Amendment
Bill No. CS/CS/HB 885
Amendment No. 689571
CHAMBER ACTION
Senate House
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1Representative Fetterman offered the following:
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3     Amendment
4     Remove lines 43-64 and insert:
5     1.  Bill a student's health insurer for covered services,
6prescriptions, or other items provided by the university health
7center to covered students.
8     2.  Ensure that the university health center attempts to
9become an in-network provider with at least five of the 10
10largest health insurance companies or health maintenance
11organization plans providing coverage in the state based upon
12statewide premium volume in the most recent calendar year
13premium volume has been reported.
14     (b)  Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, a
15student is responsible for the payment of any copayments,
16deductibles, or payments for noncovered services.
17     (4)  MANDATORY HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE.--
18     (a)  Beginning July 1, 2010, each state university that
19chooses to require students to provide proof of health insurance
20coverage as a nonacademic condition of enrollment must comply
21with the provisions of this subsection. Such universities shall:
22     1.  Competitively bid any university-sponsored health
23insurance.
24     2.  Establish policies that outline acceptable alternative
25insurance policies as provided in subsection (5).
26     3.  Bill a student's private, government-sponsored or
27university-sponsored health


CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.