Mr. President:
The Health and Human Services 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 considered read for the second time and
placed on the Consent Calendar.
Respectfully,
Evan J. Vickers
Voting: 4-0-1
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the health discount program] by entering into a contract or agreement, directly or
indirectly,
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with a person or persons in this state who agree to provide discounts for health care
services to
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enrollees of the health discount program
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(3) (a) A contract shall be signed by the purchaser acknowledging the terms before
any
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fees are collected and shall include notice of the purchaser's
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(1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), a person that purchases a health discount
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program may, with or without cause, within
10
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30
days after the day on which
the purchase
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contract is signed, cancel the contract without payment, damages, penalty, or liability of
any
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kind by giving written notice of cancellation to the other party to the contract.
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(2) A person may not exercise the right of cancellation described in Subsection (1) if
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the person has used the services of the health discount program under the contract.
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(3) If a person cancels a contract under Subsection (1), the other party to the
contract
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shall refund all money and other consideration paid in relation to the health discount
program,
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including
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any enrollment charge, regardless of whether the enrollment charge
was designated
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as nonrefundable.
Committee Chair
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