California Assembly Bill AB1846 Introduced / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 1846INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Gordon FEBRUARY 22, 2012 An act to amend Section 10704 of the Insurance Code, relating to health care coverage. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1846, as introduced, Gordon. Small employer health insurance. Existing law provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Insurance Commissioner and requires certain health insurers that write, issue, or administer health benefit plans that cover employees of small employers to comply with certain requirements. Existing law authorizes the commissioner to issue regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of those small employer health insurance requirements, as specified. This bill would make various technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 10704 of the Insurance Code is amended to read: 10704. The commissioner may issue regulations that are necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. Prior to the public comment period required  on   with respect to  the regulations under the Administrative Procedure Act  (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code)  , the commissioner shall provide the Director of the Department of Managed Health Care with a copy of the proposed regulations. The Director of the Department of Managed Health Care shall have 30 days to notify the commissioner in writing of any comments on the regulations. The Director of the Department of Managed Health Care's comments shall be included in the public notice issued on the regulations. Any rules and regulations issued pursuant to this  subdivision   section  may be adopted as emergency regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code). Until December 31, 1994, the adoption of these regulations shall be deemed an emergency and necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or general welfare. The regulations shall be enforced by the director.