Federal Health Insurance Requirements

[LOGO] BOB RILEY GOVERNOR STATE OF ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE 201 MONROE STREET, SUITE 1700 POST OFFICE BOX 303351 MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36130-3351 TELEPHONE: (334) 269-3550 FACSIMILE: (334) 241-4192 INTERNET: www.aldoi.gov JIM L. RIDLING COMMISSIONER ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER REN WHEELER DEPUTY COMMISSIONER D. DAVID PARSONS CHIEF EXAMINER RICHARD L. FORD STATE FIRE MARSHAL EDWARD S. PAULK GENERAL COUNSEL REYN NORMAN RECEIVER DENISE B. AZAR LICENSING MANAGER JIMMY W. GUNN # **BULLETIN NO. 2009-06** TO: All Health Insurers Licensed in Alabama FROM: Jim L. Ridling, Commissioner JLR DATE: September 1, 2009 SUBJECT: Federal Health Insurance Requirements All health insurance policies filed for use in the State of Alabama must comply with all federal health insurance requirements, including those required in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, the Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act of 1996, the Mental Health Parity Act of 1996, the Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, and the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008. Any policy or form filed with this Department that fails to meet these federal requirements will be disapproved for use in this state. This bulletin supersedes the Federal Health Insurance Requirements Bulletin dated June 23, 2000. JLR/EB/bc EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER