SF0113 • 2009

Wyoming health insurance pool.

AN ACT relating to the Wyoming health insurance pool; providing for issuance of catastrophic health insurance coverage as specified; providing eligibility criteria; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Senator Meier
Last action: 2009-02-24
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2009

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

2009-02-24 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number - 15
2009-02-24 Governor
Governor Signed SEA No. 0005
2009-02-20 Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0005
2009-02-17 LSO
Assigned Number SEA No. 0005
2009-02-17 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2009-02-13 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2009-02-12 House
H Passed CoW
2009-02-10 House
H Placed on General File
2009-02-10 House
H10 Recommended Do Pass
2009-01-30 House
H Introduced and Referred to H10
2009-01-28 House
H Received for Introduction
2009-01-28 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2009-01-27 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2009-01-26 Senate
S Passed CoW
2009-01-26 Senate
S Placed on General File
2009-01-26 Senate
S10 Recommended Do Pass
2009-01-20 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S10
2009-01-19 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2009-01-15 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill No.: <billno> Drafter: <drafterinit>

Bill No.:
SF0113
Drafter:

JWL

LSO No.:
09LSO-0561
Effective Date:

7/1/2009

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA0005

Chapter No.:
15

Prime Sponsor:
Senator
Meier

Catch Title:
Wyoming health insurance pool.

Subject:
Wyoming Health Insurance Pool eligibility.

Summary/Major Elements:

The Wyoming Health Insurance Pool
("WHIP") provides health insurance to Wyoming residents who are
denied adequate affordable health insurance. The insurance is paid through
premiums and assessments on health insurance providers.

This act directs the insurance
commissioner to offer a new WHIP catastrophic health plan, with a $25,000
deductible level, for individuals who have been denied health insurance and whose
household income is less than 400% of the federal poverty level.

Comments:

Amends the Wyoming Health Insurance
Pool

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE

FILE

NO.
0113

ENROLLED ACT NO. 5, SENATE

SIXTIETH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2009 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to
the
Wyoming
health insurance pool; providing for issuance of catastrophic health insurance coverage as specified; providing eligibility criteria;
and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Wyoming
:

Section 1.

W.S. 26
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43
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103 by creating a new subsection (d) and 26
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43
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106(b) by creating a new paragraph (vi) are amended to read:

26
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43
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103.

Eligibility.

(d)

For purposes of catastrophic health insurance pursuant to W.S. 26
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43
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106(b)(vi),
in addition to the requirements of subsection (a) of this section, eligibility shall be limited to those individuals whose
total
household income does not exceed four hundred percent (400%) of the federal poverty level.

26
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43
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106.

Minimum benefits; limitations.

(b)

In establishing the pool coverage, the commissioner shall
:

(vi)

Offer for those individuals described in W.S. 26
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43
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103(d) a catastrophic health plan having a deductible level of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2009.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.

Chief Clerk

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