Report Title:

Health insurance providers; trade associations

Description:

Makes permanent the authorization for bona fide trade associations to be treated as a group of purposes of health insurance.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

2317

TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2006

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. The purpose of this Act is to make permanent Act 118, Session Laws of Hawaii 2004, that requires health insurers to treat a bona fide trade association and its members as a single group at the option of the trade association for the purpose of issuing a health insurance policy.

SECTION 2. Act 118, Session Laws of Hawaii 2004, is amended by amending section 5 to read as follows:

"SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect upon its approval [and shall be repealed on December 31, 2006]."

SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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BY REQUEST