Bill Amendment: AZ SB1321 | 2017 | Fifty-third Legislature 1st Regular
Bill Title: DOI; report; surprise billing
Status: 2017-03-13 - House BI Committee action: Do Pass, voting: (8-0-0-0-0-0) [SB1321 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2017-SB1321-SENATE_-_Bowie_flr_amend_ref_FIN_adopted.html
Bill
Number: S.B. 1321
Bowie Floor Amendment
Reference to: FINANCE Committee amendment
Amendment drafted by: Leg Council
FLOOR AMENDMENT EXPLANATION
Adds additional contributing factors to be analyzed in the Department of Insurance report:
� Frequency of out-of-network charges billed at in-network hospitals
� Network adequacy standards
� Consumer education and disclosure for coverage for in- and out-of-network services
� Accuracy and adequacy of provider directories
Fifty-third Legislature Bowie
First Regular Session S.B. 1321
BOWIE FLOOR AMENDMENT
SENATE AMENDMENTS TO S.B. 1321
(Reference to FINANCE Committee amendment)
Page 1, strike line 5, insert:
"Line 12, after "years" insert "as a percentage of total filed health care claims in this state"
Line 15, after "Recommendations" strike remainder of line insert "for policies to better protect consumers from receiving a surprise bill.""
Between lines 14 and 15, insert:
"(d) Escalation of the claim amounts for out‑of‑network physician billing.
(e) Impact of provider consolidation.
(f) Settings and specialties most frequently resulting in surprise bills.
(g) Impact of hospital exclusive contracts with hospital‑based provider groups."
Reletter to conform
Line 15, after "directories" insert "and the barriers faced in improving accuracy"
Strike line 16, insert:
"Line 19, strike "includes" insert "means""
Amend title to conform
