HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2742        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 793

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr.

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to qualifying student health insurance plans.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr.

5th Worcester

1/16/2015

Viriato M. deMacedo

Plymouth and Barnstable

9/4/2019

Marc T. Lombardo

22nd Middlesex

9/4/2019

David F. DeCoste

5th Plymouth

9/4/2019

Shawn Dooley

9th Norfolk

9/4/2019

Geoff Diehl

7th Plymouth

9/4/2019

Joseph D. McKenna

18th Worcester

9/4/2019

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

9/4/2019

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

9/4/2019

Carolyn C. Dykema

8th Middlesex

9/4/2019

Mathew Muratore

1st Plymouth

9/4/2019

Keiko M. Orrall

12th Bristol

9/4/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2742        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 793

By Mr. Berthiaume of Spencer, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 793) of Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr., and others for legislation to include participation in a health care sharing ministry as a qualifying student health insurance plan.  Financial Services.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act relative to qualifying student health insurance plans.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Section 18 of chapter 15A of the General Laws, as most recently amended by chapter 35 of the acts of 2013, is hereby further amended by inserting, after the words “providing comparable coverage”, the following phrase:-

provided that such institution shall allow students to waiver participation in its student health insurance program if the student can demonstrate current participation in a health care sharing ministry provided by established religious organizations comprised of individuals with sincerely held beliefs;