H.B. 42

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REPEAL OF HEALTH INSURANCE MANDATE REVIEW
2 2013 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Chief Sponsor: James A. Dunnigan
5 Senate Sponsor: John L. Valentine
6
7 LONG TITLE
8 Committee Note:
9 The Business and Labor Interim Committee recommended this bill.
10 General Description:
11 This bill modifies provisions related to the Legislature to repeal a health insurance
12 mandate review.
13 Highlighted Provisions:
14 This bill:
15 . repeals the health insurance mandate review by the Business and Labor Interim
16 Committee and the Health and Human Services Interim Committee; and
17 . makes technical changes.
18 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
19 None
20 Other Special Clauses:
21 None
22 Utah Code Sections Affected:
23 AMENDS:
24 36-12-5, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 142
25
26 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
27 Section 1. Section 36-12-5 is amended to read:

28 36-12-5. Duties of interim committees.
29 (1) Except as otherwise provided by law, each interim committee shall:
30 (a) receive study assignments by resolution from the Legislature;
31 (b) receive study assignments from the Legislative Management Committee, created
32 under Section 36-12-6 ;
33 (c) place matters on its study agenda after requesting approval of the study from the
34 Legislative Management Committee, which request, if not disapproved by the Legislative
35 Management Committee within 30 days of receipt of the request, the interim committee shall
36 consider it approved and may proceed with the requested study;
37 (d) request research reports from the professional legislative staff pertaining to the
38 committee's agenda of study;
39 (e) investigate and study possibilities for improvement in government services within
40 its subject area;
41 (f) accept reports from the professional legislative staff and make recommendations for
42 legislative action with respect to such reports; and
43 (g) prepare and recommend to the Legislature a legislative program in response to the
44 committee's study agenda.
45 [(2) (a) As used in this Subsection (2):]
46 [(i) "Health insurance" is as defined in Section 31A-1-301 .]
47 [(ii) "Health insurance mandate" means a mandatory obligation with respect to a
48 coverage, benefit, or provider that, but for Title 31A, Insurance Code, would not be required
49 for a policy of health insurance.]
50 [(iii) "Review committee" means:]
51 [(A) the Business and Labor Interim Committee; and]
52 [(B) the Health and Human Services Interim Committee.]
53 [(b) In addition to the duties established pursuant to Subsection (1), annually each
54 review committee shall:]
55 [(i) identify the one or more health insurance mandates listed under Subsection (2)(d)
56 that:]
57 [(A) are in effect for five or more years as of May 1; and]
58 [(B) have not been reviewed during the previous 10 years as of May 1;]

59 [(ii) select which of the one or more health insurance mandates identified under
60 Subsection (2)(b)(i) that the review committee elects to review, subject to the direction of the
61 Legislative Management Committee; and]
62 [(iii) review a health insurance mandate selected under Subsection (2)(b)(ii) to
63 determine whether the health insurance mandate should be continued, modified, or repealed.]
64 [(c) The review under this Subsection (2) shall include:]
65 [(i) the estimated fiscal impact of the health insurance mandate on state and private
66 health insurance; and]
67 [(ii) the purpose and effectiveness of the health insurance mandate.]
68 [(d) The Insurance Department shall:]
69 [(i) provide a list of the health insurance mandates in this state in its annual report; and]
70 [(ii) assist in a review if requested by a review committee.]
71 [(3)] (2) Except as otherwise provided by law, reports and recommendations of the
72 interim committees shall be completed and made public prior to any legislative session at
73 which the reports and recommendations are submitted. A copy of the reports and
74 recommendations shall be mailed to each member or member-elect of the Legislature, to each
75 elective state officer, and to the state library.




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as of 11-15-12 2:52 PM

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