2006 Kentucky Revised Statutes - .080   Health Insurance Advisory Council -- Powers -- Duties -- Members -- Expenses and supplies.

304.17A-080 Health Insurance Advisory Council -- Powers -- Duties -- Members -- Expenses and supplies. (1) There is hereby created and established a Health Insurance Advisory Council whose duties shall be to review and discuss with the executive director any issues which impact the provision of health insurance in the state. The advisory council shall consist of nine (9) members: the executive director plus eight (8) persons appointed by the Governor with the advice of the executive director to serve two (2) year terms. The executive director shall serve as chair of the advisory council. (2) The eight (8) persons appointed by the Governor with the advice of the executive director shall be: (a)  Two (2) representatives of insurers currently offering health benefit plans in the state; (b)  Two (2) practicing health care providers; (c)  Two (2) representatives of purchasers of health benefit plans; and (d)  Two (2) representatives of agents. (3) The council shall: (a)  Review and discuss the design of the standard health benefit plan; (b)  Review and discuss the rate-filing process for all health benefit plans; (c)  Review and discuss the administrative regulations concerning this subtitle to be promulgated by the office; (d)  Make recommendations on high-cost conditions as provided in KRS 304.17B- 033; (e)  Advise the Office of Insurance concerning the Office of Insurance's separation plan for the division of duties and responsibilities between the operation of the Office of Insurance and the operation of Kentucky Access; (f)  Review and discuss issues that impact Kentucky Access; and (g)  Review and discuss other issues at the request of the executive director. (4) The advisory council shall be a budgetary unit of the office which shall pay all of the advisory council's necessary operating expenses and shall furnish all office space, personnel, equipment, supplies, and technical or administrative services required by the advisory council in the performance of the functions established in this section. Effective: July 15, 2002 History:Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 351, sec. 2, effective July 15, 2002. -- Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 476, sec. 18, effective July 14, 2000; and ch. 521, sec. 8, effective July 14, 2000. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 496, sec. 49, effective April 10, 1998. - - Created 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 371, sec. 12, effective July 15, 1996. Legislative Research Commission Note (6/20/2005). 2005 Ky. Acts chs. 11, 85, 95, 97, 98, 99, 123, and 181 instruct the Reviser of Statutes to correct statutory references to agencies and officers whose names have been changed in 2005 legislation confirming the reorganization of the executive branch. Such a correction has been made in this section. Page 1 of 1