CREDIT UNIONS-VARIOUS
What changed between versions
The bill was renumbered from Section 5 of the Credit Union Act to Section 25 of the Insurance Code, indicating a complete change in the law being amended.
New definitions were added for terms such as 'Ancillary services', 'Average gross charge rate', 'Cost sharing', 'Emergency department of a hospital', 'Emergency medical condition', 'Emergency ground ambulance service', 'Evaluation', 'Freestanding Emergency Center', and 'Ground ambulance service'.
The law now explicitly allows nonparticipating providers to bill for emergency services if no participating provider is available, or if a participating provider refuses care based on conscientious objection.
New requirements were introduced regarding the billing and cost-sharing rules for emergency services provided by nonparticipating providers.