An act relating to insurance protections and leave from employment for living donors
This bill would protect individuals who donate organs or tissue from facing insurance discrimination and would grant them protected leave from work. It prohibits insurers from denying coverage, canceling policies, refusing to issue new policies, or charging different premiums based solely on a person's status as a living donor. The law also expands the definition of serious illness to include the preparation, surgery, and recovery periods related to organ or tissue donation, which would help determine eligibility for certain insurance benefits. These protections apply to all insurance policies offered, issued, or renewed on or after October 1, 2024.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 3, 2024
Last action Jan 31, 2024
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Committee
1
Jan 31, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rep. Marcotte of Coventry moved that the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development be relieved of the bill and that the same be committed to the Committee on Health Care, which was agreed to
lower
Jan 3, 2024
Introduced
Read first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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