Text: HSB00232 Text: HSB00234 Text: HSB00200 - HSB00299 Text: HSB Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 514C.11 PROVIDER ACCESS UNDER 1 2 MANAGED CARE HEALTH PLAN OR INDEMNITY PLAN WITH LIMITED 1 3 PROVIDER NETWORK. 1 4 Notwithstanding section 514C.6, a managed care health plan 1 5 or indemnity plan with a limited provider network shall 1 6 provide patients direct access to each type of provider that 1 7 has authority under Title IV, subtitle 3, to utilize 1 8 differential diagnosis and physical examinations to determine 1 9 human ailments, and shall not condition that access upon a 1 10 referral by a provider licensed under another chapter. 1 11 Referral to a specialist may be conditioned upon referral by a 1 12 primary care provider licensed under the same chapter. Any 1 13 copayment, deductible, or premium rate shall not discriminate 1 14 upon the basis of the license held by a provider but may 1 15 differentiate or exclude providers upon a rational basis. 1 16 Access to a specialist may be subject to a different copayment 1 17 or deductible than access to a primary care provider. Access 1 18 to a nonparticipating provider may be restricted, or may be 1 19 subject to different copayments, deductibles, or premium 1 20 rates, or may be excluded, provided that a plan shall not 1 21 exclude a provider upon the basis of the license held by the 1 22 provider or the license held by members of the staff or 1 23 hospital. 1 24 For purposes of this section, a rational basis for 1 25 differentiating or excluding a provider shall relate to 1 26 outcome assessments of the provider as indicators of the cost 1 27 of the service to be provided or the effectiveness of the 1 28 service to be provided. For purposes of this section, 1 29 "managed care health plan or indemnity plan with a limited 1 30 provider network" means a health maintenance organization, 1 31 organized delivery system, preferred provider organization, 1 32 exclusive provider organization, point of service plan, 1 33 restricted access network, or similar health plan. 1 34 This section shall not apply if an employer offers 1 35 employees a choice of health plans, either directly or 2 1 indirectly through a health insurance purchasing cooperative, 2 2 provided that the offered choices include at least one 2 3 indemnity plan with unrestricted choice of provider, or at 2 4 least one managed care health plan or indemnity plan with a 2 5 limited provider network which provides access as defined in 2 6 this section. 2 7 A managed care health plan or indemnity plan with a limited 2 8 provider network plan shall demonstrate to such plan's 2 9 regulatory authority that the plan is appropriately serving 2 10 the needs of the population in the service area of the plan 2 11 and that the plan does not discriminate against a type of 2 12 provider upon the basis of the type of license held by the 2 13 provider. 2 14 EXPLANATION 2 15 This bill creates a new section 514C.11 which provides that 2 16 a managed care health plan or indemnity plan with a limited 2 17 provider network is to provide patients with direct access to 2 18 health care providers who are authorized under Title IV, 2 19 subtitle 3, of the Code to utilize differential diagnosis and 2 20 physical examinations to determine human ailments. Access 2 21 provided under the section is not to be conditioned upon a 2 22 referral by a provider licensed under a different chapter. 2 23 The bill provides that access to a specialist may be subject 2 24 to a different copayment or deductible than a primary care 2 25 provider. 2 26 The bill defines a managed care plan or indemnity plan with 2 27 a limited provider network as a health maintenance 2 28 organization, organized delivery system, preferred provider 2 29 organization, exclusive provider organization, point of 2 30 service plan, restricted access network, or similar health 2 31 plan. 2 32 The bill provides that the requirement to provide access 2 33 does not apply if an employer offers employees a choice of 2 34 health plans, either directly or indirectly through a health 2 35 insurance purchasing cooperative, and one of the plans offered 3 1 includes unrestricted choice of provider, or one with a 3 2 limited provider network which provides access as provided in 3 3 section 514C.11. 3 4 LSB 2294HC 76 3 5 mj/sc/14
Text: HSB00232 Text: HSB00234 Text: HSB00200 - HSB00299 Text: HSB Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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