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Bill 3244

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      3244
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  19990112
Primary Sponsor:                  Townsend
All Sponsors:                     Townsend, Rodgers
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\nbd\11004jm99.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee 26 
                                  HLCI
Subject:                          Insurance, medical and health; new 
                                  employee with prior employer coverage, 
                                  provisions


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   19990121  Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep.            Rodgers
House   19990112  Introduced, read first time,           26 HLCI
                  referred to Committee
House   19990106  Prefiled, referred to Committee        26 HLCI


                             Versions of This Bill

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 38-71-775 SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE IMPOSITION OF ANY PROBATIONARY OR WAITING PERIOD UPON AN EMPLOYEE FOR PURPOSES OF PARTICIPATING IN HIS NEW EMPLOYER'S POLICY OF GROUP ACCIDENT, HEALTH, OR ACCIDENT AND HEALTH INSURANCE SUBSEQUENT TO THAT EMPLOYEE'S HAVING LEFT EMPLOYMENT WITH A PRIOR EMPLOYER WHO LIKEWISE PROVIDED GROUP ACCIDENT, HEALTH, OR ACCIDENT AND HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 38-71-775. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, when a person has been enrolled in a policy of group accident, health, or accident and health insurance by virtue of his employment with a particular employer and subsequently changes his employment and commences employment with another employer who likewise provides a policy of group accident, health, or accident and health insurance for its employees, the person shall not be subject to, nor be required to serve, any probationary or waiting period for the group coverage with the subsequent employer, and the person's coverage under the subsequent employer's group plan shall be effective fully and immediately upon his first day of employment with the subsequent employer."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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