Connecticut 2019 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06093 Compare Versions

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	3	+	LCO No. 2677 1 of 1
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4		-	LCO No. 5491 1 of 2
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6		-	General Assembly Committee Bill No. 6093
	5	+	General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6093
7	6		January Session, 2019
8		-	LCO No. ~~5491~~
	7	+	LCO No. 2677
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11	10		Referred to Committee on INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE
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14	13		Introduced by:
15		-	~~(INS)~~
	14	+	REP. LEMAR, 96th Dist.
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19		-	AN ACT CONCERNING ~~A STUDY~~ OF ~~THE AVAILABILITY OF HEALTH~~
20		-	~~INSURANCE COVERAGE T O IMMIGRANTS IN THIS STATE~~.
	18	+	AN ACT CONCERNING CONSIDERATION OF IMMIGRATION STATUS
	19	+	BY HEALTH CARRIERS.
21	20		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
22	21		Assembly convened:
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24		-	Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) The Insurance 1
25		-	Commissioner shall conduct a study concerning the availability of 2
26		-	health insurance coverage to individuals in this state who are unable to 3
27		-	establish legal presence in the United States or present a valid Social 4
28		-	Security number. 5
29		-	(b) Not later than December 31, 2019, the commissioner shall submit 6
30		-	a report, in accordance with section 11-4a of the general statutes, on the 7
31		-	results of such study to the joint standing committee of the General 8
32		-	Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to insurance. 9
33		-	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
34		-	sections:
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36		-	Section 1 from passage New section
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38		-	Committee Bill No. 6093
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41		-	LCO No. 5491 2 of 2
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	23	+	That title 38a of the general statutes be amended to provide that no 1
	24	+	insurer, health care center, fraternal benefit society, hospital service 2
	25	+	corporation, medical service corporation or other entity delivering, 3
	26	+	issuing for delivery, renewing, amending or continuing a health 4
	27	+	insurance policy in this state shall refuse to deliver, issue for delivery, 5
	28	+	renew, amend or continue such a policy solely on the basis of the 6
	29	+	immigration status of an insured or prospective insured. 7
43	30		Statement of Purpose:
44		-	To require the Insurance Commissioner to study the availability of
45		-	health insurance coverage to individuals in this state who are unable to
46		-	establish legal presence in the United States or present a valid Social
47		-	Security number.
48		-	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
49		-	except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
50		-	not underlined.]
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52		-	Co-Sponsors: REP. LEMAR, 96th Dist.; REP. ELLIOTT, 88th Dist.
53		-	REP. VARGAS, 6th Dist.; REP. DILLON, 92nd Dist.
54		-	REP. GILCHREST, 18th Dist.; REP. CANDELARIA, 95th Dist.
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56		-	H.B. 6093
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	31	+	To prohibit certain health carriers from refusing to deliver, issue for
	32	+	delivery, renew, amend or continue certain health insurance policies in
	33	+	this state solely on the basis of the immigration status of an insured or
	34	+	prospective insured.