General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 6471
January Session, 2011 *_____HB06471INS___031011____*
General Assembly
Substitute Bill No. 6471
January Session, 2011
*_____HB06471INS___031011____*
AN ACT PROHIBITING MOST FAVORED NATION CLAUSES IN HEALTH CARE PROVIDER CONTRACTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 38a-479 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2011):
(2) "Provider" means a physician, surgeon, chiropractor, podiatrist, psychologist, optometrist, natureopath or advanced practice registered nurse licensed in this state or a group or organization of such individuals, who has entered into or renews a participating provider contract with a contracting health organization to render services to such organization's enrollees and [enrollee's] enrollees' dependents.
Sec. 2. Section 38a-479b of the general statutes is amended by adding subsection (c) as follows (Effective October 1, 2011):
(NEW) (c) No contracting health organization shall include in any participating provider contract, contract with a dentist or contract with a hospital licensed under chapter 368v, that is entered into, renewed or amended on or after October 1, 2011, or contract offered to a provider, dentist or hospital on or after October 1, 2011, any clause, covenant or agreement that:
(1) Requires the provider, dentist or hospital to:
(A) Disclose to the contracting health organization the provider's, dentist's or hospital's payment or reimbursement rates from any other contracting health organization the provider, dentist or hospital has contracted, or may contract, with;
(B) Provide services or procedures to the contracting health organization at a payment or reimbursement rate equal to or lower than the lowest of such rates the provider, dentist or hospital has contracted, or may contract, with any other contracting health organization;
(C) Certify to the contracting health organization that the provider, dentist or hospital has not contracted with any other contracting health organization to provide services or procedures at a payment or reimbursement rate lower than the rates contracted for with the contracting health organization;
(2) Prohibits or limits the provider, dentist or hospital from contracting with any other contracting health organization to provide services or procedures at a payment or reimbursement rate lower than the rates contracted for with the contracting health organization; or
(3) Allows the contracting health organization to terminate or renegotiate a contract with the provider, dentist or hospital prior to renewal if the provider, dentist or hospital contracts with any other contracting health organization to provide services or procedures at a lower payment or reimbursement rate than the rates contracted for with the contracting health organization.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2011 38a-479(a)(2)
Sec. 2 October 1, 2011 38a-479b
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
October 1, 2011
38a-479(a)(2)
Sec. 2
October 1, 2011
38a-479b
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