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MI SB1244
Bill
AI Summary
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Requires health insurance policies to permit dependent children to remain on parental coverage until age 26 if unmarried, without dependents, continuously covered with no break exceeding 62 days, and not eligible for employer-sponsored coverage.
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Prohibits health benefit plans from being rescinded, canceled, or limited due to failure to complete medical underwriting before issuing the contract, except in cases of intentional misrepresentation.
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Mandates that small employer carriers renew health benefit plans at the employer's option at a premium rate that does not account for claims experience or health status changes after initial issuance.
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Limits preexisting condition exclusions to 12 months for individual and small group (2-50) policies and 6 months for large group (50+) policies, only for conditions with medical advice received within 6 months before enrollment.
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Restricts short-term limited duration policies (185 days or less) to no more than 10% of an insurer's total individual health insurance premiums in any calendar year.
Legislative Description
Insurance; health; continuation of dependent care coverage and no rescission for failure to complete medical underwriting and guaranteed renewal without underwriting of health in small group; provide for, and provide for general amendments. Amends secs. 2213b, 3406f & 3711 of 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.2213b et seq.) & adds secs. 2264b & 3710. TIE BAR WITH: SB 1242'10, SB 1243'10, SB 1245'10
Insurance, health
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Health Policy
3/25/2010