PRINTER'S NO. 1176
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
961
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY LONGIETTI, HARKINS, COHEN, KOTIK, McNEILL, THOMAS,
BRADFORD AND MURT, APRIL 10, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON INSURANCE, APRIL 10, 2015
AN ACT
Amending the act of December 15, 1982 (P.L.1291, No.292),
entitled "An act to provide for the reasonable
standardization and minimum loss ratios of coverage and
simplification of terms and benefits of group medicare
supplement accident and health insurance policies or group
subscriber contracts of health plan corporations and
nonprofit health service plans; to facilitate public
understanding and comparison of such policies; to eliminate
provisions contained in such policies which may be misleading
or confusing in connection with the purchase thereof or with
the settlement of claims; and to provide for full disclosure
in the sale of such coverages to persons eligible for
medicare by reason of age," providing for the return of
premium funds under certain circumstances.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 8 of the act of December 15, 1982
(P.L.1291, No.292), known as the Medicare Supplement Insurance
Act, is amended to read:
Section 8. Requirements for replacement.
(a) Application or enrollment forms shall include a question
designed to elicit information as to whether a certificate to be
issued under a medicare supplement policy is intended to replace
any other accident and health insurance presently in force. A
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