HB393 Summary

• Authorizes health benefit plans to deliver all communications, including insurance identification cards, to enrollees by electronic means rather than physical mail.

• Requires plan sponsors to obtain consent from covered individuals to use electronic communications before implementing electronic delivery.

• Requires plan sponsors to confirm that enrollees routinely use electronic communications on a regular basis, with employers authorized to provide this confirmation.

• Mandates that plan sponsors notify enrollees of the electronic communication option and provide the opportunity to opt out of electronic delivery.

• Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.