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MO HB607
Bill
Status
2/22/2011
Primary Sponsor
Michael Corcoran
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AI Summary
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Requires health carriers and health benefit plans to reimburse licensed athletic trainers for physical medicine and rehabilitation services within their scope of practice at the same rate as other health care providers for the same services
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Allows health carriers and health benefit plans to require licensed athletic trainers to provide services under contract with the plan
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Permits health plans to apply reasonable deductibles, copayments, coinsurance amounts, fee or benefit limits, practice parameters, and utilization review to athletic trainer services
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Prohibits cost-sharing amounts and benefit limits for athletic trainer services from being more restrictive than those for other physical medicine and rehabilitation providers under the same policy
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Prevents discriminatory treatment of athletic trainer care compared to other physical medicine and rehabilitation services in managing plan benefits
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
Referred: Health Insurance (H)
2/24/2011