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  6. HB279 Alabama 2021 Session

HB279 Alabama 2021 Session

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  • 1 Bill Summary
  • 2 Bill Actions
  • 3 Bill Calendar
  • 4 Bill Text
  • 5 Bill Documents

Bill Summary

Sponsors
  • David Faulkner
Session
Regular Session 2021
Title
Hospitals, require hospitals to bill an injured person's health insurance and only seek compensation from health insurance unless certain circumstances apply, clarifying hospital lien provisions, Sec. 27-12-25 added; Sec. 35-11-371 am'd.
Description

Under existing law, a hospital is prohibited from perfecting a lien against an injured person if the person is covered by health insurance, unless certain specified conditions precedent are met

This provision may be superseded by a contractual agreement between a hospital and the injured person's health insurance

This bill would delete the provision allowing a contract between a hospital and an insured to supersede the conditions required to be met before the perfection of a hospital lien against an injured party

This bill would also provide that a health insurance company or other entity which pays for health services would be prohibited from denying, delaying, or deferring payment for health care services on behalf of an insured based on the injured party having a possible claim for damages against a third party

Relating to health insurance and health care payors for health care services; to amend Section 35-11-371 of the Code of Alabama 1975, as amended by Act 2019-273, 2019 Regular Session, providing for the circumstances under which a hospital may perfect a lien against an injured person; to delete a provision allowing a contractual agreement between a hospital and the injured person's health insurance or other health care payor to supersede this law; to prohibit an insurer or other health care payor from denying, delaying, or deferring payment on a claim for payment to an injured party based on the injured party being treated for injuries received under circumstances that may give rise to a claim against a third party; and to provide that this act would be prospective in operation.

Subjects
Hospitals

Bill Actions

Action Date Chamber Action
February 10, 2021 H Pending third reading on day 6 Favorable from Insurance with 1 amendment
February 10, 2021 H Insurance first Amendment Offered
February 10, 2021 H Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment
February 2, 2021 H Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Insurance

Bill Calendar

Type Date Location Description
Hearing February 10, 2021 Room 617 at 09:00 House INS Hearing

Bill Text

Download HB279 Alabama 2021 Session PDF

Bill Documents

Type Link
Bill Text HB279 Alabama 2021 Session - Introduced
Bill Amendments House Insurance first Amendment Offered
Fiscal Note Fiscal Note - HB279 for Insurance
Fiscal Note Fiscal Note - HB279 for Insurance
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