HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

HOUSE SUBSTITUTE NO. 1

FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 200

AMEND House Substitute No. 1 for House Bill No. 200 on line 25 by inserting “ (1) ” after “ (d) ” and before “ This ” therein.

FURTHER AMEND House Substitute No. 1 for House Bill No. 200 on line 27 by deleting " (e)(1) " as it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof " (2) ".

FURTHER AMEND House Substitute No. 1 for House Bill No. 200 on line 30 by deleting " (2)a. " as it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof " (3)a. ".

FURTHER AMEND House Substitute No. 1 for House Bill No. 200 on line 48 by deleting " individual " as it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof " group and blanket ".

FURTHER AMEND House Substitute No. 1 for House Bill No. 200 on line 60 by inserting “ (1) ” after “ (d) ” and before “ This ” therein.

FURTHER AMEND House Substitute No. 1 for House Bill No. 200 by deleting lines 62 through 64 in their entirety.

FURTHER AMEND House Substitute No. 1 for House Bill No. 200 on line 103 by deleting " Carriers " as it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof " In all health benefit plans delivered or issued for delivery under § 505(3) of this title, carriers ".

FURTHER AMEND House Substitute No. 1 for House Bill No. 200 by on line 111 by inserting "issued," after "are" and before "renewed," therein.

SYNOPSIS

This Amendment makes the following technical corrections:

1. Reorganizes paragraph structure in Section 1 and Section 2 of HS 1 for HB 200 to be consistent with other health coverage mandates in Chapters 33 and 35 of Tite 18.

2. In Section 2 of HS 1 for HB 200, corrects "individual" to "group and blanket" health insurance policies regulated under Chapter 35 of Title 18.

3. In Section 2 of HS 1 for HB 200, removes the cost-sharing limitation exception for catastrophic plans because catastrophic plans are individual health plans.

4. In Section 4 of HS 1 for HB 200, for purposes of clarity, adds that the coverage applies to all health benefit plans delivered or issued for delivery under § 505(3) of Title 31.

5. In Section 5 of HS 1 for HB 200, adding “issued” to the applicability date to clarify the Act applies to policies, contracts, or certificates that are newly issued after December 31, 2027.