S 0416 General Bill, By Lourie, Knotts, Land, Leatherman, Hutto, Pinckney, Elliott, O'Dell, Massey, Peeler, Leventis, Hayes, Anderson, Sheheen, Rankin, Malloy, Scott, Williams, Setzler, Nicholson, Reese, L. Martin, Thomas and Ford
Summary: Health Care Accessibility for Young Americans Act
    A BILL TO ENACT THE "HEALTH CARE ACCESSIBILITY FOR YOUNG AMERICANS ACT", INCLUDING PROVISIONS TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 38-71-295 SO AS TO PROVIDE HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE UNDER A PARENT'S POLICY FOR CERTAIN MILITARY PERSONNEL ON TERMINATION OF ACTIVE DUTY STATUS, AMONG OTHER THINGS; BY ADDING SECTION 38-71-300 SO AS TO DEFINE THE TERMS "DEPENDENT" AND "ELIGIBLE DEPENDENT" FOR HEALTH INSURANCE POLICIES ISSUED IN THIS STATE; TO AMEND SECTION 38-71-350, RELATING TO THE REQUIRED CONTINUATION OF COVERAGE FOR HANDICAPPED CHILDREN UNDER A PARENT'S INDIVIDUAL POLICY, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES; TO AMEND SECTION 38-71-360, RELATING TO THE REQUIRED CONTINUATION OF COVERAGE FOR NONHANDICAPPED CHILDREN UNDER A PARENT'S INDIVIDUAL POLICY, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES; TO AMEND SECTION 38-71-780, RELATING TO THE REQUIRED CONTINUATION OF COVERAGE TO HANDICAPPED AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN UNDER A PARENT'S GROUP POLICY, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 38-71-1330, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS CONCERNING SMALL EMPLOYER HEALTH INSURANCE, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES.
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02/12/09	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-5
02/12/09	Senate	Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance SJ-5
04/28/09	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Banking and Insurance SJ-13
04/29/09	Senate	Committee Amendment Adopted SJ-34
04/29/09	Senate	Read second time SJ-34
04/30/09	Senate	Read third time and sent to House SJ-27
05/05/09		Scrivener's error corrected
05/12/09	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-10
05/12/09	House	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry HJ-11