CS/HB 7097: State Group Insurance Program
GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee ; Health and Human Services Committee ; Brodeur
State Group Insurance Program; Revises applicability of certain definitions regarding state group insurance program; defines term "plan year"; authorizes program to include additional benefits; authorizes employee to use certain portion of state's contribution to purchase additional & supplemental benefits; provides for program to offer health plans in specified benefit coverage levels; provides for DMS to develop plan for implementation of benefit levels; provides reporting requirements; authorizes additional benefits to be included in program; provides that DMS shall contract with at least one entity that provides comprehensive pricing & inclusive services for surgery & other medical procedures; provides contract & reporting requirements; provides for DMS to establish 3-year price transparency pilot project in certain areas of state; provides project & reporting requirements; directs DMS to contract with independent benefits consultant; provides requirements for & duties of consultant; provides reporting requirement; directs DMS to provide premium alternatives to Governor & Legislature by specified date; provides criteria for calculating premium alternatives; establishes premiums for participants for specified plans & coverage periods; provides appropriation & authorizes positions. APPROPRIATION: $658,762
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 3/19/2015 House • Filed
• Introduced -HJ 269
3/24/2015 House • Referred to Appropriations Committee -HJ 294
3/27/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee, 03/31/15, 3:00 pm, Webster Hall
3/31/2015 House • CS by- Appropriations Committee; YEAS 18 NAYS 8 -HJ 444
4/6/2015 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
4/7/2015 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 444
• CS by Appropriations Committee read 1st time -HJ 443
4/28/2015 House • Died on Calendar
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CS/HB 7097, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/6/2015 at 1:41 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 5009 State Group Insurance Program Appropriations Committee Linked Last Action: 4/28/2015 H Died on Calendar
Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar
Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 110.123 State group insurance program. Page 2 (pdf) 110.12303 Page 16 (pdf) 110.12304 Page 20 (pdf) -
HB 7097, Original Filed Version Posted 3/19/2015 at 4:02 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Appropriations Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/6/2015 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 5009 State Group Insurance Program Appropriations Committee Linked Last Action: 4/28/2015 H Died on Calendar
Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 082937 - Amendment
Remove lines 550-579 and insert:Brodeur 3/30/2015
9:46 PMAdopted
3/31/2015PDF Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 110.123 State group insurance program. Page 2 (pdf) 110.12303 Page 16 (pdf) 110.12304 Page 20 (pdf)