Requires managed care plans to allow any clinical laboratory to participate in provider network.
This bill requires health insurance plans to include any licensed clinical laboratory in their provider networks on the same terms as other network labs, preventing insurers from excluding qualified labs. It directly affects health insurers and clinical laboratories by mandating equal access to provider networks for all licensed labs that accept standard contract terms. The law ensures insurers cannot deny participation based on lab type, only on licensing and contract compliance. The Commissioner of Banking and Insurance will create implementing rules, and the law takes effect two months after enactment.
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024
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Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
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Joe Pennacchio
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