Bill Text: PA SB1071 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced


Bill Title: Requiring insurers that approve claims for emergency services to directly reimburse organizations that provide such services.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-05-12 - Referred to BANKING AND INSURANCE [SB1071 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-SB1071-Introduced.html

  

 

    

PRINTER'S NO.  1223

  

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

  

SENATE BILL

 

No.

1071

Session of

2011

  

  

INTRODUCED BY BREWSTER, SOLOBAY, RAFFERTY, FONTANA, GREENLEAF, WAUGH, McILHINNEY, BOSCOLA, SCHWANK, TARTAGLIONE, ALLOWAY AND FERLO, MAY 12, 2011

  

  

REFERRED TO BANKING AND INSURANCE, MAY 12, 2011  

  

  

  

AN ACT

  

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Requiring insurers that approve claims for emergency services to

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directly reimburse organizations that provide such services.

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The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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hereby enacts as follows:

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Section 1.  Short title.

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This act shall be known and may be cited as the Emergency

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Service Organization Direct Reimbursement Act.

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Section 2.  Definitions.

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The following words and phrases when used in this act shall

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have the meanings given to them in this section unless the

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context clearly indicates otherwise:

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"Emergency service organization."  An ambulance service,

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emergency medical service or river rescue service that is

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located in this Commonwealth.

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"Insurer."  An insurance company, association or exchange or

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any other entity subject to the jurisdiction of the Insurance

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Department.

 


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Section 3.  Direct reimbursement to emergency service

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organizations.

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An insurer that approves a claim that includes the expense

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charged by an emergency service organization shall make payment

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of the claim that represents such expense directly to the

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emergency service organization, unless the person who filed the

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claim demonstrates to the insurer that he or someone on his

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behalf already paid such expense.

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Section 4.  Effective date.

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This act shall take effect in 60 days.

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