H1439B1777A04692 SFR:JMT 02/14/20 #90 A04692
AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 1439
Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE PICKETT
Printer's No. 1777
Amend Bill, page 1, line 15, by striking out "Certification"
and inserting
Annual attestation
Amend Bill, page 1, line 18, by striking out "a
certification" and inserting
an attestation
Amend Bill, page 2, lines 6 through 22, by striking out all
of said lines and inserting
"Health insurance policy." As follows:
(1) A n insurance policy, subscriber contract,
certificate or plan that provides medical or health care
coverage, including emergency services.
(2) The term does not include any of the following types
of policies:
(i) Accident only.
(ii) Fixed indemnity.
(iii) Credit.
(iv) Dental only.
(v) Vision only.
(vi) Specified disease.
(vii) Medicare supplement.
(viii) Civilian Health and Medical Program of the
Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) supplement.
(ix) Long-term care.
(x) Disability income.
(xi) Workers' compensation.
(xii) Automobile medical payment insurance.
"Insurer." An entity licensed by the department with
accident and health authority to issue a health insurance policy
that is offered or governed under any of the following:
(1) The act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.682, No.284), known as
The Insurance Company Law of 1921, including section 630 and
Article XXIV of that act.
(2) The act of December 29, 1972 (P.L.1701, No.364),
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known as the Health Maintenance Organization Act.
(3) Chapter 61 (relating to hospital plan corporations)
or 63 (relating to professional health services plan
corporations).
Amend Bill, page 2, lines 26 through 30; page 3, lines 1
through 14; by striking out all of said lines on said pages and
inserting
ยง 4303. Annual attestation.
(a) Statement regarding MHPAEA compliance.--For the form for
each health insurance policy offered, issued or renewed by an
insurer, the insurer shall annually file with the department a
statement attesting to the insurer's documented analyses of
efforts to comply with MHPAEA and the Federal regulations
relating to mental health and substance use disorder parity as
of the date of the attestation.
(b) Statement regarding MHPAEA nonapplicability.--F or the
form for each insurance policy offered, issued or renewed by an
insurer in this Commonwealth that is required to be filed but to
which MHPAEA does not apply, the insurer shall annually file
with the department a statement attesting to the
nonapplicability of MHPAEA to the policy form.
(c) Filing.--Each attestation required under this section
must be filed by April 30 of each year or with the form filing,
whichever is earlier.
Amend Bill, page 3, line 16, by striking out "shall" and
inserting
may
Amend Bill, page 3, lines 18 and 19, by striking out all of
said lines and inserting
Section 2. This act shall apply to the forms for each
insurance policy to be offered, issued or renewed by an insurer
in this Commonwealth after December 31, 2021.
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