As Passed by the House 1
123rd General Assembly 4
Regular Session Am. H. B. No. 16 5
1999-2000 6
REPRESENTATIVES MOTTLEY-TIBERI-CORBIN-HAINES-SCHULER-VESPER- 7
BEATTY-MAIER-OPFER-KRUPINSKI-PADGETT-TAYLOR-BRADING-WESTON- 8
TERWILLEGER-WOMER BENJAMIN-EVANS-CALVERT-MYERS-SULLIVAN- 9
GARDNER-PERZ-SULZER-D.MILLER-DePIERO-GOODMAN-FLANNERY- 10
CAREY-FERDERBER-ALLEN-VERICH-MEAD-PRINGLE-AUSTRIA- 11
BARNES-HARRIS-WILSON-HEALY-PATTON-METZGER-OLMAN- 12
ROBERTS-METELSKY-SALERNO-CORE 13
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A B I L L
To create a task force to study consumer access to 16
preferred provider plans, point of service plans, 17
and other open panel plans for health care 18
coverage.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 19
Section 1. (A) There is hereby created a task force 21
consisting of the following members to study consumer access to 22
preferred provider plans, point of service plans, and other open 23
panel plans for health care coverage:
(1) Two members of the House of Representatives; 25
(2) Two members of the Senate; 27
(3) The Superintendent of Insurance or the 29
Superintendent's designee;
(4) Two representatives of health care providers who 31
provide health care services in this state; 32
(5) One representative of a health insuring corporation 34
that is authorized under Chapter 1751. of the Revised Code to 35
operate in this state and is offering a point of service plan; 36
(6) One representative of a health insuring corporation 38
that is authorized under Chapter 1751. of the Revised Code to 39
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operate in this state, other than a health insuring corporation 40
described in division (A)(5) of this section;
(7) One representative of an employer in Ohio that employs 42
fewer than twenty-five individuals, other than an employer 44
described in division (A)(4), (5), or (6) of this section; 45
(8) One representative of an employer in Ohio that employs 47
twenty-five or more individuals, other than an employer described 48
in division (A)(4), (5), or (6) of this section; 49
(9) Two representatives of consumers in this state. 51
The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint 53
the members listed in divisions (A)(1) and (6) of this section 54
and one of the members listed in division (A)(4) of this section. 55
The President of the Senate shall appoint the members listed in 56
divisions (A)(2) and (5) of this section and one of the members 57
listed in division (A)(4) of this section. With regard to the 58
members described in divisions (A)(1) and (2) of this section, 59
the Speaker and the President shall make those appointments in 60
consultation with their respective minority leaders. The 61
Governor shall appoint the members listed in divisions (A)(7), 62
(8), and (9) of this section.
Appointments to the task force shall be made no later than 64
thirty days after the effective date of this section. The 65
Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the 66
Senate shall each designate a member of the majority party of the 67
House of Representatives and Senate appointed under division 69
(A)(1) or (2) of this section to serve as co-chairpersons. The
task force shall meet at the call of either of the 70
co-chairpersons. Members of the task force shall serve without 71
compensation but may be reimbursed for their actual and necessary 73
expenses in performing the official duties of the task force. 74
(B) At the direction of the Legislative Service 76
Commission, the Director of the Legislative Service Commission 77
shall provide staff support to the task force within the 78
Commission's current budget appropriation. With the approval of 79
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the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of 80
the Senate, the task force may request that the Controlling Board 81
appropriate funds for services not provided by the Commission. 82
(C) The task force shall study the issue of whether access 84
to preferred provider plans, point of service plans, and other 85
open panel plans for health care coverage is available and at 86
what cost, whether there are any obstacles to access, and whether 87
those types of health care plans enhance or impede consumer 88
access to quality and affordable health care. Not later than 89
December 31, 1999, the task force shall prepare and submit a 90
report of its findings to the Governor, the Speaker of the House 91
of Representatives, the President of the Senate, and the chairs 92
of the standing committees of the House of Representatives and 93
Senate with primary responsibility for insurance legislation. On 94
submission of the report, the task force shall cease to exist. 95