As Amended by House Committee          

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Session of 1999
          HOUSE BILL No. 2005           By Special Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance           1-11          

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10             AN  ACT relating to accident and health insurance; concerning mandated
11             coverages; requirements.
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13       Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
14             Section  1. (a) After July 1, 1999, in addition to the requirements of
15       K.S.A. 40-2248 and 40-2249, and amendments thereto, any new man-
16       dated health insurance coverage for specific health services, specific dis-
17       eases or for certain providers of health care services approved by the
18       legislature shall apply only to the state health care benefits program,
19       K.S.A. 75-6501, et seq., and amendments thereto, for a period of at least
20       one year and six months beginning with the first anniversary date
21       of the state health care benefits program subsequent to approval
22       of the mandate by the legislature. At the end of such time period, the
23       Kansas state employees health care commission shall submit to the pres-
24       ident of the senate and to the speaker of the house of representatives, on
25       the day the governor's budget report is submitted to the legislature, a
26       report indicating the impact such mandated coverage has had on the state
27       health care benefits program, including data on the utilization and costs
28       of such mandated coverage. Such report shall also include a recommen-
29       dation whether such mandated coverage should be authorized by the
30       legislature to apply to the state health care benefits program and to all
31       individual or group health insurance policies, medical service plans, con-
32       tracts, hospital service corporation contracts, hospital and medical service
33       corporation contracts, fraternal benefit societies or health maintenance
34       organizations which provide coverage for accident and health services.
35             (b) The legislature shall periodically review all current and any future
36       mandated health insurance coverages.
37        Sec.  2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
38       publication in the statute book.