281*
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*HCRAMDCON*

 HB0281
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HCRAMDCON