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| PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1659 | PRINTER'S NO. 2036 |
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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY WARD, ERICKSON, ROBBINS, VOGEL, McILHINNEY, ARGALL, LEACH, O'PAKE, WAUGH, WASHINGTON, ALLOWAY, FARNESE AND MELLOW, FEBRUARY 1, 2010 |
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| SENATOR D. WHITE, BANKING AND INSURANCE, AS AMENDED, JUNE 8, 2010 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending the act of July 2, 1996 (P.L.514, No.85), entitled "An |
2 | act providing for certain health insurance benefits to aid |
3 | the health and well-being of mother and child following the |
4 | birth of a child; and prohibiting certain practices by |
5 | insurers," prohibiting insurers from setting fees for |
6 | noncovered insurance services. |
7 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
8 | hereby enacts as follows: |
9 | Section 1. The act of July 2, 1996 (P.L.514, No.85), known |
10 | as the Health Security Act, is amended by adding a section to |
11 | read: |
12 | Section 4.1. Fees for noncovered dentist's services. | <-- |
13 | (a) Prohibition.--An insurer's contract with a health care | <-- |
14 | provider dentist may not require that the health care provider | <-- |
15 | dentist provide services to the insurer's subscribers at a fee | <-- |
16 | set by the insurer unless the insurer compensates the health | <-- |
17 | care provider dentist for the services. | <-- |
18 | (b) Effect.--A contractual provision in violation of |
19 | subsection (a) is void. |
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1 | Section 2. The addition of section 4.1 of the act shall |
2 | apply to insurance policies issued or renewed on or after the |
3 | effective date of this section. |
4 | Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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