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MO HB507
Bill
Status
2/15/2011
Primary Sponsor
Chris Carter
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AI Summary
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Health carriers and health benefit plans must reimburse licensed athletic trainers for covered services within their scope of practice at the same rate as other health care providers for the same services.
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Licensed athletic trainer services may be subject to reasonable deductibles, copayments, coinsurance, fee limits, and utilization review, provided these requirements are not more restrictive than those applied to other health care providers.
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Health carriers may require that licensed athletic trainer services be provided under contract with the health carrier or health benefit plan.
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The requirements apply only to health carriers and health benefit plans as defined in section 376.1350 and only for services within the lawful scope of practice for athletic trainers licensed under chapter 334.
Legislative Description
Specifies that health plans providing services for conditions within the scope of practice of athletic trainers may not deny reimbursement to a licensed athletic trainer if reimbursable to another provider
Last Action
Withdrawn (H)
3/3/2011