California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: In Committee

AB 2587 — Health care coverage: benefit mandates.

Last action — From committee without further action.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 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 “In Committee” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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. Existing law also provides for regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law imposes certain benefit mandates on health care service plan contracts and health insurance policies. This bill would exempt a health care service plan contract or health insurance policy issued, amended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2011, from complying with those benefit mandates, as specified, until the Department of Managed Health Care or the Department of Insurance, as applicable, issues a declaration finding that the state unemployment rate has been no more than 5.5% for 4 consecutive quarters.

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Action History

  1. From committee without further action.

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

  3. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  4. Read first time.

  5. From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  6. Introduced. To print.

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2587 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. Existing law also provides for regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law imposes certain benefit mandates on health care service plan contracts and health insurance policies. This bill would exempt a health care service plan contract or health insurance policy issued, amended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2011, from complying with those benefit mandates, as specified, until the Department of Managed Health Care or the Department of Insurance, as applicable, issues a declaration finding that the state unemployment rate has been no more than 5.5% for 4 consecutive quarters.
Who sponsors AB 2587?
AB 2587 is sponsored by Bill Berryhill.
What is the current status of AB 2587?
This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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.
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