Arizona 2022 2022 Regular Session

Arizona House Bill HB2698 Engrossed / Bill

Filed 03/10/2022

                    House Engrossed   insurance; assignment of benefits             State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session 2022           HOUSE BILL 2698                An Act   amending section 20-464, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to insurance.      (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)   

 

 

 

House Engrossed   insurance; assignment of benefits
State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session 2022
HOUSE BILL 2698

House Engrossed

 

insurance; assignment of benefits

 

 

 

 

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-fifth Legislature

Second Regular Session

2022

 

 

 

HOUSE BILL 2698

 

 

An Act

 

amending section 20-464, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to insurance. 

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 

 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Section 20-464, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read: START_STATUTE20-464. Prohibiting payment for services to persons other than the assignee A. If an insured assigns to a health care provider performing services covered by the contract payment for benefits under a disability insurance contract, a group disability insurance contract or a blanket disability insurance contract, the contract does not prohibit assignments and the assignment is delivered to the insurer, payment may be made only to the health care provider to whom payment has been assigned. B. Notwithstanding chapter 4, article 3 of this title, this section applies to a service corporation.  c. This section applies to an insurer whether acting as an insurer or performing administrative services. END_STATUTE 

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Section 20-464, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE20-464. Prohibiting payment for services to persons other than the assignee

A. If an insured assigns to a health care provider performing services covered by the contract payment for benefits under a disability insurance contract, a group disability insurance contract or a blanket disability insurance contract, the contract does not prohibit assignments and the assignment is delivered to the insurer, payment may be made only to the health care provider to whom payment has been assigned.

B. Notwithstanding chapter 4, article 3 of this title, this section applies to a service corporation. 

c. This section applies to an insurer whether acting as an insurer or performing administrative services. END_STATUTE