SB94 Alabama 2017 Session

Sponsors

Session

Regular Session 2017

Title

Physician agreements, not subject to regulation as insurance, license to sell or market not required, requirements for agreement established, discontinuance of services under the agreement, Ala. Physicians Direct Pay Act

Description

This bill would define an agreement between a physician or dentist and a patient to provide health care or dental services to the patient for an agreed upon fee and time period as a physician agreement or dentist agreement and would provide that the agreement is not insurance.

This bill would provide that a physician or dentist offering, marketing, selling, or entering into physician or dentist agreements is not required to obtain a license or certificate of authority from any state entity and would require that the agreement meet certain requirements.

This bill would also establish minimum requirements for physician agreements and dentist agreements and would provide for the discontinuance of care for a patient under an agreement under certain conditions.

Relating to health care; to provide that a physician agreement or dentist agreement, as defined, is not to be regulated as insurance; to provide that a physician or dentist offering, marketing, selling, or entering into a physician or dentist agreement is not required to obtain a license or certificate of authority; to require that a physician agreement and dentist agreement meet certain requirements; to provide penalties for physicians and dentists who breach an agreement; and to provide for the discontinuance of care for a patient under an agreement under certain conditions.

Subjects

Health