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State Government STATE GOVERNMENT

CHAPTER 391

SENATE BILL NO. 2130

(Senators Lee, Anderson, Dever)

(Representatives Keiser, Meier, Weisz)

AN ACT to create and enact section 26.1-36-01.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the scope of health insurance mandates; and to amend and reenact section 54-03-28 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a cost-benefit analysis for mandated health insurance coverage measures; to provide an effective date; and to declare an emergency.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:

SECTION 1. Section 26.1-36-01.1 of the North Dakota Century Code is created and enacted as follows:

26.1-36-01.1. Scope - Accident and health insurance policy mandates.

Unless expressly provided otherwise, an accident and health insurance policy health coverage mandate under this chapter does not apply to an accident and health insurance policy that is a high-deductible health plan under 26 U.S.C. 223 if the mandate would cause the policy to fail to qualify as a high-deductible health plan under this federal law.

SECTION 2. AMENDMENT. Section 54-03-28 of the North Dakota Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows:

54-03-28. Health insurance mandated coverage of services - Cost-benefit analysis requirement.

1. AIf the legislative management determines a legislative measure mandatingmandates health insurance coverage of services or payment for specified providers of services, the measure may not be acted on by any committee of the legislative assembly unless the measure is accompanied by a cost-benefit analysis provided by the legislative councilreferred to a committee of the legislative assembly unless a cost-benefit analysis provided by the legislative management is appended to that measure.

a. If a committee of the legislative assembly determines a measure mandating health insurance coverage of services or payment of specified providers was referred to committee without a cost-benefit analysis, the committee shall request the legislative management provide a cost-benefit analysis. The committee may not act on the measure unless the measure is accompanied by the cost-benefit analysis.

b. If a committee of the legislative assembly determines a proposed amendment to a measure mandates health insurance coverage of