Bill Text: IA HF2404 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to continuation or reenrollment in accident or health care coverage by certain adult dependents of insureds or enrollees and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 584)

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-03-11 - Rereferred to State Government. H.J. 456. [HF2404 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2015-HF2404-Introduced.html

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House File 2404 - Introduced




                                 HOUSE FILE       
                                 BY  COMMITTEE ON STATE
                                     GOVERNMENT

                                 (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 584)

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to continuation or reenrollment in accident or
  2    health care coverage by certain adult dependents of insureds
  3    or enrollees and including effective date provisions.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 509.3, subsection 1, paragraph h, Code
  1  2 2016, is amended to read as follows:
  1  3    h.  A provision that the insurer will permit continuation
  1  4 of existing coverage or reenrollment in previously existing
  1  5 coverage for an individual who meets the requirements of
  1  6 section 513B.2, subsection 14, paragraph "a", "b", "c", "d", or
  1  7 "e", and who is an unmarried a child of an insured or enrollee
  1  8 who so elects, at least through the policy anniversary date
  1  9 on or after until the date the child marries, ceases to be
  1 10 a resident of this state, or attains the age of twenty=five
  1 11  twenty=six years old, whichever occurs first, or so long as the
  1 12 unmarried child maintains full=time status as a student in an
  1 13 accredited institution of postsecondary education.
  1 14    Sec. 2.  Section 509A.13B, Code 2016, is amended to read as
  1 15 follows:
  1 16    509A.13B  Coverage of children == continuation or
  1 17 reenrollment.
  1 18    If a governing body, a county board of supervisors, or a
  1 19 city council has procured accident or health care coverage for
  1 20 its employees under this chapter, such coverage shall permit
  1 21 continuation of existing coverage or reenrollment in previously
  1 22 existing coverage for an individual who meets the requirements
  1 23 of section 513B.2, subsection 14, paragraph "a", "b", "c",
  1 24 "d", or "e", and who is an unmarried a child of an insured or
  1 25 enrollee who so elects, at least through the policy anniversary
  1 26 date on or after until the date the child marries, ceases to
  1 27 be a resident of this state, or attains the age of twenty=five
  1 28  twenty=six years old, whichever occurs first, or so long as the
  1 29 unmarried child maintains full=time status as a student in an
  1 30 accredited institution of postsecondary education.
  1 31    Sec. 3.  Section 514A.3B, subsection 2, Code 2016, is amended
  1 32 to read as follows:
  1 33    2.  An insurer issuing an individual policy or contract
  1 34 of accident and health insurance which provides coverage for
  1 35 children of the insured shall permit continuation of existing
  2  1 coverage or reenrollment in previously existing coverage for
  2  2 an individual who meets the requirements of section 513B.2,
  2  3 subsection 14, paragraph "a", "b", "c", "d", or "e", and who
  2  4 is an unmarried a child of an insured or enrollee who so
  2  5 elects, at least through the policy anniversary date on or
  2  6 after until the date the child marries, ceases to be a resident
  2  7 of this state, or attains the age of twenty=five twenty=six
  2  8  years old, whichever occurs first, or so long as the unmarried
  2  9 child maintains full=time status as a student in an accredited
  2 10 institution of postsecondary education.
  2 11    Sec. 4.  Section 514B.9A, Code 2016, is amended to read as
  2 12 follows:
  2 13    514B.9A  Coverage of children == continuation or reenrollment.
  2 14    A health maintenance organization which provides health care
  2 15 coverage pursuant to an individual or group health maintenance
  2 16 organization contract regulated under this chapter for
  2 17 children of an enrollee shall permit continuation of existing
  2 18 coverage or reenrollment in previously existing coverage for
  2 19 an individual who meets the requirements of section 513B.2,
  2 20 subsection 14, paragraph "a", "b", "c", "d", or "e", and who
  2 21 is an unmarried a child of an enrollee who so elects, at least
  2 22 through the policy anniversary date on or after until the date
  2 23 the child marries, ceases to be a resident of this state, or
  2 24  attains the age of twenty=five twenty=six years old, whichever
  2 25 occurs first, or so long as the unmarried child maintains
  2 26 full=time status as a student in an accredited institution of
  2 27 postsecondary education.
  2 28    Sec. 5.  EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT.  This Act, being deemed of
  2 29 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
  2 30                           EXPLANATION
  2 31 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
  2 32 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly.
  2 33    This bill relates to continuation or reenrollment of certain
  2 34 adult children of insureds or enrollees in accident or health
  2 35 care coverage.  The bill requires accident or health care
  3  1 coverage to allow an adult child to continue or reenroll in
  3  2 such coverage regardless of whether the child is married or
  3  3 is a resident of the state, until the date the child attains
  3  4 the age of 26 years old.  The bill also deletes a provision
  3  5 that requires such accident or health care coverage to allow an
  3  6 unmarried child to continue or reenroll in such coverage for
  3  7 so long as the unmarried child is a full=time student in an
  3  8 accredited institution of postsecondary education.
  3  9    The bill is effective upon enactment.
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