SB270 Alabama 2015 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Mark Slade Blackwell

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2015

Title

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

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.

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.

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Subjects

Optometrists