HB 10-1154 Summary

• Repeals the Commission on Mandated Health Insurance Benefits and transfers its analysis functions to the Director of Research of the Legislative Council.

• Requires the Director of Research to analyze the social and financial impact of proposed mandated health insurance benefits and submit the analysis with the fiscal impact report.

• Shifts responsibility for submitting impact reports from proponents to the Director of Research, who may seek input from the insurance commissioner, state agencies, and other entities.

• Imposes a one-year moratorium on enacting new mandated health insurance benefits to allow the state-regulated health insurance market to stabilize and prepare for potential federal health care reform implementation.

• Authorizes the insurance commissioner to assess fees on health insurance carriers to fund the analysis costs, with fees collected credited to the Legislative Department Cash Fund.