Archives: Human Services / Model Policies

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  • Resolution on Negative Impact of Government-Mandated Rate Caps on Health Insurance Premiums image

    Resolution on Negative Impact of Government-Mandated Rate Caps on Health Insurance Premiums

    Resolution on Negative Impact of Government-Mandated Rate Caps on Health Insurance Premiums Summary This resolution opposes government-mandated rate caps on health insurance premiums as they…

  • Resolution Opposing PPACA Medicaid Expansion image

    Resolution Opposing PPACA Medicaid Expansion

    Summary This Resolution urges states to reject Medicaid expansion that is permitted, but not required, in the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and instead reform the existing Medicaid…

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    Mandated Benefits Review Act

    Section 1. Title. This Act may be cited as the “Mandated Benefits Review Act.” Section 2. Statement of Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to provide…

  • Long-Term Care Tax Credit Act image

    Long-Term Care Tax Credit Act

    Long-Term Care Tax Credit Act Model Legislation Section 1. Title. This Act may be cited as the “Long-Term Care Tax Credit Act”. Section 2. Main Provisions.

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    Consumer Compensation Fund Act

    Consumer Compensation Fund Act Summary The civil justice section of The 1987-88 Source Book addresses the acute shortage of adequate liability insurance and the powerful need for state…

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    Health Savings Account Act

    Health Savings Account Act Summary A bill to permit the establishment and maintenance of health savings accounts; to provide penalties and remedies; to exempt contributions from taxation; and…

  • Statement of Principles on Health IT image

    Statement of Principles on Health IT

    1. Health information technology (IT) is rapidly evolving and advancing toward its goal of improving quality of care, enhancing efficiency, and reducing costs. 2. To be effective, health IT systems…

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    Medical Treatment Decision Act

    Section 1. Title.  This Act shall be known and may be cited as the “Medical Treatment Decision Act.” Section 2. Findings. The legislature finds that a competent…

  • Health Care Tax Relief Equity Act image

    Health Care Tax Relief Equity Act

    Model Policy Section 1. This Act may be cited as the “Health Care Tax Relief and Equity Act.” Section 2. Persons filing state income tax returns shall be permitted to…

  • Discount Medical Plan Organization Model Act image

    Discount Medical Plan Organization Model Act

    Section 1. Short title.  This Act may be cited as the “Discount Medical Plan Organization Act.” Section 2. Purpose.  The purpose of the “Discount Medical Plan Organization Act” is to…

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    Resolution on Prescribing Data

    WHEREAS, The American Medical Association (AMA) maintains a Physician Masterfile that includes current and historical data on individual physicians (whether or not the physicians are members of the AMA), but…

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    Welfare System Integrity Act

    Model Policy Section 1. Short Title.  This Act shall be known as the “Welfare System Integrity Act.” Section 2. Definitions. (A)  As used in this Act, the following definitions apply:…

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    Health Care Choice Act for States

    Section 1. Title.  This Act shall be known and may be cited as the “Health Care Choice Act for States.” Section 2. General Provisions. (A) The {insert state legislative body} recognizes…

  • Resolution on Expanding Access to Health Insurance image

    Resolution on Expanding Access to Health Insurance

    WHEREAS, {insert state legislative body here} finds that access to health insurance is important to its citizens; and WHEREAS, {insert state legislative body here} finds that the citizens of {insert…

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    Prior Authorization Resolution

    Prior Authorization Resolution  Summary This resolution was developed by the Health Care Task Force for state legislators to show support for open access to pharmaceuticals as an effective…

  • Organ Donation Tax Deduction Act image

    Organ Donation Tax Deduction Act

    Section 1. Title.  This Act may be cited as the “Organ Donation Tax Deduction Act.” Section 2. Purpose.  The purpose of the “Organ Donation Tax Deduction Act” is…

  • Resolution on Negative Impacts of Pharmaceutical Price Controls image

    Resolution on Negative Impacts of Pharmaceutical Price Controls

    WHEREAS, the current US health insurance industry is tied to the U.S. tax code by the percentage of tax deductibility for health insurance contributions whereby employers receive 100% tax deductibility…

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    Emergency Care Immunity Act

    Section 1.  This Act may be cited as the “Emergency Care Immunity Act.” Section 2. (A) Any person who, in good faith, renders emergency care of assistance, without compensation,…

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    Out-Of-State Charity Care Act

    Out-Of-State Charity Care Act Summary and Background This Act permits out-of-state health care professionals to provide charity care at free medical clinics. The health care professionals must be…