House amendments make the following changes to 3rd edition. Amendment #1 amends GS 58-50-310(b)(1)c.4. by removing a health insurance agent as an area of experience or expertise which may be considered when appointing a certain member to the North Carolina Health Benefit Exchange Advisory Board.
Amendment #2 amends GS 58-50-310(b)(1)b.3. by requiring one member who represents small employers, as defined, to be appointed to the North Carolina Health Benefit Exchange Board.
Amendment #3 deletes GS 58-50-310(b)(7), concerning a member of the North Carolina Health Benefit Exchange Advisory Board using his or her official position to influence decisions of the Board. Rewrites GS 58-50-310(c)(2)(g) to require the Plan of Operation to provide for conflict of interest rules and recusal procedures (deletes conditional language). Rewrites GS 58-50-330(l) to provide that the members of the Board and the Executive Director are public servants under 138A-3(30) and are subject to the provisions of GS Chapter 138A, provided that the exception in GS 138A-38(a)(1) does not apply to members of the Board and the Executive Director.