H. 895

AN ACT RELATING TO CATAMOUNT HEALTH

H.861	H.895
Sec. 15. 8  V.S.A. § 4080f Allows carriers in the small group to offer Catamount Health.	Sec. 15. 8  V.S.A. § 4080f Provides that  BISHCA will require hospital or medical service corporations and nonprofit HMOs to offer Catamount Health if no carriers offer it voluntarily
Sec. 21.  2  V.S.A. § 903 Allows the emergency board to extend deadline for filing of letters of intent if necessary Provides for automatic review by the commission on health care reform if: No carriers offer Catamount Health No letters of intent, rates or forms are filed with BISHCA within certain time periods The commission determines by April 1, 2007 that the market is not a cost-effective method of providing coverage Commission may trigger self-insured plan if market is not cost-effective or no carriers offer Catamount Health	Sec. 21.  2  V.S.A. § 903 No earlier than October 1, 2009, the commission shall evaluation the Catamount Health market for cost-effectiveness Commission may trigger self-insured plan if the market is not cost-effective
	Sec. 49.  Effective Dates Technical corrections to include Secs. 17-19, 23 and 28 with appropriate effective dates
	Sec. 21. 2  V.S.A. § 902 Technical change to commission expirations from 2009 to 2011 to reflect duties in 902 and 903