California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 718 — Health care coverage: federally eligible defined individuals: preferred provider products: premium rates.

Last action — From Senate committee without further action.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Assembly
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Existing law, the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975, provides for the licensure and regulation of health care service plans by the Department of Managed Health Care and makes a willful violation of the act a crime. Existing law also provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law requires a health care service plan or a health insurer offering individual plan contracts or individual health insurance policies to fairly and affirmatively offer, market, and sell certain individual contracts and policies to all federally eligible defined individuals, as defined, in each service area in which the plan or insurer provides or arranges for the provision of health care services. For those contracts and policies that offer services through a preferred provider arrangement, existing law requires that the premium not exceed the average premium paid by a similar subscriber of the Major Risk Medical Insurance Program (MRMIP) , as specified. This bill would define the "average premium paid" for purposes of this provision as an amount calculated on an annual basis by the Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board using a weighted average based on each plan's or insurer's enrollment in MRMIP, as specified. The bill would require plans and insurers to include a statement regarding those maximum premium rates in certain solicitation and sales materials. Existing law requires plans and insurers to file a specified notice with the Department of Managed Health Care or the Department of Insurance prior to renewing or amending a contract or policy issued to a federally eligible defined individual and prior to changing the premium rates applicable to that contract or policy. Existing law requires the notice or amendment to include a certification of compliance with specified premium requirements. This bill would specify that this certification binds the plan or insurer to the representation of compliance and subjects the plan or insurer to all remedies available to the Director of the Department of Managed Health Care or the Insurance Commissioner, as specified. Because a willful violation of the bill's requirements with respect to health care service plans would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. From Senate committee without further action.

  2. In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  3. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  4. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  5. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  6. Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  7. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  8. In committee: Held under submission.

  9. In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.

  10. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  11. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  12. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 6).

  13. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.

  14. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on B., P. & E.D. Re-referred. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 25).

  15. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  16. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  17. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  18. Re-referred to Coms. on HEALTH and B., P. & E.D.

  19. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  20. Referred to Com. on RLS.

  21. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  22. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 1363.)

  23. Read second time. To Consent Calendar.

  24. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (April 28).

  25. Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.

  26. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended.

  27. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Re-referred. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 21).

  28. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  29. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.

  30. Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and B. & P.

  31. From printer. May be heard in committee March 29.

  32. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Negrete McLeod · Cosponsor
  • Emmerson · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Emmerson

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Negrete McLeod

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Placed on Appropriations Suspense file.

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Total 13000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Runner — Yea
Leno — Yea
Price — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Cox — Yea
Denham — Yea

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Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development.

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11000
Republican 1000
Total 12000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (12)
Member Party Vote
Cedillo — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Leno — Yea
Cox — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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AB 718 EMMERSON Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 90 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 82002
Democratic 5000
Republican 3000
Total 90002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
Cook — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Bill — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Charles — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Eng — Yea
Yamada — Not Voting
Fletcher — Yea
Gaines — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Davis — Yea
Duvall — Not Voting
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Bass — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Price — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hill — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Tran — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Coto — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11001
Republican 1000
Total 12001
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Conway — Yea
Eng — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Price — Not Voting
Ruskin — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Nava — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea

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Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Business and Professions.

Passed 22 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 19004
Republican 2000
Democratic 1000
Total 22004
% of votes cast 85%0%0%15%
How each member voted (26)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Carter — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Audra — Yea
De — Not Voting
La — Not Voting
Torre — Not Voting
Gaines — Not Voting
Conway — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Nava — Yea
Adams — Yea
Block — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 718 do?
Existing law, the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975, provides for the licensure and regulation of health care service plans by the Department of Managed Health Care and makes a willful violation of the act a crime. Existing law also provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law requires a health care service plan or a health insurer offering individual plan contracts or individual health insurance policies to fairly and affirmatively offer, market, and sell certain individual contracts and policies to all federally eligible defined individuals, as defined, in each service area in which the plan or insurer provides or arranges for the provision of health care services. For those contracts and policies that offer services through a preferred provider arrangement, existing law requires that the premium not exceed the average premium paid by a similar subscriber of the Major Risk Medical Insurance Program (MRMIP) , as specified. This bill would define the "average premium paid" for purposes of this provision as an amount calculated on an annual basis by the Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board using a weighted average based on each plan's or insurer's enrollment in MRMIP, as specified. The bill would require plans and insurers to include a statement regarding those maximum premium rates in certain solicitation and sales materials. Existing law requires plans and insurers to file a specified notice with the Department of Managed Health Care or the Department of Insurance prior to renewing or amending a contract or policy issued to a federally eligible defined individual and prior to changing the premium rates applicable to that contract or policy. Existing law requires the notice or amendment to include a certification of compliance with specified premium requirements. This bill would specify that this certification binds the plan or insurer to the representation of compliance and subjects the plan or insurer to all remedies available to the Director of the Department of Managed Health Care or the Insurance Commissioner, as specified. Because a willful violation of the bill's requirements with respect to health care service plans would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors AB 718?
AB 718 is sponsored by Negrete McLeod and Emmerson.
What is the current status of AB 718?
This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track AB 718?
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