Electronic Communications in Health Care

The bill header was updated to reflect the Seventy-fifth General Assembly, First Regular Session, and marked as REREVISED with all amendments included.

Sponsorship information was reorganized to clearly separate Senate and House sponsors with updated lists of names.

Reading status and date stamps were added to show the bill's progression through House and Senate committees (2nd Reading, 3rd Reading, etc.).

The bill text was renumbered with line numbers and page markers were adjusted to reflect the revised format.

The original note about checking legislative status sheets and session laws was removed from the header section.

A bill summary section was added explaining the bill's purpose regarding electronic communications and paper delivery options.

Added a note at the beginning confirming the bill has been prepared for signatures and directing readers to official legislative status resources.

Minor formatting adjustments including indentation changes and capitalization corrections in section headers and text.

Removed draft-specific markup indicators and placeholder text used during the legislative drafting process.

Adjusted spacing and line breaks throughout the document to conform to final act formatting standards.

Added detailed definitions for 'delivered by electronic means' to include posting on electronic networks, sites, or consumer portals with separate notice of posting.

Added requirement that carriers must establish a consumer portal or accessible means for policyholders to submit requests, notices, or responses electronically.

Added requirement that carriers must provide a clear and conspicuous statement before consent, including hardware/software requirements, types of notices covered, right to withdraw consent, withdrawal procedures, and right to paper delivery upon request.

Modified consent requirements to specify that consent must be affirmative or confirmed electronically in a manner demonstrating the party can access information in electronic form.

Added provisions allowing employers to provide consent on behalf of covered persons for electronic delivery of plan communications if certain conditions are met.

Added provision that carriers shall not require policyholders to submit requests, notices, or responses by facsimile or non-electronic means unless the consumer chooses such submission.

Added four new co-sponsors to the Senate sponsorship list: Amabile, Bridges, Coleman, Cutter, Daugherty, Frizell, Jaquez Lewis, Jodeh, Kipp, Kirkmeyer, Marchman, Michaelson Jenet, Pelton R., Rodriguez, Snyder, and Winter F.

Section 1 was restructured to add new subsection (1)(e) permitting the commissioner to adopt rules to implement the section, and renumbered existing subsections (1)(b) and (1)(c) to accommodate the new numbering.

Section 2 definitions were reorganized and renumbered, but the substantive content regarding electronic delivery definitions, consent requirements, and party definitions remains unchanged.

Added a date stamp of February 5, 2025, and Senate designation to the reengrossed version header.

Changed the bill to amend existing statute 10-16-135 regarding health coverage plan information cards instead of creating a new statute

Added new section 10-16-170 establishing rules for electronic delivery of notices and documents to insurance parties

Added requirement that carriers must provide printed cards to covered persons upon request

Updated definitions to clarify electronic delivery methods including posting on consumer portals and mobile applications

Added specific dates for when standardized electronic cards must be issued to covered persons