Amendment #1130 to H4200

Gender Equity in Disability Policies

Representatives Balser of Newton, Khan of Newton, Fox of Boston, Heroux of Attleboro, Hecht of Watertown, Smizik of Brookline, Rogers of Cambridge, Sannicandro of Ashland, Day of Stoneham, Ashe of Longmeadow, Gentile of Sudbury, Gordon of Bedford, Toomey of Cambridge, D'Emilia of Bridgewater, Schmid of Westport, Ehrlich of Marblehead, Chan of Quincy, Provost of Somerville, Benson of Lunenburg, Madden of Nantucket and Barber of Somerville move to amend the bill by adding the following section:

"SECTION  XXXX.  Chapter 175 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 108J the following section:-

Section 108K. No company, and no officer or agent thereof, shall make or permit any distinction, classification, discrimination, or otherwise recognize any difference, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, marital status, or national origin, in the amount or payment of premiums or rate charges, or in the benefits payable, or in any of the other terms or conditions of any group or individual disability, accident or sickness insurance contract issued or delivered within or without the commonwealth on or after January 1, 2011 which covers one or more residents of the commonwealth. As used in this section, sex includes, but is not limited to, conditions unique to one sex, such as pregnancy. Any violation of this section shall constitute an unfair method of competition or an unfair or deceptive act or practice in violation of chapter 176D.”.

Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #1130 to H4200

Gender Equity in Disability Policies