2020 Plan Year Issuer Guidance - Amendment INS 19-004-AB

The State of New Hampshire Insurance Department 21 South Fruit Street, Suite 14 Concord, NH 03301 (603) 271-2261 Fax (603) 271-1406 TDD Access: Relay NH 1-800-735-2964 John Elias Commissioner Alexander K. Feldvebel Deputy Commissioner BULLETIN Docket No.: INS No. 19-029-AB TO: All New Hampshire Licensed Health and Dental Insurers FROM: John R. Elias Insurance Commissioner Al; ft1V' S-t:- DATE: December 24, 2019 RE: 2020 Plan Year Issuer Guidance - Amendment INS No. 19-004-AB I. Introduction On May 2, 2019, the New Hampshire Insurance Department (NHID) issued Bulletin INS- 19-004-AB ("2020 Plan Year Issuer Guidance") to detail the process issuers must follow in New Hampshire to have their non-grandfathered individual and small group health plans certified as Qualified Health Plans ("QHPs") to be offered on the federally-operated New Hampshire Health Insurance Marketplace for calendar year/plan year 2020 as well as the standards that apply to QHPs and individual and small group plans offered on and off the Marketplace. The NHID is amending the 2020 Plan Year Issuer Guidance Bulletin as to Transition Coverage and NHID Contact Information as follows: II. Transition Coverage Amendment In Section 0 . Transition Coverage, the last sentence in the May 2, 2019 bulletin reads: "At renewal in 2020, carriers should inform each group or policyholder with transition coverage that the coverage will not be available in 2021." This sentence should be replaced with the following: "For policies renewing in 2020, three months prior to the next renewal date, carriers shall inform each group or policyholder with transition coverage that the coverage will not be available in 2021. For example, for a policy renewing on January 1, 2020, the next renewal date would be January 1, 2021 and the requisite notice would have to be provided on or before October 1, 2020." III. Contact Information Amendment Questions related to this Bulletin and the 2020 Plan Year Issuer Guidance Bulletin should be directed to Jason Dexter at the New Hampshire Insurance Department, Jason.Dexter@ins.nh.gov, 603-271-3041.