Senate Committee on Insurance
May 9, 2012
9:00 am
Room A-B
Adjourned
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
SCR66
BUFFINGTON
LIFE INSURANCE
- Establishes within the Department of Insurance an advisory work group to examine methods to allow an insured under a life insurance policy or the contract holder of an annuity to convert the policy or annuity to a long term care benefit.
SB251
MORRISH
INSURANCE CLAIMS
- Creates the Louisiana Insurance Fraud Prevention Act. (8/1/12) (EG INCREASE SD EX See Note)
SB283
ADLEY
HEALTH/ACC INSURANCE
- Provides for release of certain group information to the group policyholder or his agent prior to renewal of a group policy. (8/1/12)
SB310
ERIC LAFLEUR
HEALTH/ACC INSURANCE
- Provides relative to balance billing by noncontracted providers of emergency medical services. (gov sig)
SB204
MORRISH
CIVIL PROCEDURE
- Includes Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation among the entities exempt from furnishing bonds in judicial proceedings and provides relative to rates charged by the corporation in certain parishes. (8/1/12) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX See Note)
SB358
MORRISH
INSURERS
- Prohibits the recovery of penalties in class action suits against the La. Citizens Property Insurance Corporation. (8/1/12)
SB732
CHABERT
INSURERS
- Provides relative to Citizens Insurance. (gov sig)
HB67
FANNIN
SHERIFFS
- Provides relative to payment of group insurance premiums for retired sheriffs and deputy sheriffs of the Winn Parish Sheriff's Office (EN +$23,297 LF EX See Note)
HB359
PIERRE
INSURANCE DEPARTMENT
- Provides relative to the section of insurance fraud within the Dept. of Insurance
HB492
HUVAL
INSURANCE/PROPERTY
- Provides relative to reinstatement of property insurance policies
HB569
HUNTER
INSURANCE CLAIMS
- Clarifies terms relative to duties to report insurance fraud
HB634
HUVAL
INSURANCE/HMO
- Provides relative to certain fees for health maintenance organizations (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG RV See Note)
HB693
CROMER
INSURANCE/HEALTH
- Provides for parity for orally administered anti-cancer medications (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
HB771
FOIL
INSURANCE/HEALTH
- Provides relative to the mandate for coverage of diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
HB849
TALBOT
INSURANCE
- Provides relative to reinsurance
HB989
HUVAL
INSURANCE/HEALTH
- Provides for release of certain group information to the group policyholder or his agent prior to renewal of a group policy
HB1177
HARRISON
INSURANCE DEPARTMENT
- Provides relative to training of insurance producers selling annuity products
HB1195
JACKSON
INSURANCE/AUTOMOBILE
- Provides for deductible reimbursement by uninsured motorists (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG RV See Note)
HB1196
PEARSON
INSURANCE/HEALTH
- Provides relative to continuation of coverage for spouses and dependents
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE