HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 996        FILED ON: 1/18/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 521

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Lori A. Ehrlich

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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 tobacco premium ratings.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Lori A. Ehrlich

8th Essex

1/18/2017

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

1/26/2017

Denise C. Garlick

13th Norfolk

2/1/2017

Paul R. Heroux

2nd Bristol

2/1/2017

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

2/3/2017

Jack Lewis

7th Middlesex

2/1/2017

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

2/3/2017

Sarah K. Peake

4th Barnstable

1/24/2017

Bud Williams

11th Hampden

2/2/2017


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 996        FILED ON: 1/18/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 521

By Ms. Ehrlich of Marblehead, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 521) of Lori A. Ehrlich and others that the Commissioner of the Division of Insurance be directed to annually file with the United States Department of Health and Human Services to establish a standard tobacco use factor.  Financial Services.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 839 OF 2015-2016.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act relative to tobacco premium ratings.

 

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 3 of Chapter 176J of the General Laws is hereby amended by strking out subsection (5) and replacing it with the following subsection:-

(5) The commissioner shall annually file with the United States Department of Health and Human Services to establish a standard tobacco use factor which shall not exceed a ratio of one-to-one. A carrier may apply a tobacco use rate factor in a manner permitted under state and federal law that applies to both eligible small groups and eligible individuals; provided, however, that the carrier uses a certification of tobacco use process that has been approved by the commissioner to determine that eligible individuals and their eligible dependents or eligible small group employees and their eligible dependents have not used tobacco products within the past year.