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4/3/2008--Introduced.<br/>Small Business Health Plans Act of 2008 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to provide for the establishment and governance of small business health plans, which are group health plans sponsored by trade, industry, professional, chamber of commerce, or similar business associations that meet ERISA certification requirements. Requires the Secretary of Labor to: (1) apply the rules and standards of this Act to Alternative Market Pooling Organizations, such as unions, churches, and other groups; and (2) consult with the domicile state regarding the Secretary's exercise of authority over such plans. Allows other existing plans to be treated as small business health plans under certain circumstances. Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) to promulgate Minimum Standards for premium variations and Model Small Group Rating Rules for plans under this Act. Requires the Secretary to issue the List of Required Benefits of covered benefits, services, or categories of providers that are required to be provided by health insurance issuers in at least 26 states as a result of state mandate laws. Applies covered benefit, service, or category of provider mandates from the List to states with laws requiring such mandates, but does not apply such mandates from the List to states with no such laws. Supersedes any and all state laws relating to such mandates in the health insurance market.<br/>Requires the Secretary to establish the Health Insurance Consensus Standards Board to develop recommendations that harmonize inconsistent state health insurance laws. Provides that any harmonized standards adopted by the Secretary will supersede state laws related to the areas covered by the harmonized standards.<br/>

1207195200 2008-04-03 Fri Nov 07 18:06:37 -0600 2008 introduced 50486 'act':5 '2008':7 'busi':2 'plan':4 'small':1 'health':3 59719 false short introduced 50486 'act':10,18 '1974':12 'bill':2 'pool':26 'rate':30 'amend':4 'incom':8 'insur':24 'relat':28 'retir':7 'secur':9 'enhanc':22 'health':16,23 'market':29 'provid':20 'public':15 'servic':17 'employe':6 'marketplac':25 59720 false official introduced 50486 1207195200 Thu Apr 03 00:00:00 -0500 2008 156027 E000285 1944-02-01 3436 379a Russell Senate Office Building http://enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactInformation.EmailSenatorEnzi 202-228-0359 Michael 'r':4 'wy':5 'sen':1 'enzi':3,7,9 'michael':2,6,8 M 300041 Enzi Michael_Enzi B. Sen. Michael Enzi [R, WY] 1563 N00006249 7244 Republican 202-224-3424 Presbyterian WY Mike Michael Enzi 3.22727272727273 http://enzi.senate.gov/public/ SenatorEnzi A000109 1943-12-02 2876 Wayne 'wayn':1,3,5 'allard':2,4,6 M 300003 Allard Wayne_Allard A. Wayne Allard 1835 N00009082 7088 Republican Protestant Wayne Allard B001135 1955-11-30 6553 217 Russell Senate Office Building http://burr.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm 202-228-2981 Richard 'r':4 'nc':5 'sen':1 'burr':3,7,9 'richard':2,6,8 M 400054 Burr Richard_Burr M. Sen. Richard Burr [R, NC] 3409 N00002221 11522 Republican 202-224-3154 Methodist NC Richard Burr 4.6140350877193 http://burr.senate.gov/public/ senatorrichardburr G000445 1947-02-14 7245 201 Russell Senate Office Building http://gregg.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm 202-224-4952 Judd 'r':4 'nh':5 'sen':1 'judd':2,6,8 'gregg':3,7,9 M 300049 Gregg Judd_Gregg A. Sen. Judd Gregg [R, NH] 4667 N00000444 9544 Republican 202-224-3324 Congregationalist NH Judd Gregg 4.3 http://gregg.senate.gov/ H001016 1943-07-22 1115 284 Russell Senate Office Building http://hutchison.senate.gov/contact.cfm 202-224-0776 Kay 'r':4 'tx':5 'kay':2,6,8 'sen':1 'hutchison':3,7,9 F 300054 Hutchison Kay_Hutchison Bailey Sen. Kay Hutchison [R, TX] 170 N00005675 16956 Republican 202-224-5922 Episcopalian TX Kay Hutchison 4.34259259259259 http://hutchison.senate.gov/ SenatorHutchison I000024 1934-11-17 7500 453 Russell Senate Office Building http://inhofe.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm 202-228-0380 James 'r':4 'ok':5 'jim':8 'sen':1 'jame':2,6,9 'inhof':3,7,10 M 300055 Inhofe James_Inhofe M. Sen. James Inhofe [R, OK] 2604 Jim N00005582 9694 Republican 202-224-4721 Presbyterian OK Jim James Inhofe 3.96610169491525 http://inhofe.senate.gov/public/ JimInhofePressOffice M000355 1942-02-20 12422 361-a Russell Senate Office Building http://mcconnell.senate.gov/contact_form.cfm 202-224-2499 Mitch 'r':4 'ky':5 'sen':1 'mitch':2,6,8 'mcconnel':3,7,9 M 300072 McConnell Mitch_McConnell Sen. Mitch McConnell [R, KY] 6460 N00003389 11636 Republican 202-224-2541 Baptist KY Mitch McConnell 2.80882352941176 http://mcconnell.senate.gov/ RepublicanLeader N000180 1941-05-17 7978 720 Hart Senate Office Building http://bennelson.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm 202-228-0012 Ben 'd':4 'ne':5 'ben':2,6,8 'sen':1 'nelson':3,7,9 M 300077 Nelson Ben_Nelson E. Sen. Ben Nelson [D, NE] 3512 N00005329 12461 Democrat 202-224-6551 Methodist NE Ben Ben Nelson 2.57894736842105 http://bennelson.senate.gov/ SenBenNelson W000437 1951-07-05 3476 487 Russell Senate Office Building http://wicker.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.EMailSenatorWicker 202-228-0378 Roger 'r':4 'ms':5 'sen':1 'roger':2,6,8 'wicker':3,7,9 M 400432 Wicker Roger_F._Wicker F. Sen. Roger Wicker [R, MS] 1646 N00003280 8571 Republican 202-224-6253 Southern Baptist MS Roger Wicker 3.83333333333333 http://wicker.senate.gov introduced 50486 1207195200 Thu Apr 03 00:00:00 -0500 2008 156027 action 50486 1207195200 Thu Apr 03 00:00:00 -0500 2008 156028 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.