Bill Text: MI HB4520 | 2013-2014 | 97th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Insurance; third party administrators; entering into contract for administering a benefit plan that provides coverage for first assistant surgical services provided by a nonphysician; prohibit unless plan also pays for services provided by a registered nurse first assistant. Amends 1984 PA 218 (MCL 550.901 - 550.960) by adding sec. 33. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4521'13, HB 4522'13

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-04-10 - Printed Bill Filed 04/10/2013 [HB4520 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2013-HB4520-Introduced.html

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HOUSE BILL No. 4520

 

April 9, 2013, Introduced by Rep. Segal and referred to the Committee on Insurance.

 

     A bill to amend 1984 PA 218, entitled

 

"Third party administrator act,"

 

(MCL 550.901 to 550.960) by adding section 33.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 33. A third party administrator shall not enter into a

 

service contract for a benefit plan that provides coverage for

 

first assistant at surgery services when the first assistant at

 

surgery services are rendered by a licensed health professional

 

other than a physician unless that benefit plan also includes

 

coverage for first assistant at surgery services rendered by a

 

registered professional nurse who is acting as a registered nurse

 

first assistant within the scope of his or her license or specialty

 

certification and payment for those services is made on an

 

equitable basis. Payments to registered professional nurses who are

 

acting as registered nurse first assistants for first assistant at

 

surgery services under the benefit plan may be subject to the same

 

credentialing and contracting requirements that apply to other

 

licensed health professionals paid for first assistant at surgery

 

services.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act applies to a service

 

contract entered into after the effective date of this amendatory

 

act. For a service contract in effect on or before the effective

 

date of this amendatory act, this amendatory act applies on the

 

date the service contract is next extended, renewed, or modified in

 

any manner.

 

     Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect

 

unless all of the following bills of the 97th Legislature are

 

enacted into law:

 

     (a) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 4522(request no.

 

00755'13).

 

     (b) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 4521(request no.

 

00756'13).