AZ SB1591

Requires health insurance issuers to provide written reports of claim information to group health plan sponsors and administrators within 30 days of request, limited to two requests per 12-month period.

Report must include aggregate paid claims by month, total premiums, covered employee counts by coverage tier, pending claims amounts, and individual claims details for any person exceeding $15,000 in annual claims with procedure and diagnosis codes.

Plan sponsors must certify compliance with federal privacy regulations (45 CFR 164.504(f)(2)) to receive protected health information; those without certification receive aggregate data only.

Health insurance issuers are exempt from civil liability for releasing information pursuant to the chapter, and must respond to requests for additional case management or prognosis information within 15 days.

Director may impose civil penalties of $250 per day for non-compliance and suspend an insurer's certificate of authority, except for inadvertent or accidental violations.