SB270 Alabama 2015 Session

Sponsors

Session

Regular Session 2015

Title

Vision care, services provided by optometrists and ophthalmologists, contracts with insurers, restrictions on

Description

<p class="bill_description"> 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</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would prohibit vision care providers from charging more to an insurer than the customary rates of those vision care providers</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would require reasonable reimbursements for vision care services and materials to vision care providers</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would exempt certain health care service plans</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would also authorize the Department of Insurance to adopt rules to implement this act</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_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. </p>

Subjects

Optometrists