1997
HOUSE BILL 971144
BY REPRESENTATIVES G. Berry, Dyer, Hagedorn, McPherson, Schauer, K. Alexander, George, Lawrence, Schwarz, and Smith;
also SENATORS B. Alexander, Bishop, and Schroeder.
CONCERNING ALLOWABLE GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION CASE CHARACTERISTIC
CATEGORIES FOR SMALL EMPLOYER HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN PREMIUM DETERMINATIONS
FOR COUNTIES THAT ARE NOT PART OF A PRIMARY METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL
AREA OR A METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State
of Colorado:
SECTION 1. 1016102
(10) (b) (II), Colorado Revised Statutes, 1994 Repl. Vol., is
amended to read:
1016102. Definitions.
As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:
(10) (b) Effective January 1, 1995,
"case characteristics" are limited to the following
demographic characteristics:
(II) Geographic location of the policyholder,
including the following location categories only, UNLESS THE COMMISSIONER
DETERMINES THAT, BASED ON DIFFERENCES IN MEDICAL COSTS FOR CERTAIN
COUNTIES DESCRIBED IN SUBSUBPARAGRAPHS (B) OR (C), OR BOTH,
OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH (II), CERTAIN COUNTIES SHOULD BE INCLUDED
IN ONE OR MORE SEPARATE GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION CATEGORIES THAT THE
COMMISSIONER MAY ESTABLISH:
(A) Counties in Colorado that are part
of a primary metropolitan statistical area or a metropolitan statistical
area; except that different primary metropolitan statistical areas
and metropolitan statistical areas may have different rates;
(B) Counties in Colorado with a population
of twenty thousand or fewer residents; and
(C) All other counties in Colorado;
SECTION 2. Safety
clause. The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and
declares that this act is necessary for the immediate preservation
of the public peace, health, and safety.
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Charles E. Berry Tom Norton
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE PRESIDENT OF
OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE
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Judith M. Rodrigue Joan M. Albi
CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE SECRETARY OF
OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE
APPROVED________________________________________
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Roy Romer
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE
OF COLORADO