Wellness Promotion Act Exposed

The Wellness Promotion Act was considered by ALEC's Health and Human Services Task Force at the 2010 States and Nation Policy Summit on December 2, 2010. This bill was part of the ALEC task force agenda between 2010 and 2012, but due to incomplete information, it is not known if the bill passed in a vote by legislators and lobbyists at ALEC task force meetings, if ALEC sought to distance itself from the bill as the public increased scrutiny of its pay-to-play activities, or if key operative language from the bill has been introduced by an ALEC legislator in a state legislature in the ensuing period or became binding law.

ALEC Draft Bill Text

SUMMARY

This Act requires insurers that issue plans of individual accident and sickness insurance to include, within at least one plan, a wellness incentive program.

MODEL LEGISLATION

Section 1.

Insurers that issue plans of individual accident and sickness insurance in this state shall include within at least one such plan offered in this state a wellness incentive program under which the insurer shall provide annually a partial premium cash reimbursement for those insureds under such policy who meet the requirements of such wellness incentive program, including, but not limited to, participating in wellness and health promotion programs, disease and condition management programs, and health risk appraisal programs and providing biometric data, such as blood pressure levels, cholesterol levels, and body mass index values, conforming with nationally recognized standards based upon age or industry recognized biometrics.

Section 2. {Severability Clause}

Section 3. {Repealer Clause}

Section 4. {Effective Date}