09 LC 28
4776
Senate
Bill 282
By:
Senators Hill of the 32nd and Harp of the 29th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Chapter 51 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to the Georgia Affordable HSA Eligible High Deductible Health Plan, so as to
require insurers who issue high deductible health plans sold or maintained under
the applicable provisions of Section 223 of the Internal Revenue Code in this
state to offer at least one such plan with provisions for wellness incentives;
to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Chapter
51 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the
Georgia Affordable HSA Eligible High Deductible Health Plan, is amended by
revising Code Section 33-51-4, relating to programs not considered unfair
trade practice, as follows:
"33-51-4.
(a)
Insurers that issue high deductible health plans sold or maintained under the
applicable provisions of Section 223 of the Internal Revenue Code in this state
shall include within at least one such plan offered in this state a wellness
incentive program under which the insurer shall provide a partial premium
reimbursement for those insureds under such policy who meet the requirements of
such wellness incentive program, including, but not limited to, participating in
health risk appraisal programs and providing biometric data.
(b)
Insurers that include and operate wellness and health promotion programs,
disease and condition management programs, health risk appraisal programs, and
similar provisions in their high deductible health policies in keeping with
federal requirements shall not be considered to be engaging in unfair trade
practices under Code Section 33-6-4 with respect to references to the practices
of illegal inducements, unfair discrimination, and rebating."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.