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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.3025 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20010109 Primary Sponsor:J. Brown All Sponsors:J. Brown, Clyburn Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\gjk\20013sd01.doc Residing Body:House Current Committee:Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee 26 HLCI Subject:Health medical insurance policy or contract not to exclude right of assignment of benefits to nonparticipating provider History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 20010109 Introduced, read first time, 26 HLCI referred to Committee House 20001206 Prefiled, referred to Committee 26 HLCI Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 38-71-268 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT NO HEALTH INSURANCE POLICY OR CONTRACT MAY EXCLUDE THE RIGHT OF ASSIGNMENT OF BENEFITS TO A NONPARTICIPATING PROVIDER AT THE SAME BENEFIT RATE AS PAID TO A PARTICIPATING PROVIDER.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 38-71-268. No health insurance policy or contract covered by this title may exclude the right of assignment of benefits to a nonparticipating provider at the same benefit rate as paid to a participating provider."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2001.
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