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SF0046 • 2021

Air ambulance memberships-regulation and disclosures.

AN ACT relating to insurance; requiring disclosures related to air ambulance transportation memberships and subscriptions; providing penalties for a failure to provide disclosures; amending the definition of disability insurance; providing an exemption for the regulation of air ambulance transportation memberships and subscriptions as insurance; requiring rulemaking; and providing for an effective date.

Inactive

Wyoming marks this bill as inactive, which usually means it is no longer moving in the current session.

Sponsor
Senator Case
Last action
2021-04-07
Official status
inactive
Effective date
3/1/2021

Plain English Breakdown

The candidate explanation included an amendment to disability insurance that is not fully supported by the official source material. The bill amends the definition of disability insurance but does not specify how it affects existing laws beyond including subscription plans for air ambulance transport services.

Air Ambulance Memberships and Disclosures

This act requires companies offering air ambulance transportation memberships to provide specific disclosures in writing and sets penalties for not following these rules.

What This Bill Does

  • Creates a new law that requires written disclosures for air ambulance transportation memberships.
  • Specifies the exact wording that must be included in membership agreements, advertisements, and marketing materials.
  • Exempts air ambulance transportation memberships from being regulated as insurance by the Wyoming Department of Insurance.
  • Requires the department of insurance to create rules to enforce this new law.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Companies offering air ambulance transportation memberships and subscriptions in Wyoming
  • People who purchase or consider purchasing air ambulance transportation memberships

Terms To Know

Air Ambulance Transportation Membership
A contract, certificate, or agreement that provides access to air ambulance services for a fee.
Disability Insurance
Insurance covering expenses related to sickness or injury, now including subscription plans for air ambulance transport services.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify the exact penalties for failing to provide required disclosures.
  • It is unclear how many companies will be affected by this new regulation.
  • This bill was marked as inactive and did not pass in its current session.

Bill History

  1. 2021-04-07 Senate

    S:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 5-4

  2. 2021-03-24 Senate

    S No report prior to CoW Cutoff

  3. 2021-03-02 Senate

    S07 - Corporations:Do Pass Failed 2-3-0-0-0

  4. 2021-02-04 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S07 - Corporations

  5. 2021-01-12 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  6. 2021-01-11 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
21LSO-0140
2021
STATE OF WYOMING
21LSO-0140
Numbered
2.0

SENATE FILE NO. SF0046

Air ambulance memberships-regulation and disclosures.

Sponsored by: Senator(s) Case and Representative(s) Laursen and Salazar

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to insurance; requiring disclosures related to air ambulance transportation memberships and subscriptions; providing penalties for a failure to provide disclosures; amending the definition of disability insurance; providing an exemption for the regulation of air ambulance transportation memberships and subscriptions as insurance; requiring rulemaking; 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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13
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126 is created to read:

26
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126.

Air ambulance transportation memberships and subscriptions; required disclosures; penalties
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(a)

As used in this section, "air ambulance transportation membership and subscription" means a contract, certificate or other agreement under which, in exchange for fees, dues, charges or other consideration, a person provides access to providers of air ambulance transportation services and the right to receive air ambulance transportation services from those providers.

(b)

All air ambulance transportation memberships and subscriptions offered in this state shall be provided in writing.

All memberships and subscriptions and related written advertisements and marketing materials shall contain the following language highlighted in bold in not less than twelve (12) point type:

This agreement for air ambulance transportation services is not an insurance contract and is not regulated, monitored or reviewed by the Wyoming Department of Insurance.

The business practices and
financial condition of the person or company offering this agreement may not be reviewed or regulated by the Department of Insurance.

(c)

Any person who violates this section is subject to the penalty provided in W.S. 26
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1
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107(a).

Section 2
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W.S. 26
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104(a) by creating a new paragraph (vii) and 26
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103(a)(ii) are amended to read:

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104.

Applicability of provisions
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(a)

This code does not apply to:

(vii)

Persons offering air ambulance transportation memberships and subscriptions in this state, except as specifically provided in W.S. 26-4-103(n) and 26
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13
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126.

26
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103.

"Disability insurance" defined.

(a)

Disability insurance is insurance of any kind on human beings against:

(ii)

Disablement or expense resulting from sickness
.
, including subscription or membership plans relating to air ambulance transport services.

Section 3.

The department of insurance shall promulgate any rules necessary to implement the provisions of this act.

Section 4.

This act applies to air ambulance transportation memberships and subscriptions issued, renewed or amended on or after the effective date of this act.

Section 5
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This act is effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.

(END)

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