MA H1343

Health insurance carriers prohibited from denying payment for covered services solely because the referral came from an out-of-network provider

Applies across multiple insurance types: state employee plans (Chapter 32A), municipal plans (Chapter 32B), commercial insurance (Chapter 175), Blue Cross (176A), Blue Shield (176B), HMOs (176G), and selective contracting plans (176I)

Modifies controlled substance dispensing rules in Chapter 94C to remove single-dose limitations and allow practitioners to dispense for "legitimate medical purpose" rather than only for "immediate and proper treatment"

Adds practitioners who directly dispense controlled substances to prescription monitoring program reporting requirements

Insurance provisions take effect one year after enactment for new, renewed, or amended contracts