S.F. No. 0037

Health insurance definitions.

 

Sponsored By:     Senator(s) Emerich and Scott and Representative(s) Illoway

 

AN ACT relating to insurance; amending the definition of "private health benefit plan"; providing exceptions to the definition of "disability insurance"; providing for applicability; and providing for an effective date.

 

12/20/2010        Bill Number Assigned

1/11/2011         S Received for Introduction

1/11/2011         S Introduced and Referred to S10

1/24/2011         S10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Dockstader, Martin, Nutting, Schiffer and Scott

Ayes 5    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/24/2011         S Placed on General File

 

SF0037SS001/ADOPTED

Page 2-line 6           After "confinement" delete ",".

Page 2-line 13          After "less" insert ".  Notwithstanding other provisions of this section, the Medicaid program shall continue to obtain reimbursement recovery from all types of insurance included in this section prior to July 2, 2011".

Page 2-line 17          After "(b)" insert "For any statute with an effective date on or after July 2, 2011, and".

Page 2-line 19          After "following" insert "excepted benefits".

Page 4-line 11          After "shall" insert "only"; after "apply" insert "prospectively".

Page 4-line 14          After "2011." insert "Statutory provisions concerning the excepted benefits enumerated in W.S. 26‑5‑103(b) as amended in section 1 of this act which were enacted prior to July 2, 2011 shall remain applicable.".

Page 4-after line 14    Insert and renumber:

      "Section 3.  The Wyoming insurance department shall review the Wyoming insurance code regarding the statutory use of the definitions of "health insurance", "disability insurance" and other related insurance product terms.  The Wyoming insurance department shall report the results of the review to the joint corporations, elections and political subdivisions interim committee and the joint labor, health and social services interim committee not later than April 1, 2012.".

Page 4-line 14          Delete "3" insert "4".  SCOTT, CHAIRMAN

 

1/25/2011         S Passed CoW

1/26/2011         S Passed 2nd Reading

1/27/2011         S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, Barnard, Bebout, Burns, Christensen, Coe, Cooper, Dockstader, Driskill, Emerich, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Hicks, Hines, Jennings, Johnson, Landen, Martin, Meier, Nicholas, P., Nutting, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Rothfuss, Schiffer, Scott and Von Flatern

Nays:  Senator(s) Case

Ayes 29    Nays 1    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/28/2011         H Received for Introduction

2/1/2011          H Introduced and Referred to H10

2/17/2011         H10 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Barbuto, Craft, Gay, Gingery, Greene, Harvey, Hunt, Miller and Peasley

Ayes 9    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/17/2011         H Placed on General File

2/23/2011         H Passed CoW

2/24/2011         H Passed 2nd Reading

2/25/2011         H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Barbuto, Berger, Blake, Blikre, Bonner, Botten, Brown, Buchanan, Burkhart, Byrd, Campbell, Cannady, Childers, Connolly, Craft, Davison, Eklund, Esquibel, K., Freeman, Gingery, Goggles, Greear, Greene, Harshman, Harvey, Hunt, Illoway, Jaggi, Kasperik, Kroeker, Krone, Lockhart, Loucks, Lubnau, Madden, McKim, McOmie, Miller, Moniz, Nicholas, B., Patton, Peasley, Petersen, Petroff, Roscoe, Semlek, Shepperson, Steward, Stubson, Teeters, Throne, Vranish, Wallis and Zwonitzer, Dn.

Nays:  Representative(s) Brechtel, Edmonds, Quarberg and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Excused:  Representative(s) Gay and Pederson

Ayes 54    Nays 4    Excused 2    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/25/2011         Assigned Number SEA No. 0069

2/25/2011         S President Signed SEA No. 0069

2/28/2011         H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0069

3/3/2011          Governor Signed SEA No. 0069

3/3/2011          Assigned Chapter Number

 

Chapter No. 0165  Session Laws of Wyoming 2011