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2012 SESSION
HB 398 Radiology benefits managers; decision to deny physician's order for diagnostic radiology test.
Introduced by: Patrick A. Hope | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Radiology benefits managers. Requires that any decision by a radiology benefits manager to deny a treating physician's order or recommendation for a diagnostic radiology test be made by a physician. An authorization to perform a diagnostic radiology test given by a health carrier or by a radiology benefits manager shall be conclusive to satisfy any requirement of medical necessity in a health benefit plan or a health carrier's plan, policy, or schedule of benefits. A managed care health insurance utilization review entity's utilization review plan is required to include a provision designed to ensure that adverse determinations by a radiology benefits manager are made by a licensed physician. Any person who countermands the treatment order or recommendation of a treating physician for a diagnostic radiology test by any means or manner that is intended to influence the patient to refuse a recommended diagnostic radiology test or to elect to receive a different service than the diagnostic radiology test ordered or recommended by the treating physician shall be deemed to be practicing medicine.
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HISTORY
- 01/10/12 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100674D
- 01/10/12 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/16/12 House: Assigned HWI sub: #3
- 01/26/12 House: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2013 by voice vote
- 01/31/12 House: Continued to 2013 in Health, Welfare and Institutions by voice vote