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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012 | |
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RELATING TO INSURANCE -- SMALL EMPLOYER HEALTH INSURANCE | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Trillo, Carnevale, Baldelli-Hunt, Costa, and Chippendale | |
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Date Introduced: March 27, 2012 | |
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Referred To: House Small Business | |
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It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 27-50 of the General Laws entitled "Small Employer Health |
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Insurance Availability Act" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
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27-50-6.1. Cancellation. -- An insurer that cancels coverage issued in compliance with |
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this chapter shall notify each employee covered by the health insurance policy and the small |
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employer upon cancellation of such coverage. All such notifications shall be sent by certified |
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mail, return receipt requested. If such cancellation is by reason of non-payment or a technical |
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violation of policy terms, the small employer shall have thirty (30) days from the date of mailing |
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of such notice of cancellation to reinstate coverage by paying all premiums due or past due and/or |
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by correcting such technical violation. |
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
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BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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This act would provide that an insurer cancelling coverage issued under the small |
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employer health insurance program must notify the each employee and the small employer upon |
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cancellation of such coverage by certified mail, return receipt requested, and would further |
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provide that if such cancellation is by reason of non-payment or a technical violation of policy |
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terms, the small employer would have thirty (30) days from the date of mailing of such notice of |
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cancellation to reinstate coverage by paying all premiums due or past due and/or by correcting |
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such technical violation. |
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This act would take effect upon passage. |
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