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AB
56
This bill prohibits advertising for prescription drugs. The prohibition does not
apply to an advertisement that is broadcast from or is mailed or shipped to the
ultimate recipient of the advertisement from outside this state or to advertising sent
directly to pharmacists or to practitioners who are authorized to prescribe
prescription drugs.
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Status:
In committee.
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Last Updated:
3/17/2009
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AB
100
This bill provides that under an individual health insurance policy, an insurer may
impose a preexisting condition exclusion for up to one year for a condition for which
an insured received treatment, or for which treatment was recommended, within one
year before the insured’s coverage began. Companion bill SB71
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Status:
02-27. A. Read first time and referred to committee
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Last Updated:
3/18/2009
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SB
108
Description
Prohibits a health care facility from imposing mandatory overtime hours and on−call time hours be worked by health care workers and providing penalties.
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Status:
In Committee.
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Last Updated:
4/7/2009
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AB
108
The bill adds the rescission of a policy or certificate and a coverage denial
determination based on a preexisting condition exclusion to the types of adverse
decisions that are eligible for review under a group or individual health benefit plan’s
independent review procedure. In addition, the bill requires every insurer that
issues individual health benefit plans to report to the commissioner annually the
number of individual health benefit plans issued by the insurer in the preceding year
and the number of individual health benefit plans with respect to which the insurer
initiated or completed a cancellation or rescission in the preceding year. Companion bill SB 72
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Status:
In committee.
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Last Updated:
3/18/2009
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AB
111
This bill retains $1,000,000 as the minimum lifetime limit of benefits under HIRSP but allows the HIRSP Authority to increase that
lifetime limit. Companion bill SB 73
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Status:
03-04. A. Read first time and referred to committee
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Last Updated:
3/18/2009
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AB
112
Persons who are eligible for coverage under HIRSP
on the basis of being denied coverage by a private insurer must have been denied
coverage by two or more insurers. This bill changes that criterion for eligibility to
a denial of coverage by one or more insurers. Companion bill SB74
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Status:
03-04. A. Read first time and referred to committee
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Last Updated:
3/18/2009
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AB
118
Under this bill, a health insurer must offer to cover any child of an insured if
the child is unmarried, is under 27 years old, and is not eligible for coverage under
a group health benefit plan that is provided by his or her employer and for which his
or her premium contribution is no greater than the premium amount for his or her
dependent coverage under his or her parent’s health insurance plan. Additionally,
if the child is a full−time student but previously had his or her education interrupted
by service in the national guard or reserves, the health insurer must offer dependent
coverage for that child for as long as he or she is a full−time student, regardless of
age. Companion Bill SB70
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Status:
03-04. A. Read first time and referred to committee on Insurance
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Last Updated:
3/17/2009
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AB
152
Description
Prohibits a health care facility from imposing mandatory overtime hours and on−call time hours be worked by health care workers and providing penalties.
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Status:
03-17. A. Read first time and referred to committee. 03-25. A. Fiscal estimate received. 03-26. A. Fiscal estimate received. 03-30. A. Fiscal estimate received.
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Last Updated:
4/6/2009
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AB
179
This bill removes the requirement that a person must serve the notice of a claim
for medical malpractice on the attorney general or on a volunteer fire company,
political corporation, or governmental subdivision and its officers, employees, or
agents within 180 days after the injury. Companion Bill SB 127.
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Status:
In Committee.
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Last Updated:
4/7/2009
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