Bill Text: MA H975 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: The Health Insurance Connector Authority Board
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-08-30 - Accompanied a study order, see H05006 [H975 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H975-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Ronald Mariano
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To the
Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts in General
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��������������� The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to the health insurance connector authority.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
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Ronald Mariano |
3rd Norfolk |
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act Relative to the Health Insurance Connector Authority.
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it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 2 of Chapter 176Q of the Massachusetts General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting in place thereof the following:-
(b) There shall be a board, with duties and powers established by this chapter, which shall govern the connector.� The connector board shall consist of 11 members: the secretary for administration and finance, ex officio, who shall serve as chairperson; the director of Medicaid, ex-officio; the commissioner of insurance, ex- officio; the executive director of the group insurance commission; 4 members appointed by the governor, 1 of whom shall be a member in good standing of the American Academy of Actuaries, 1 of whom shall be a health economist, 1 of whom shall represent the interests of small businesses and 1 of whom shall be a member in good standing of the Massachusetts Association of Health Underwriters; and 3 members appointed by the attorney general, 1 of whom shall be an employee health benefits plan specialist, 1 of whom shall be� a representative of a health consumer organization, and 1 of whom shall be a representative of organized labor.� No appointee may be an employee of any licensed carrier authorized to do business in the commonwealth.� All appointments shall serve a term of 3 years, but a person appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve only for the unexpired term.� An appointed member of the board shall be eligible for reappointment.� The board shall annually elect 1 of its members to serve as vice-chairperson.� Each member of the board servicing ex-officio may appoint a designee under section 6A of chapter 30.
