SB 21-063 CO
Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements Offer Insurance
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Summary
Current law allows an existing association consisting of multiple employers, referred to as a "multiple employer welfare arrangement" (MEWA), to offer health-care benefits to the association's members only if, among other requirements, the MEWA has been in existence continuously since at least January 1, 1983, and is engaged in substantial activities for its employer members other than the sponsorship of an employee welfare benefit plan.The act allows a MEWA that does not meet these requirements to file an application for a waiver with the commissioner of insurance that, if granted, would enable the MEWA to offer health-care benefits to its members' employees. The act specifies the application requirements, substantive requirements that a MEWA must comply with to qualify for a waiver, and factors that the commissioner will consider in determining whether to grant a waiver. If a waiver is granted, the MEWA is subject to the division of insurance's full enforcement authority, and the MEWA may operate for 2 years. To operate past the 2 years, a MEWA must reapply for a waiver, but if the commissioner grants 5 consecutive waivers, a MEWA may continue to operate without again applying for a waiver.The act also appropriates $13,352 from the division of insurance cash fund to the department of regulatory agencies for use by the division of insurance to implement the act.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Sponsors (4)
- Jerry Sonnenberg · primary
- Rhonda Fields · primary
- Edie Hooton · primary
- Rod Pelton Republican · primary
Action history (15)
- Jul 7, 2021 Governor Signed · executive
- Jun 11, 2021 Sent to the Governor · executive
- Jun 11, 2021 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
- Jun 10, 2021 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
- Jun 1, 2021 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass · upper
- May 28, 2021 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
- May 27, 2021 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor · lower
- May 26, 2021 House Committee on Health & Insurance Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
- May 5, 2021 Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Insurance · lower
- May 3, 2021 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
- Apr 30, 2021 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee · upper
- Apr 30, 2021 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
- Apr 7, 2021 Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Amended to Appropriations · upper
- Mar 24, 2021 Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only · upper
- Feb 16, 2021 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology · upper
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