FIFTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

FIRST SESSION, 2019

 

February 4, 2019

 

 

 

Mr. Speaker:

 

    Your HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred

 

HOUSE BILL 89

 

has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:

 

     1. On page 4, line 17, strike "limited" and insert in lieu thereof "hospital-indemnity-only, limited-benefit".

 

     2. On page 9, line 9, strike "or limited" and insert in lieu thereof "hospital-indemnity-only, limited-benefit".

 

     3. On page 14, line 1, strike "limited benefit" and insert in lieu thereof "hospital-indemnity-only, limited-benefit".

 

     4. On page 18, between lines 22 and 23, insert the following new subsection:

 

     "H. The provisions of this section shall not apply to short-term travel, accident-only, hospital-indemnity-only, limited-benefit or specified disease health benefits plans.".

 

     5. Reletter the succeeding subsections.

 

     6. On page 23, line 7, strike "limited benefit" and insert in lieu thereof "hospital-indemnity-only, limited-benefit".

 

 

                             

                             Respectfully submitted,

 

 

 

                                                                 

Deborah Armstrong, Chair

 

 

Adopted     Not Adopted

           (Chief Clerk)                            (Chief Clerk)

 

Date

 

 

The roll call vote was 5 For 3 Against

Yes:      5

No:       Armstrong, G., Cook, Schmedes

Excused:  None

Absent:   None

 

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