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AR SB621
Bill
Status
5/5/2025
Primary Sponsor
Missy Irvin
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AI Summary
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Healthcare insurers must offer a healthcare contract to a temporary hospital facility within 30 days of receiving a demand for such contract
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Temporary hospital facilities must be reimbursed at the same rate as regularly-licensed hospitals, with this requirement applying retroactively to when the facility became a temporary hospital
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The Insurance Commissioner receives full enforcement authority under the Trade Practices Act (§ 23-66-201 et seq.), including power to award restitution and damages, with no authority to waive any provisions
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The law applies retroactively to Governor's Executive Order 20-06 (COVID-19 pandemic response) and to future public health emergencies with similar CMS and Department of Health programs
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Declared an emergency measure, effective immediately upon gubernatorial approval, citing inadequate reimbursement practices harming temporary hospital facilities
Legislative Description
To Clarify Enforcement Provisions Against A Healthcare Insurer; To Retroactively Apply To A Healthcare Contract For The Benefit Of A Temporary Hospital Facility; And To Declare An Emergency.
Last Action
Died in House at Sine Die adjournment.
5/5/2025