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1999 SESSION

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HB 2565 Access to health specialists.

Introduced by: Robert D. Orrock, Sr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Access to specialists. Requires each (i) insurer proposing to issue individual or group accident and sickness insurance policies providing hospital, medical and surgical or major medical coverage on an expense incurred basis, (ii) corporation providing individual or group accident and sickness subscription contracts, and (iii) health maintenance organization providing a health care plan for health care services to provide access to specialists for those individuals with ongoing special conditions. Once such covered individual is referred to the specialist, the specialist may begin treating the individual in the same manner as the individual’s primary care provider would otherwise be permitted, including the ability to authorize tests, procedures, referrals, and other medical services. Each insurer, corporation or health maintenance organization is required to develop procedures whereby a covered individual with an ongoing special condition may receive a standing referral to a specialist. Insurers, corporations, and health maintenance organizations may require a specialist to provide written notification to the individual’s primary care physician, including a description of the services rendered.


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