Bill > H790

This bill establishes a new "division of health insurance" and renames the "division of insurance" to specifically handle health insurance matters, aiming to improve the efficiency and coordination of health insurance operations. This new division will be overseen by a commissioner of health insurance and will be responsible for safeguarding the financial stability of health insurers, protecting consumers, ensuring fair treatment of healthcare providers, and promoting policies that enhance the quality and efficiency of healthcare delivery. The bill also details the structure of the division, including a health care access bureau, and outlines its powers and duties, such as setting standards for health benefit plans and working with other state agencies and healthcare providers to identify individuals who are recipients of medical assistance or funded healthcare services and also hold health insurance. Furthermore, it clarifies that references to the "division of insurance" in existing laws will now refer to the "division of health insurance" when dealing with health insurance matters, and it also addresses the transfer of employees, proceedings, and property from the existing division of insurance to the new division of health insurance.