Sen. Susan Garrett

Filed: 5/19/2009

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2325

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2325, AS AMENDED,
3 with reference to page and line numbers of Senate Amendment No.
4 1 as follows:
 
5 on page 3, by replacing line 7 with the following:
6          "4. Within 10 days after the employee's or member's
7     Upon termination or reduction in hours below the"; and
 
8 on page 3, by replacing lines 10 through 19 with the following:
9 "by the employer. If the employee or member is unavailable,
10 written notice shall be or mailed by the employer to the last
11 known address of the employee or member within 10 days after
12 the employee's or member's termination or reduction in hours
13 below the minimum required by the group plan. The employer
14 shall also send a copy of the notice to the insurer. An
15 employee or member who"; and
 

 

 

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1 on page 3, line 24, by replacing "given" with "presented or
2 mailed given"; and
 
3 by replacing line 25 on page 3 through line 11 on page 4 with
4 the following:
5 "of the right of continuation by either the employer or the
6 group policyholder. In no event, however, may the"; and
 
7 by replacing line 19 on page 4 through line 2 on page 5 with the
8 following:
9     "The insurer shall not deny coverage to the employee or
10 member due to the employer's failure to provide notice pursuant
11 to this Section to the employee or member. Until January 1,
12 2010, in the event the employee or member contacts the insurer
13 regarding continuation rights and advises that notice has not
14 been provided by the employer or group policyholder, the
15 insurer shall provide a written explanation to the employee or
16 member of the employee's or member's continuation rights
17 pursuant to this Section."; and
 
18 on page 5, line 13, after "presented", by inserting "or
19 mailed"; and
 
20 on page 6, line 7, after "presented", by inserting "or mailed";
21 and
 

 

 

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1 on page 6, line 15, by replacing "sent" with "presented or
2 mailed"; and
 
3 on page 12, by replacing line 1 with the following:
4 "employee or member was covered under the group contract"; and
 
5 on page 12, by replacing line 18 with the following:
6         "(4) Within 10 days after the employee's or member's
7     Upon termination or reduction in hours below the"; and
 
8 by replacing line 21 on page 12 through line 4 on page 13 with
9 the following:
10 "by the employer. If the employee or member is unavailable,
11 written notice shall be or mailed by the employer to the last
12 known address of the employee or member within 10 days after
13 the employee's or member's termination or reduction in hours
14 below the minimum required by the group plan. The employer
15 shall also send a copy of the notice to the HMO. An employee or
16 member who"; and
 
17 on page 13, line 9, by replacing "given" with "presented or
18 mailed given"; and
 
19 on page 13, by replacing lines 10 through 22 with the
20 following:
21 "continuation by either the employer or the group policyholder.

 

 

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1 In no event, however, shall the employee or member"; and
 
2 on page 14, by replacing line 1 with the following:
3 "policyholder, or mailed by the policyholder"; and
 
4 on page 14, by replacing lines 5 through 14 with the following:
5     "The HMO shall not deny coverage to the employee or member
6 due to the employer's failure to provide notice pursuant to
7 this Section to the employee or member. Until January 1, 2010,
8 in the event the employee or member contacts the HMO regarding
9 continuation rights and advises that notice has not been
10 provided by the employer or group policyholder, the HMO shall
11 provide a written explanation to the employee or member of the
12 employee's or member's continuation rights pursuant to this
13 Section."; and
 
14 on page 14, line 25, after "presented", by inserting "or
15 mailed"; and
 
16 on page 15, line 19, after "presented", by inserting "or
17 mailed"; and
 
18 on page 16, line 1, by replacing "sent" with "presented or
19 mailed".