PRINTER'S NO. 98
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
133
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY BAKER, MILLARD, GREINER, RAPP, MURT, BARRAR,
KAUFFMAN, MENTZER, PHILLIPS-HILL, READSHAW, GROVE, WARD,
LAWRENCE, MARSICO, WATSON AND GABLER, JANUARY 23, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON INSURANCE, JANUARY 23, 2017
AN ACT
Amending Title 40 (Insurance) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in general provisions, providing for right to
purchase health insurance sold in other states.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 40 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
ยง 102. Right to purchase health insurance sold in other states.
(a) Review.--The Insurance Commissioner shall undertake a
review of laws and regulations existing on the effective date of
this section pertaining to the business of health insurance in
this Commonwealth and in other states to determine how to allow
Pennsylvania residents the ability to purchase health insurance
products sold in other states by carriers not otherwise subject
to Pennsylvania insurance laws and regulations.
(b) Report.--On or before December 1, 2017, the Insurance
Commissioner shall submit a report to the Banking and Insurance
Committee of the Senate and the Insurance Committee of the House
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