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Notice: 7439626

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

Division:

OIR – Insurance Regulation

Chapter:

MEDICARE SUPPLEMENT INSURANCE

Overview

RULE:

69O-156.020

Prohibition Against Use of Genetic Information and Requests for Genetic Testing

PURPOSE:

To update this rule part, to allow for a new product generation by adopting further revisions to the NAIC Model Regulation.

SUMMARY:

On September 24, 2008, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) adopted revisions to the NAIC Model Regulation to Implement the NAIC Medicare Supplement Insurance Minimum Standards Model Act. The revised NAIC model regulation includes major changes to Medicare Supplement plans and benefits first approved by the NAIC in March 2007, and authorized by the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA). This rule revision adopts the model revisions contain changes required by the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA).

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

627.674 FS.

LAW:

627.6741 FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

7/31/2009 Vol. 35/30

COMMENTS:

From 7/31/2009 To 8/21/2009 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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