PRINTER'S NO. 1651
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1524
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY LONGIETTI, FREEMAN, HILL-EVANS, SANCHEZ,
HOHENSTEIN, ZIMMERMAN, HOWARD AND CIRESI, JUNE 1, 2021
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON INSURANCE, JUNE 1, 2021
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," further providing for
requirements for replacement.
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 by adding a subsection to read:
Section 8. Requirements for replacement.
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(c) An insurer shall refund the balance of any premium paid
under a Medicare supplement policy upon receipt of proof from
the insured that other insurance coverage was obtained.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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