SB67 Alabama 2014 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2014
Title
Insurance, Access to Eye Care Act, certain provisions revised to include other programs, private or public, insurance policy, plan, contract, or program prohibited activities expanded, Secs. 27-56-2, 27-56-3, 27-56-4, 27-56-5, 27-56-6, 27-56-7, 27-56-8 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, the Access to Eye Care
Act provides that certain health insurance
policies, health maintenance organization plans,
and the like, which cover eye care services,
include a provision for payment to licensed
optometrists for services which are both within the
scope of the insurance coverage and within the
scope of the optometrist’s license</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would specify that both public and
private insurance policies, plans, contracts, and
programs provide coverage for optometrists under
the act</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would also prohibit the insurance
policy, plan, contract, or program from requiring
an eye care provider to participate as a condition
of receiving payment, from requiring that products
and services be provided at a set fee, unless part
of the subscriber agreement, from restricting which
lab is selected, from designating which insurance
plan shall be used for reimbursement, and from
imposing restrictions on noncovered products and
services</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Sections 27-56-2, 27-56-3, 27-56-4,
27-56-5, 27-56-6, 27-56-7, and 27-56-8, Code of Alabama 1975,
relating to the Access to Eye Care Act; to specify that both
public and private insurance policies, plans, contracts, and
programs provide coverage for optometrists under the act; to
prohibit the insurance policy, plan, contract, or program from
requiring an eye care provider to participate as a condition
of receiving payment; to prohibit the insurance policy, plan,
contract, or program from requiring that products and services
be provided at a set fee, unless part of the subscriber
agreement; to prohibit the insurance policy, plan, contract,
or program from restricting which lab is selected; to prohibit
the insurance policy, plan, contract, or program from
designating which insurance plan shall be used for
reimbursement; and to prohibit the insurance policy, plan,
contract, or program from imposing restrictions on noncovered
products and services.
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Subjects
Insurance
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| January 14, 2014 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Banking and Insurance |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB67 Alabama 2014 Session - Introduced |