INSURANCE, DEPARTMENT OF

Missouri House of Representatives
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INSURANCE, DEPARTMENT OF
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: Requires all health benefit plans to issue uniform prescription drug information cards.

: Enacts penalties on professional licensees who fail to repay their student loans.

: Provides that merging mutual insurance companies need only provide notice as required by the articles and bylaws of the companies.

: Requires licensing of bail bondsmen and surety recovery agents.

: Amends various provisions regarding managed care.

: Allows for the expungement of certain records pertaining to insurance agents which are maintained by the Department of Insurance.

: Allows certain corporate officers to opt out of workers compensation.

: Makes changes to charitable gift annuities provisions.

: Regulates the sales of life settlements.

: Makes various changes to the health insurance pool.

: Revises reimbursement for health care services by health carriers.

: Requires HMOs to provide direct access to ob/gyn services, bone density testing and contraceptive coverage, and notify enrollees of cancer screenings available through their insurance.

: Changes licensure of insurance agents and brokers to insurance producers.

: Prohibits the disclosure of health information without the consent of the person to whom such information pertains.

: Authorizes automobile insurance premium discounts for 55 and older drivers who complete a safety course.

: Allows nonresident property and casualty insurance licensees to hold a surplus lines license.

: Creates a limited privilege for internal insurance compliance audits performed by insurers.

: Requires certain commercial insurance policies to be filed with the Department of Insurance.

: Provides that, for all tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2001, the premium tax examination fees deduction may be carried forward, but is no longer deductible.

: Requires a standardized form to be used by health carriers for explanation of benefits and referrals.

: Creates procedures for physicians to engage in negotiations with HMOs and certain other insurance companies.

: Prohibits insurers from placing applicants in high risk coverage categories based on no prior insurance coverage because of military service.

: Requires health insurance policies to provide coverage for twenty-four hours of inpatient care following surgery.

: Prohibits an insurer from refusing to insure an eligible person's interest in certain residential property.

: Prohibits health carriers from changing conditions of its drug formulary during contract period.

: Establishes the Joint Committee on Health Care, Policy and Planning.

: Revises insurance laws.

: Prohibits health carriers from changing conditions of their drug formulary during contract period.

: Provides that merging mutual insurance companies need only provide notice as required by the articles and bylaws of the companies.

: Licenses private investigatiors, bail bondsman and surety recovery agents.

: Allows drivers to obtain insurance covering themselves as drivers of any vehicle driven by them.

: Requires insurers to provide coverage for hearing exams, hearing aide and other hearing devices and services.

: Requires insurers to provide notice to consumers regarding confidentiality of financial and health information.

: Increases access to chiropractic services for insurance purposes.

: Allows the estimation of contingent liabilities for the purpose of fixing a creditor's claim in a liquidation estate.

: Extends unlawful merchandising practices law to those regulated by the Department of Insurance and Division of Credit Unions.

: Modifies provisions regarding reimbursements between health care professionals and health carriers.

: Modifies provisions regarding reimbursements between health care professionals and health carriers.

: Requires insurers to provide direct access to OB/GYN services and provide other women-related health coverages.

: Revises "prompt-pay" provisions for health carriers and places other restrictions on health carriers.

: Clarifies duty of workers' compensation insurance carriers.

: Requires newly mandated health insurance coverage benefits to apply to Missouri Consolidated Health Care Plan before implementing them generally.

: Modifies law relating to reinsurers and insolvency proceedings.

: Prohibits the disclosure of medical information unless specific individual authorizes its release.

: Provides funding for fire safety programs and removes liability for donated fire equipment.

: Modifies law regarding licensing of surplus lines insurance.

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Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated November 26, 2001 at 11:50 am