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MI HB5329
Bill
Status
1/14/2020
Primary Sponsor
Michele Hoitenga
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AI Summary
HB 5329 Summary
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Amends the insurance code of 1956 (MCL 500.2212d) to restrict insurers from requiring physician certifications as a condition for paying or reimbursing health insurance claims.
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Prohibits insurers from requiring allopathic or osteopathic physicians to maintain national or regional certifications that are not otherwise specifically required for licensure under Michigan's public health code.
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Applies to health insurance policies delivered, issued, or renewed in Michigan, and to health maintenance organization contracts.
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Removes restrictions on payment/reimbursement that would require physicians in family practice, internal medicine, or pediatrics to hold optional certifications beyond state licensure requirements.
Legislative Description
Insurance; health benefits; insurer requiring physicians to hold certain certifications before paying or reimbursing claims; prohibit unless specifically required for licensure. Amends sec. 2212d of 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.2212d).
State agencies (existing): insurance and financial services
Last Action
Bill Electronically Reproduced 01/15/2020
1/15/2020