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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY ERICKSON, PIPPY, ORIE, GORDNER, BROWNE, M. WHITE, RAFFERTY, D. WHITE, BAKER, GREENLEAF, FOLMER, WAUGH, O'PAKE, SMUCKER AND WONDERLING, MARCH 2, 2009 |
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| REFERRED TO BANKING AND INSURANCE, MARCH 2, 2009 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending the act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.682, No.284), entitled "An |
2 | act relating to insurance; amending, revising, and |
3 | consolidating the law providing for the incorporation of |
4 | insurance companies, and the regulation, supervision, and |
5 | protection of home and foreign insurance companies, Lloyds |
6 | associations, reciprocal and inter-insurance exchanges, and |
7 | fire insurance rating bureaus, and the regulation and |
8 | supervision of insurance carried by such companies, |
9 | associations, and exchanges, including insurance carried by |
10 | the State Workmen's Insurance Fund; providing penalties; and |
11 | repealing existing laws," providing for Healthy Living |
12 | Committee discount. |
13 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
14 | hereby enacts as follows: |
15 | Section 1. The act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.682, No.284), known |
16 | as The Insurance Company Law of 1921, is amended by adding a |
17 | section to read: |
18 | Section 635.4. Healthy Living Committee Discount.--(a) An |
19 | employer purchasing a health insurance policy may apply to the |
20 | Insurance Department for certification of any established |
21 | Healthy Living Committee in its workplace developed for the |
22 | purpose of helping employes live longer, healthier lives by |
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1 | promoting health and wellness among employes. The Insurance |
2 | Department shall determine the qualifications for certification |
3 | of a Healthy Living Committee. |
4 | (b) Upon the renewal of an employer's health insurance |
5 | policy next following receipt of Insurance Department |
6 | certification, the employer shall receive a five per centum (5%) |
7 | discount in the rate or rates applicable to the policy for a |
8 | period of one year. The employer shall be entitled to the five |
9 | per centum (5%) discount for a total of five years if the |
10 | employer, by affidavit, provides annual verification to the |
11 | department and to the insurer that the Healthy Living Committee |
12 | continues to operate and meet the certification requirements. |
13 | (c) As used in this section: |
14 | (1) "Health insurance policy" means any group health |
15 | insurance policy, subscriber contract, certificate or plan that |
16 | provides medical or health care coverage by any health care |
17 | facility or licensed health care provider which is offered by or |
18 | is governed under this act or any of the following: |
19 | (i) Article XXIV of this act. |
20 | (ii) The act of December 29, 1972 (P.L.1701, No.364), known |
21 | as the "Health Maintenance Organization Act." |
22 | (iii) The act of May 18, 1976 (P.L.123, No.54), known as the |
23 | "Individual Accident and Sickness Insurance Minimum Standards |
24 | Act." |
25 | (iv) A nonprofit corporation subject to 40 Pa.C.S. Chs. 61 |
26 | (relating to hospital plan corporations) and 63 (relating to |
27 | professional health services plan corporations). |
28 | (2) The term "insurer" means any entity that issues a group |
29 | health insurance policy, contract or plan described under clause |
30 | (1) of this subsection. |
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1 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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