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Bill Analysis - Senate Bill 85, Allow Vision Service Plans (Senate Commerce and Insurance, April 13, 2021)

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Analysis of Senate Bill 85: Allow Vision Service Plans, a proposed committee substitute to the First Edition, prepared by Jeremy Ray for the Senate Commerce and Insurance committee of the 2021-2022 General Assembly, with the date April 13, 2021. It states that Article 65 of Chapter 58 regulates Hospital, Medical, and Dental Service Corporations, and that the bill would define a vision service plan as any contract for the provision of, or the payment of fees for, vision care or vision services. It states the bill would also make similar technical and conforming changes to Article 66 of Chapter 58. The effective date section says the act applies to contracts issued, amended, or renewed on or after October 1, 2021.

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                                                     SENATE BILL 85:
                                                     Allow Vision Service Plans.
      2021-2022 General Assembly
     Committee:     Senate Commerce and Insurance. If favorable, Date:              April 13, 2021
                    re-refer to Health Care. If favorable, re-refer to
                    Rules and Operations of the Senate
     Introduced by: Sens. Corbin, Burgin, Woodard                      Prepared by: Jeremy Ray
     Analysis of:   PCS to First Edition                                            Committee Counsel
                    S85-CSBH-2

     OVERVIEW: Senate Bill 85 would allow hospital service corporations authorized under Article 65 of
     Chapter 58 (Article) to offer vision service plans.
     The PCS would make changes to the insurance laws by defining any nonprofit corporation authorized
     under the Article that operates any dental, health care, medical, or vision service plan, as a "hospital
     service corporation" and would rename "hospital service plan" to "health care service plan."
     CURRENT LAW: Article 65 of Chapter 58 regulates Hospital, Medical, and Dental Service
     Corporations. These are nonprofit corporations authorized to operate hospital, medical, or dental service
     plans. A corporation properly organized under the Article may enter in to contracts for the rendering of
     services or care provided in whole or in part by the corporation, hospitals, physicians, or dentists
     participating in these plans.
     BILL ANALYSIS: Senate Bill 85 would allow hospital service corporations authorized under the Article
     to offer vision service plans. A vision service plan would be defined as any contract for the provision of,
     or the payment of fees for, vision care or vision services, including any other professional services
     permitted to be provided by a duly licensed optometrist or ophthalmologist.
     Senate Bill 85 would update the Article by creating a new definition section and would define any
     nonprofit corporation that offers any dental, health care, medical, or vision service plan, as a hospital
     service corporation.
     The bill would also make technical and conforming changes as necessary to accommodate the addition of
     vision service plans to the list of currently available plans that may be offered by authorized hospital
     service corporations under the Article. It would also make similar technical and conforming changes to
     Article 66 of Chapter 58 (Hospital, Medical and Dental Hospital Service Corporation Readable Insurance
     Certificates Act.).
     EFFECTIVE DATE: This act is effective when it becomes law, and applies to contracts issued,
     amended, or renewed on or after October 1, 2021.




                                                                                                                                                             Legislative Analysis
     Jeffrey Hudson
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         Director                                       S85-SMBH-7(CSBH-2)-v-7                                                                                 919-733-2578
This bill analysis was prepared by the nonpartisan legislative staff for the use of legislators in their deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.

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