SB 1293 — DOI; DFI; omnibus

SB1293Chapter 0037 - 542R - S Ver of SB1293       Senate Engrossed       State of Arizona Senate Fifty-fourth Legislature Second Regular Session       CHAPTER 37   SENATE BILL 1293       AN ACT   amending sections 6-101, 6-110, 6-112, 6-113, 6‑638, 6‑852, 6‑1403, 9‑951, 9‑952, 11‑952.01, 11‑981, 12‑581, 12‑593, 13‑3885, 15‑387 and 20‑101, Arizona Revised Statutes;

START_STATUTE20-101.01.  Deputy director The director shall appoint a deputy director of the insurance division of the department to assist the director with the execution of the laws of this state relating to insurance.  The deputy director serves at the pleasure of the director and reports directly to the director.END_STATUTEdirector. Sec. 18.  Section 20-102, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

END_STATUTE Sec. 18.  Section 20-102, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

3.  Has met the standards and provided evidence of certification as prescribed by 45 Code of Federal Regulations section 155.225.155.225.  4.  Has submitted a full set of fingerprints to the director and successfully completed a criminal history records check in a manner prescribed by the director.

  4.  Has submitted a full set of fingerprints to the director and successfully completed a criminal history records check in a manner prescribed by the director.

C.  This article does not apply to a person acting exclusively as a third party intermediary entity as prescribed in section 20‑120.END_STATUTE20‑120. Sec. 57.  Section 20-485.09, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

END_STATUTE Sec. 57.  Section 20-485.09, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

B.  An administrator may collect charges in accordance with the written agreement between the administrator and the insurer.  The written agreement must prescribe the applicable standards for the permissible collection of charges by the administrator.  Unless the administrator is licensed as a collection agency pursuant to title 32, chapter 9, the administrator may not collect charges that have remained unpaid on an account that has been inactive for more than twelve months.END_STATUTEmonths. Sec. 58.  Section 20-489.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

END_STATUTE Sec. 58.  Section 20-489.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

(i)  A health plan offered pursuant to title 5, chapter 89 of the United States Code.

1936).END_STATUTE1936). Sec. 100.  Section 20-1691.04, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

END_STATUTE Sec. 100.  Section 20-1691.04, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

1.  A health benefits plan may exclude coverage for preexisting conditions for a period of not more than twelve months or, in the case of a late enrollee, eighteen months. months.  The The exclusion of coverage does not apply to services that are furnished to newborns who were otherwise covered from the time of their birth or to persons who satisfy the portability requirements under section 20‑2308.

I.  Not later than thirty days after a rule or operating procedure is adopted, any person may file a petition for judicial review of the rule or operating procedure.  However, the filing of such a petition shall not stay or otherwise prevent the rule or operating procedure from becoming effective unless the court finds that the petitioner has a substantial likelihood of success. success. The court shall give deference to the actions of the commission consistent with applicable law and shall not find the rule or operating procedure to be unlawful if the rule or operating procedure represents a reasonable exercise of the commission's authority.

 The court shall give deference to the actions of the commission consistent with applicable law and shall not find the rule or operating procedure to be unlawful if the rule or operating procedure represents a reasonable exercise of the commission's authority.

      APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR MARCH 24, 2020.

  FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE MARCH 24, 2020.