South Carolina General Assembly
114th Session, 2001-2002

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Bill 3808


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                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      3808
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20010327
Primary Sponsor:                  Fleming
All Sponsors:                     Fleming
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\gjk\20405sd01.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee 26 
                                  HLCI
Subject:                          Medical and health insurance policies, 
                                  company offering Medicare supplemental 
                                  coverage, open enrollment; Aging


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20010327  Introduced, read first time,           26 HLCI
                  referred to Committee


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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 38-71-730, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO REQUIREMENTS FOR GROUP ACCIDENT, GROUP HEALTH, AND GROUP ACCIDENT AND HEALTH INSURANCE POLICIES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT, IF ANY COMPANY OFFERS MEDICARE SUPPLEMENTAL HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE TO PERSONS UNDER SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE OR TO PERSONS SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER, THE COMPANY SHALL PROVIDE FOR AN OPEN ENROLLMENT PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN SIX MONTHS AND NO SUCH PERSON DESIRING THE COVERAGE, AND APPLYING FOR IT, SHALL BE DENIED IT, AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Section 38-71-730(6) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Section 767 of Act 181 of 1993, is further amended to read:

    "(6) A group policy or subscriber contract of accident and health insurance which is advertised, marketed, or designed primarily as a supplement to reimbursements under Medicare for the hospital, medical, or surgical expenses of persons eligible for Medicare must equal, and may exceed, the minimum standards for Medicare supplement policies as contained in regulations promulgated by the department.; provided, however, that if any company offers Medicare supplemental health insurance coverage (as defined under Section 1882(g)(1) of the Social Security Act) to persons under sixty-five years of age or to persons sixty-five years of age or older, the company shall provide for an open enrollment period of not less than six months for all such age categories of persons, and no such person desiring this coverage, and applying for it during the period of open enrollment, shall be denied the coverage; provided, further, a company must offer Medicare supplemental health insurance coverage to persons under sixty-five years of age who qualify for the coverage whether due to social security disability or any other reason."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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