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MS HB93

Bill

Official Source

Status

Passed

4/4/2016

Primary Sponsor

Mark Formby

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Origin

House of Representatives

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Removes the provision allowing insureds to revoke their assignment of health insurance benefits to healthcare providers before the one-year assignment period ends
  • Requires commercial health insurers to honor benefit assignments to licensed healthcare providers for a fixed one-year period from the initial assignment date
  • Prohibits health and accident insurance policies from restricting an insured's ability to assign benefits to licensed healthcare providers
  • Applies to individual and group health policies, including experience-rated contracts, indemnity contracts, self-insured plans, and self-funded plans
  • Effective date of July 1, 2016

Legislative Description

Health insurance; revise assignment of benefits provisions regarding.

Last Action

Approved by Governor

4/4/2016

Committee Referrals

Insurance2/8/2016

Full Bill Text

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