Bill Text: PA HB257 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Providing for submittal of claims for payment.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-02-05 - Referred to INSURANCE [HB257 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HB257-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 277
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 257 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY HALUSKA, BELFANTI, BEYER, BOYD, BUXTON, CARROLL, CAUSER, COHEN, CREIGHTON, DALEY, FABRIZIO, FLECK, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, GRELL, GROVE, GRUCELA, HESS, KILLION, KORTZ, KULA, LONGIETTI, MELIO, MILLER, MOUL, PICKETT, PYLE, QUINN, ROCK, SIPTROTH, SOLOBAY, STABACK, SWANGER, THOMAS, TRUE, YOUNGBLOOD AND MANDERINO, FEBRUARY 5, 2009
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON INSURANCE, FEBRUARY 5, 2009
AN ACT
Amending the act of December 29, 1972 (P.L.1701, No.364),
entitled "An act providing for the establishment of nonprofit
corporations having the purpose of establishing, maintaining
and operating a health service plan; providing for
supervision and certain regulations by the Insurance
Department and the Department of Health; giving the Insurance
Commissioner and the Secretary of Health certain powers and
duties; exempting the nonprofit corporations from certain
taxes and providing penalties," providing for submittal of
claims for payment.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of December 29, 1972 (P.L.1701, No.364),
known as the Health Maintenance Organization Act, is amended by
adding a section to read:
Section 10.1. Submittal of Claims for Payment.--(a)
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this act or of law, an
ambulance service shall have at least one hundred and eighty
days to file a claim for emergency medical services with a
health maintenance organization for reimbursement of services.
(b) For the purposes of this section, the terms "ambulance
service" and "emergency medical services" shall have the same
meanings as are given to them in the act of July 3, 1985 (P.L.
164, No.45), known as the "Emergency Medical Services Act."
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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