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IN HB1086
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/5/2017
Primary Sponsor
Randall Frye
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AI Summary
- Establishes medical payment coverage as supplemental to health plans and public health coverage programs, applying only when benefits are the same or similar
- Prohibits health plans and public health coverage programs from requiring individuals to use or exhaust medical payment coverage before receiving benefits
- Caps medical payment coverage payments at the amount the health care provider agreed to as full payment under the individual's primary health plan or public health program
- Protects individuals from liability for amounts exceeding what the health care provider agreed to accept as full payment
- Voids any contractual provisions in contracts entered into, amended, or renewed after June 30, 2017 that conflict with these provisions
- Takes effect July 1, 2017
Legislative Description
Medical payment coverage. Specifies that medical payment coverage is supplemental to coverage under a health plan or public health coverage program. Specifies that: (1) the amount paid under medical payment coverage must not exceed the amount to which the health care provider agreed as payment in full for a health care service under the covered individual's health plan or public health coverage program; and (2) the covered individual is not liable for any amount that exceeds the amount to which the health care provider agreed as described in (1).
Last Action
Representative VanNatter added as coauthor
2/7/2017
Committee Referrals
Insurance1/5/2017
Full Bill Text
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