HB 1230

Bill Subjects

Abstract

Requires a hospital or ambulatory outpatient surgical center to provide a patient written notice before a service may be provided if the provider who is to provide the service is out of the patient's health plan network. Requires the patient to acknowledge receipt of the notice and either agree or decline to receive the service from an out of network provider. Specifies options if the patient declines to receive the services from an out of network provider. Includes transportation services as an included service for purposes of the notice and excludes emergency services.