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2019 SESSION
SB 1178 Health carriers; services provided by nurse practitioners.
Introduced by: Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:
Health carriers; nurse practitioners. Requires health insurers and health services plan providers whose policies or contracts cover services that may be legally performed by licensed nurse practitioners to provide equal coverage for such services when rendered by a licensed nurse practitioner. The bill contains an enactment that exempts the measure from the requirement that the Health Insurance Reform Commission review any legislative measure containing a mandated health insurance benefit or provider. The bill has a delayed effective date of October 1, 2019.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Health carriers; nurse practitioners. Requires health insurers and health services plan providers whose policies or contracts cover services that may be legally performed by licensed nurse practitioners to provide equal coverage for such services when rendered by a licensed nurse practitioner.