6538-S.E AMH HCW KNUT 152

ESSB 6538 - H COMM AMD

By Committee on Health Care & Wellness

ADOPTED 2/28/2010

    On page 9, after line 28, insert the following:

    "NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. This act takes effect one hundred and eighty days after the date the insurance commissioner certifies to the secretary of the senate, the chief clerk of the house of representatives, and the code reviser's office that federal legislation has been signed into law by the President of the United States that includes guaranteed issue for individuals who purchase health coverage through the individual or small group markets."

    Correct the title.

EFFECT:  Provides a contingent effective date of 180 days after the insurance commissioner certifies that Congress passed and the President signed legislation that includes guaranteed issue for individuals who purchase health coverage through the individual and small group markets.

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