FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE            SB 176/a
                        SECOND SESSION, 1998
  
  
                                                 February 9, 1998
  
  Mr. President:
  
      Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
  
                          SENATE BILL 176
  
  has had it under consideration and reports same with
  recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
  
      1.  On page 44, line 13, after the semicolon insert "and".
  
      2.  On page 44, line 17, after "the" insert "federal".
  
      3.  On page 45, line 7, after "conditions" insert ", including cost
  sharing, limits on numbers of visits or days of coverage and requirements
  relating to medical necessity,".
  
      4.  On page 51, line 8, strike "act" and insert in lieu thereof "Act".
  
      5.  On page 52, line 4, strike "which" and insert in lieu thereof
  "that".
  
      6.  On page 55, line 8, after "B.", strike "A" and insert in lieu
  thereof ANotwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A of this section: 
               (1) a".
  
      7.  On page 55, line 14, strike the period, insert in lieu thereof a
  semicolon and the following new subsections:
  
               "(2)  a pool policyholder shall be eligible for renewal of
  pool coverage even though the policyholder became eligible for medicare or
  medicaid coverage while covered under a pool policy; and
               
               (3)  if a pool policy holder becomes eligible for any group
  health plan, the policyholder's pool coverage shall not be involuntarily
  terminated until any pre-existing condition period imposed on the
  policyholder by the plan has been exhausted.".
  
      8.  On page 61, line 8, strike the comma.
  
      9.  On page 65, line 22, strike "calender" and insert in lieu thereof
  "calendar".
   
      10.  On page 66, line 1, strike "calender" and insert in lieu thereof
  "calendar".,
  
  and thence referred to the CORPORATIONS AND TRANSPORTATION 
  COMMITTEE. 
               
                               Respectfully submitted,
  
  
  
                               __________________________________
                               Cisco McSorley, Vice-Chairman 
  
  
  
  Adopted_______________________   Not Adopted_______________________
            (Chief Clerk)                          (Chief Clerk)
  
  
                    Date ________________________
  
  
  The roll call vote was  5  For  3  Against
          Yes:    5
          No:     Sanchez, Tsosie, McSorley
  Excused: None
          Absent: None
  
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