Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:4144 Primary Sponsor:J. Bailey Committee Number:26 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Health insurance coverage, newly born children Residing Body:House Current Committee:Labor, Commerce and Industry Companion Bill Number:1147 Computer Document Number:NO5/7928.BD Introduced Date:Jan 14, 1992 Last History Body:House Last History Date:Jan 14, 1992 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:J. Bailey Corning McElveen Quinn Scott Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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4144 House Jan 14, 1992 Introduced, read first time, 26
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 38-71-140, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR NEWLY BORN CHILDREN, SO AS TO REQUIRE COVERAGE ON THE CHILD FROM THE MOMENT OF BIRTH AND DELETE THE REFERENCES TO FAMILY MEMBER.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 38-71-140(A) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 417 of 1990, is further amended to read:
"(A) All individual and group health insurance policies providing coverage on an expense-incurred basis and individual and group service or indemnity-type contracts issued by a nonprofit corporation which must provide coverage for a family member of the insured or subscriber, as to the family member's coverage, also must provide that the health insurance benefits applicable for children are payable with respect to a newly born child of the insured or subscriber from the moment of birth."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.