(a) Report.— No later than November 1 of the year following the applicable benefit year or 60 calendar days following the final disbursement of reinsurance payments for the applicable benefit year, whichever is later, the department shall prepare a financial report for the applicable benefit year. The report must include, at a minimum, the following information for the benefit year that is the subject of the report:
- (1) Money deposited into the Reinsurance Fund.
- (2) Requests for reinsurance payments received from eligible insurers.
- (3) Reinsurance payments made to eligible insurers.
- (4) Administrative and operational expenses incurred for the reinsurance program.
- (b) Comparative report.— No later than 60 days after individual market health insurance rates are final, the department shall prepare a report summarizing the quantifiable impact of the reinsurance program on individual market health insurance rates for the following plan year.
(c) Distribution of reports.— The department shall:
(1) Electronically transmit the reports under this section to:
- (i) The President pro tempore of the Senate.
- (ii) The Minority Leader of the Senate.
- (iii) The Speaker of the House of Representatives.
- (iv) The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.
- (v) The chair and minority chair of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate and the chair and minority chair of the Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives.
- (vi) The chair and minority chair of the Banking and Insurance Committee of the Senate and the chair and minority chair of the Insurance Committee of the House of Representatives.
- (2) Post the reports under this section on the department's publicly accessible Internet website.
Cross References. Section 9509 is referred to in section 9513 of this title.