2015 -- H 5329 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2015 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - THE RHODE ISLAND HEALTH | |
BENEFITS EXCHANGE ACT | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Morgan, Giarrusso, Reilly, Chippendale, and Price | |
Date Introduced: February 05, 2015 | |
Referred To: House Finance | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Title 42 of the General Laws entitled "STATE AFFAIRS AND |
2 | GOVERNMENT" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following chapter: |
3 | CHAPTER 157 |
4 | THE RHODE ISLAND HEALTH BENEFITS EXCHANGE ACT |
5 | 42-157-1. Short title. -- This chapter shall be known and may be cited as "The Rhode |
6 | Island Health Benefits Exchange Act." |
7 | 42-157-2. Definitions. -- As used in this chapter, the following words and terms shall |
8 | have the following meanings, unless the context indicates another or different meaning or intent: |
9 | (1) "Exchange" means the Rhode Island health benefits exchange, a division in the |
10 | executive department established by executive order number 11-09 dated September 19, 2011, |
11 | issued pursuant to the provisions of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Pub. |
12 | L. 111-148), as amended by the federal Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 |
13 | (Pub. L. 111-152), and any amendments to, or regulations or guidance issued under, those acts. |
14 | (2) "Executive order" means executive order number 11-09 dated September 19, 2011. |
15 | (3) "Unified health infrastructure project" means the integrated technology program to |
16 | support the exchange. |
17 | 42-157-3. No state operation of health benefits exchange. – (a) On and after January 1, |
18 | 2016, no agency, department, or political subdivision of the state of Rhode Island, nor any private |
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1 | entity contracted with an arm of any state agency, shall collect or expend money or funds from |
2 | any source to further plan, create, participate in or enable a state-based exchange for health |
3 | insurance, or contract with any private entity to do so, including, but not limited to, the Rhode |
4 | Island health benefits exchange, known under the name "HealthSourceRI", and the unified health |
5 | infrastructure project. |
6 | (b) On or before December 31, 2015, the governor shall, and is hereby authorized and |
7 | directed, to take such administrative actions as are necessary to transfer all management and |
8 | operation of the Rhode Island health benefits exchange to the U. S. Department of Health and |
9 | Human Services and the U. S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. |
10 | (c) The governor is further authorized and directed to coordinate with the appropriate |
11 | federal agencies, as required, to ensure: |
12 | (1) That health insurance coverage obtained through the Rhode Island health benefits |
13 | exchange is transferred to the management and control of the U. S. Department of Health and |
14 | Human Services and the U. S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; and |
15 | (2) That individuals, families or businesses enrolled for health insurance through the |
16 | Rhode Island benefits exchange shall retain such coverage without interruption on essentially the |
17 | same terms as agreed upon in their original enrollment with an insurer through the exchange. |
18 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
OF | |
A N A C T | |
RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - THE RHODE ISLAND HEALTH | |
BENEFITS EXCHANGE ACT | |
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1 | This act would provide that no agency, department, or political subdivision of the state |
2 | would collect or expend money from any source to further create or enable the Rhode Island |
3 | health benefits exchange after December 31, 2015. The governor would be directed to transfer the |
4 | management and operation of the exchange to the U.S. Department of Health and Human |
5 | Services and the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, on or before December 31, |
6 | 2015. |
7 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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