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,s4 #ccbb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #ad1 #bjaf   
,mr4 ,flake introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee  
on ,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide an   
exemption to ! individual m&ate to      
ma9ta9 heal? cov]age = c]ta9 individuals
 resid+ 9 s]vice areas ) no heal?       
insurance issu]s (f]+ plans on an       
,ex*ange1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,h>d%ip
 exemption = individuals ) no plans (f]$
 on an ,ex*ange  7a7 ,9 g5]al  7#a7     
,modification ( h>d%ip exemption        
,section #acaa7;d77#d77;,h7 ( ! ,pati5t 
,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e ,act 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #ahjca7;d77#d77;,h77 is       
am5d$--  7,a7 9 clause 7i71 by /rik+ or 
at ! end2  7,b7 by r$esignat+ clause    
7ii7 z clause 7iii72 &  7,c7 by ins]t+  
aft] clause 7i7 ! foll[+ new clause3    
7ii7 !re is no heal? insurance issu]    
(f]+ any qualifi$ heal? plan to su*     
individual ?r\gh an ,ex*ange 9 ! s]vice 
area 9 :i* ! individual resides2 or  4  

7#b7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by
 p>agraph 7#a7 %all apply to mon?s      
beg9n+ on or aft] ,janu>y #a1 #bjag4    
7b7 ,%ort-,t]m plans ,not)/&+ any o!r   
provision ( law1 an individual :o has   
be5 c]tifi$ "u clause 7ii7 ( section    
#acaa7;d77#d77;,h7 ( ! ,pati5t          
,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e ,act 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #acjca7;d77#d77;,h77 z exempt 
f ! individual requirem5t or p5alty "u  
section #ejjj;,a ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue   
,code ( #aihf may enroll 9 a %ort-t]m   
heal? plan = ea* mon? = :i* su*         
c]tification applies1 & a heal?         
insurance issu] may provide any su*     
individual cov]age "u a %ort-t]m heal?  
plan = ea* su* mon?1 includ+ cont9u\s   
cov]age 9 excess ( #c mon?s & r5ewal (  
cov]age1 z applicable4