MA H1105

Bill

Relative to insurance companies and death certificates

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to insurance companies and death certificates. Financial Services.

AI Summary

This bill amends existing Massachusetts law to require the office of the chief medical examiner to issue a letter to a life insurance beneficiary regarding their role, or lack thereof, in the decedent's death when the cause of death is listed as "pending" on the death certificate. Additionally, the bill requires insurance companies to process a claim filed by a beneficiary upon receiving a death certificate with the cause of death listed as "pending" and the letter from the medical examiner's office, rather than requiring a certified copy of the death certificate with the cause of death fully listed.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (2)

Matt Muratore (R), Todd Smola (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5160 (on 12/01/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1105

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1105
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1105.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1100	Promoting consumer choice in health care	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Similar To
H3480	Relative to timely issuance of death certificates to funeral directors	Accompanied a study order, see H4449	Similar To
H3558	Reforming labor rates paid by insurance companies to auto repairers in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Similar To
H3559	Reforming labor rates paid by insurance companies to auto repairers in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Similar To
H5160	Study Order - payments and insurance	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
H901	Relative to arbitration for automobile insurance property damage	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Similar To
H903	Authorizing insurance providers to extend motor vehicle liability insurance rebates to customers with safe driving records	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Similar To
H950	Relative to notices by insurance companies	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Similar To
H983	Reforming labor rates paid by insurance companies to auto repairers in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Similar To
S621	Relative to executive compensation for mutual companies	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

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