House File 2404 - Introduced




                                 HOUSE FILE       
                                 BY  COMMITTEE ON STATE
                                     GOVERNMENT

                                 (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 584)

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to continuation or reenrollment in accident or
  2    health care coverage by certain adult dependents of insureds
  3    or enrollees and including effective date provisions.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 509.3, subsection 1, paragraph h, Code
  1  2 2016, is amended to read as follows:
  1  3    h.  A provision that the insurer will permit continuation
  1  4 of existing coverage or reenrollment in previously existing
  1  5 coverage for an individual who meets the requirements of
  1  6 section 513B.2, subsection 14, paragraph "a", "b", "c", "d", or
  1  7 "e", and who is an unmarried a child of an insured or enrollee
  1  8 who so elects, at least through the policy anniversary date
  1  9 on or after until the date the child marries, ceases to be
  1 10 a resident of this state, or attains the age of twenty=five
  1 11  twenty=six years old, whichever occurs first, or so long as the
  1 12 unmarried child maintains full=time status as a student in an
  1 13 accredited institution of postsecondary education.
  1 14    Sec. 2.  Section 509A.13B, Code 2016, is amended to read as
  1 15 follows:
  1 16    509A.13B  Coverage of children == continuation or
  1 17 reenrollment.
  1 18    If a governing body, a county board of supervisors, or a
  1 19 city council has procured accident or health care coverage for
  1 20 its employees under this chapter, such coverage shall permit
  1 21 continuation of existing coverage or reenrollment in previously
  1 22 existing coverage for an individual who meets the requirements
  1 23 of section 513B.2, subsection 14, paragraph "a", "b", "c",
  1 24 "d", or "e", and who is an unmarried a child of an insured or
  1 25 enrollee who so elects, at least through the policy anniversary
  1 26 date on or after until the date the child marries, ceases to
  1 27 be a resident of this state, or attains the age of twenty=five
  1 28  twenty=six years old, whichever occurs first, or so long as the
  1 29 unmarried child maintains full=time status as a student in an
  1 30 accredited institution of postsecondary education.
  1 31    Sec. 3.  Section 514A.3B, subsection 2, Code 2016, is amended
  1 32 to read as follows:
  1 33    2.  An insurer issuing an individual policy or contract
  1 34 of accident and health insurance which provides coverage for
  1 35 children of the insured shall permit continuation of existing
  2  1 coverage or reenrollment in previously existing coverage for
  2  2 an individual who meets the requirements of section 513B.2,
  2  3 subsection 14, paragraph "a", "b", "c", "d", or "e", and who
  2  4 is an unmarried a child of an insured or enrollee who so
  2  5 elects, at least through the policy anniversary date on or
  2  6 after until the date the child marries, ceases to be a resident
  2  7 of this state, or attains the age of twenty=five twenty=six
  2  8  years old, whichever occurs first, or so long as the unmarried
  2  9 child maintains full=time status as a student in an accredited
  2 10 institution of postsecondary education.
  2 11    Sec. 4.  Section 514B.9A, Code 2016, is amended to read as
  2 12 follows:
  2 13    514B.9A  Coverage of children == continuation or reenrollment.
  2 14    A health maintenance organization which provides health care
  2 15 coverage pursuant to an individual or group health maintenance
  2 16 organization contract regulated under this chapter for
  2 17 children of an enrollee shall permit continuation of existing
  2 18 coverage or reenrollment in previously existing coverage for
  2 19 an individual who meets the requirements of section 513B.2,
  2 20 subsection 14, paragraph "a", "b", "c", "d", or "e", and who
  2 21 is an unmarried a child of an enrollee who so elects, at least
  2 22 through the policy anniversary date on or after until the date
  2 23 the child marries, ceases to be a resident of this state, or
  2 24  attains the age of twenty=five twenty=six years old, whichever
  2 25 occurs first, or so long as the unmarried child maintains
  2 26 full=time status as a student in an accredited institution of
  2 27 postsecondary education.
  2 28    Sec. 5.  EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT.  This Act, being deemed of
  2 29 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
  2 30                           EXPLANATION
  2 31 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
  2 32 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly.
  2 33    This bill relates to continuation or reenrollment of certain
  2 34 adult children of insureds or enrollees in accident or health
  2 35 care coverage.  The bill requires accident or health care
  3  1 coverage to allow an adult child to continue or reenroll in
  3  2 such coverage regardless of whether the child is married or
  3  3 is a resident of the state, until the date the child attains
  3  4 the age of 26 years old.  The bill also deletes a provision
  3  5 that requires such accident or health care coverage to allow an
  3  6 unmarried child to continue or reenroll in such coverage for
  3  7 so long as the unmarried child is a full=time student in an
  3  8 accredited institution of postsecondary education.
  3  9    The bill is effective upon enactment.
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