Requires health insurance issuers to directly pay noncontracted health care providers of emergency services for their charges as determined pursuant to the plan or policy of enrollee and insurer. (8/15/10)
Provides relative to payments by a health insurance issuer for services rendered by a new physician in a physician group and options if such physician does not meet credentialing requirements. (1/1/11)
Require certain health and accident insurance carriers to provide utilization data within fourteen business days after a written request is received. (8/15/10).
Provides that approved unauthorized insurers delivering surplus lines insurance in this state shall not be required to file or seek approval of their rates and forms. (gov sig)
Provides that funeral policies pay the cash value on the face of the policy or the amount equal to the total premiums paid, whichever is greater. (8/15/10)