General Bill
Renal Disease:
Prohibits insurer that covers dialysis treatment for patients who have end-stage renal disease from requiring insured to travel more than specified number of minutes to obtain dialysis treatment or from requiring insured to change to another dialysis provider; prohibits insurer that provides coverage for dialysis treatment from shifting responsibility for reimbursement in coverage type to another payor; requires such insurer to provide written notice of any change in covered services, network access, reimbursement, or patient liability for dialysis or related services; prohibits insurer from requiring prior authorization for dialysis services more than specified number of times each year; provides that Insurance Code applies to violations of act; provides that act does not apply to benefits provided under Medicaid & other governmental programs; applies provisions governing dialysis treatment for specified patients to group health insurance, blanket health insurance, franchise health insurance, & health maintenance contracts.
Effective Date:
October 1, 2010
Last Event:
Died in Health Care Regulation Policy Committee on Friday, April 30, 2010 6:59 PM
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Bill #:
SB 2184
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Subject:
Renal Disease/Insurance [CPSC]
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Relationship:
Identical
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