South Carolina House Bill 3239 (In Recess)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2021 - 25% progression
Action: 2021-01-12 - Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
Pending: House Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, By Adding Section 38-71-295 So As To Prohibit Preexisting Condition Exclusions In Individual, Group, And Small Employer Health Benefit Plans; To Amend Section 38-71-143, Relating To Health Plan Coverage For Children Placed For Adoption, So As To Make Conforming Changes; To Amend Section 38-71-340, Relating To Required Provisions In Insurance Policies, So As To Make Conforming Changes; To Amend Section 38-71-530, Relating To Specific Standards Required For The Sale Of Insurance Policies, So As To Make Conforming Changes; To Amend Section 38-71-650, Relating To The Right To Transfer A Policy Of Equal Or Lesser Benefits With The Same Insurer, So As To Make Conforming Changes; To Amend Section 38-71-730, Relating To Requirements For Group Accident And Group Health Policies, So As To Make Conforming Changes; To Amend Section 38-71-760, Relating To Standards For Group Accident And Health Insurance Coverage, So As To Make Conforming Changes; To Amend Section 38-71-1360, Relating To The Requirement For Insurers To Offer All Plans Actively Marketed To Small Employers, So As To Make Conforming Changes; To Repeal Section 38-71-560 Relating To The Use Of Simplified Application Forms; And To Repeal Section 38-71-850 Relating To Preexisting Conditions.

Health benefit plan

Rep. Kambrell Garvin [D]

Rep. Leola Robinson-Simpson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-12	House	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
2021-01-12	House	Introduced and read first time
2020-12-09	House	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
2020-12-09	House	Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
38	71	1360	(n/a)	See Bill Text
38	71	143	(n/a)	See Bill Text
38	71	295	(n/a)	See Bill Text
38	71	340	(n/a)	See Bill Text
38	71	530	(n/a)	See Bill Text
38	71	560	(n/a)	See Bill Text
38	71	650	(n/a)	See Bill Text
38	71	730	(n/a)	See Bill Text
38	71	760	(n/a)	See Bill Text
38	71	850	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3239&session=124&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3239_20201209.htm