REFERENCE TITLE: insurance; claims denial; individual review State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session 2024 HB 2660 Introduced by Representatives Shah: Biasiucci, Gress, Jones, Pingerelli; Senators Shamp, Shope An Act amending title 20, chapter 20, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 20-3103; relating to health care insurance. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
REFERENCE TITLE: insurance; claims denial; individual review
State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session 2024
HB 2660
Introduced by Representatives Shah: Biasiucci, Gress, Jones, Pingerelli; Senators Shamp, Shope
REFERENCE TITLE: insurance; claims denial; individual review
State of Arizona
House of Representatives
Fifty-sixth Legislature
Second Regular Session
2024
HB 2660
Introduced by
Representatives Shah: Biasiucci, Gress, Jones, Pingerelli; Senators Shamp, Shope
An Act
amending title 20, chapter 20, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 20-3103; relating to health care insurance.
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Title 20, chapter 20, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 20-3103, to read: START_STATUTE20-3103. Denial of claims; health care provider review; unprofessional conduct; definition A. a health care provider shall individually review each claim for health care services before a health care insurer denies the claim. B. It is an act of unprofessional conduct for A health care provider to deny a claim without an individual review of the claim. C. For the purposes of this section, "health care provider" means a person who is licensed pursuant to title 32, chapter 13 or 17. END_STATUTE
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 20, chapter 20, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 20-3103, to read:
START_STATUTE20-3103. Denial of claims; health care provider review; unprofessional conduct; definition
A. a health care provider shall individually review each claim for health care services before a health care insurer denies the claim.
B. It is an act of unprofessional conduct for A health care provider to deny a claim without an individual review of the claim.
C. For the purposes of this section, "health care provider" means a person who is licensed pursuant to title 32, chapter 13 or 17. END_STATUTE