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2016 SESSION
HB 1251 Health insurance; assignment of benefits.
Introduced by: James A. "Jay" Leftwich | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Health insurance; assignment of benefits. Prohibits health care coverage plan providers from refusing to accept assignments of benefits executed by covered individuals in favor of health care providers and hospitals. The bill is applicable to (i) insurers issuing individual or group accident and sickness insurance policies providing hospital, medical and surgical, or major medical coverage on an expense-incurred basis, (ii) corporations providing individual or group accident and sickness subscription contracts, (iii) health maintenance organizations providing health care plans for health care services, and (iv) dental services plans offering or administering prepaid dental services. An "assignment of benefits" is the transfer of health care coverage reimbursement benefits or other rights under an insurance policy, subscription contract, or health care plan by an insured, subscriber, or plan enrollee to a health care provider or hospital.
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HISTORY
- 01/19/16 House: Presented and ordered printed 16104501D
- 01/19/16 House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/28/16 House: Assigned C & L sub: Subcommittee #1
- 02/04/16 House: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2017 by voice vote
- 02/11/16 House: Continued to 2017 in Commerce and Labor by voice vote