HB540 Alabama 2015 Session

This bill would prohibit insurers of vision care services from limiting a vision care provider’s ability to set fees for services and materials, to participate in specific vision care plans, and to choose sources of suppliers in certain circumstances.

This bill would prohibit vision care providers from charging more to an insurer than the customary rates of those vision care providers.

This bill would require reasonable reimbursements for vision care services and materials to vision care providers.

This bill would exempt certain health care service plans.

This bill would also authorize the Department of Insurance to adopt rules to implement this act.

Relating to vision care providers; to prohibit insurers of vision care services from limiting a vision care provider’s ability to set fees for services and materials, to participate in specific vision care plans, and to choose sources of suppliers in certain circumstances; to prohibit vision care providers from charging more to an insurer than the customary rates of those vision care providers; to require reasonable reimbursements for vision care services and materials to vision care providers; to exempt certain health care service plans; and to authorize the Department of Insurance to adopt rules to implement this act.