Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 349 (2020GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Wheatley, M.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/24/2020

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Gary R. Herbert

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• prohibits an insurer from discriminating in the offering, issuance, cancellation, amount of coverage, price, or any other condition of a life insurance, accident and health insurance, or long-term care insurance policy or contract due to the status of an individual as a living organ donor; and
• defines terms.

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Bill text

INSURANCE MODIFICATIONS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Mark A. Wheatley
Senate Sponsor: 
Ralph Okerlund
Cosponsors:
Patrice M. Arent
Joel K. Briscoe
Jennifer Dailey-Provost
Susan Duckworth
Eric K. Hutchings
Karen Kwan
Carol Spackman Moss
Angela Romero
Lawanna Shurtliff
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill enacts provisions related to life insurance, accident and health insurance, and
long-term care insurance.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ prohibits an insurer from discriminating in the offering, issuance, cancellation,
amount of coverage, price, or any other condition of a life insurance, accident and
health insurance, or long-term care insurance policy or contract due to the status of
an individual as a living organ donor; and
▸ defines terms.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
ENACTS:
31A-22-430
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
31A-22-653
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
31A-22-1415
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
31A-22-430
 is enacted to read:
 31A-22-430.
Living organ donor coverage.
(1) For the purposes of this section, "living organ donor" means the same as that term
is defined in Section 
31A-22-653
.
(2) An insurer may not:
(a) deny eligibility for coverage or limit coverage of a individual under a life insurance
policy or contract solely due to the status of the individual as a living organ donor;
(b) preclude an individual from donating all or part of an organ as a condition of
receiving or continuing to receive coverage under a life insurance policy or contract; or
(c) discriminate in the offering, issuance, cancellation, amount of coverage, price, or
any other condition of a life insurance policy or contract for an individual based upon the status
of the individual as a living organ donor without any additional actuarial risk.
(3) The commissioner shall make educational materials available to insurers and the
public on the access of living organ donors to insurance.
(4) The commissioner may make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah
Administrative Rulemaking Act, to implement the provisions of this section.
Section 2. Section 
31A-22-653
 is enacted to read:
 31A-22-653.
Living organ donor coverage.
(1) For the purposes of this section, "living organ donor" means an individual who has
donated all or part of an organ and is not deceased.
(2) An insurer may not:
(a) deny eligibility for coverage or limit coverage of a individual under an accident and
health insurance policy or contract solely due to the status of the individual as a living organ
donor;
(b) preclude an individual from donating all or part of an organ as a condition of
receiving or continuing to receive coverage under an accident and health insurance policy or
contract; or
(c) discriminate in the offering, issuance, cancellation, amount of coverage, price, or
any other condition of an accident and health insurance policy or contract for an individual
based upon the status of the individual as a living organ donor without any additional actuarial
risk.
(3) The commissioner shall make educational materials available to insurers and the
public on the access of living organ donors to insurance.
(4) The commissioner may make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah
Administrative Rulemaking Act, to implement the provisions of this section.
Section 3. Section 
31A-22-1415
 is enacted to read:
 31A-22-1415.
Living organ donor coverage.
(1) For the purposes of this section, "living organ donor" means the same as that term
is defined in Section 
31A-22-653
.
(2) An insurer may not:
(a) deny eligibility for coverage or limit coverage of a individual under a long-term
care insurance policy or contract solely due to the status of the individual as a living organ
donor;
(b) preclude an individual from donating all or part of an organ as a condition of
receiving or continuing to receive coverage under a long-term care insurance policy or contract;
or
(c) discriminate in the offering, issuance, cancellation, amount of coverage, price, or
any other condition of a long-term care insurance policy or contract for an individual based
upon the status of the individual as a living organ donor without any additional actuarial risk.
(3) The commissioner shall make educational materials available to insurers and the
public on the access of living organ donors to insurance.
(4) The commissioner may make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah
Administrative Rulemaking Act, to implement the provisions of this section.