H.F. 3841 Summary

• Expands the definition of "mandated health benefit proposal" to include proposals requiring particular benefit designs, cost-sharing conditions, or limits on contracts between health plans and providers.

• Requires prospective bill authors to notify relevant legislative committee chairs by August 1 of the year preceding the session if they plan to introduce a mandated health benefit proposal, triggering mandatory commissioner evaluation.

• Mandates commissioner evaluation of all mandated health benefit proposals before either house or standing committee can vote, with the 180-day reporting deadline beginning when the commissioner receives notification from a chair.

• Adds eight evaluation criteria including scientific/medical evidence, public health and economic impacts, insurance coverage availability, applicability by payer category, cost impacts, administrative costs, and state costs for qualified health plans.

• Establishes an effective date requirement that enacted mandated health benefits become effective on the first day of the plan year following final enactment.