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House discusses bill to stop printing Social Security numbers on health insurance cards; members 'circle' the bill
Summary
Representative Cheryl L. Allen said HB 181 would prohibit insurers from preprinting visible Social Security numbers on health insurance cards beginning July 1, 2004; members questioned federal preemption and privacy implications and then voted to "circle" the bill for further consideration.
Representative Cheryl L. Allen described House Bill 181 as a consumer-protection measure to prevent Social Security numbers from being preprinted and visibly displayed on health insurance cards. Allen said the bill would take effect July 1, 2004, and would not prevent insurers or hospitals from using Social Security numbers as internal identifiers; it would simply stop prominent display on cards carried in…
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