Enrolled Bill Summary

            House Bill 1212 amends the Small Employer Health Insurance Availability Act to comply with federal health insurance laws and redesignates it as the Health Insurance Portability and Availability Act. The act provides for insurance availability and portability through small and large employer benefit plans and multiple employer welfare arrangements. House Bill 1212 establishes the application, certification, renewal, cancellation, and health insurance coverage requirements for the employer plans and includes consumer protection guarantees for policy renewal, policy denial notification, criteria for preexisting condition coverage, and disclosure of reasonable health plan information. The act also allows school districts to be considered small employers for the purpose of obtaining health insurance.