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House expands options for individual health coverage, allows exclusion riders and dependent coverage to age 26
Summary
House passed First Substitute House Bill 156 to clarify emergency-care claims, expand Mini‑COBRA rules, allow eligible dependents to remain on parents' plans until age 26 (or longer if disabled), and permit individualized exclusion riders so some otherwise-uninsurable people can obtain coverage. (Vote: 70–0)
The Utah House on Feb. 13 approved First Substitute House Bill 156, a health‑insurance accessibility bill that clarifies emergency-care claim handling, expands Mini‑COBRA provisions, extends dependent coverage up to age 26 for unmarried eligible dependents (longer if disabled), and creates a narrowly defined exclusion‑rider option for some individual policies.
Representative James Dunnigan, the sponsor, said the measure "clarifies that…
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