South Carolina General Assembly
119th Session, 2011-2012

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S. 320

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator O'Dell
Document Path: l:\council\bills\agm\18283ab11.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 472, 3509

Introduced in the Senate on January 11, 2011
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance

Summary: Health insurer

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/15/2010  Senate  Prefiled
  12/15/2010  Senate  Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance
   1/11/2011  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 143)
   1/11/2011  Senate  Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance 
                        (Senate Journal-page 143)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/15/2010

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 38-71-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO COVERAGE THAT MAY BE WRITTEN BY A LICENSED ACCIDENT AND HEALTH INSURER, SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE INSURER FROM DIRECTLY PAYING MONEY TO AN INSURED FOR A HEALTH CARE SERVICE PROVIDED TO THE INSURED.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Section 38-71-10 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(A)    All A licensed accident and health insurers are entitled to insurer may:

(a)(1)    issue and deliver a service benefit contracts contract to provide for prepayment of any a health care service and to make payment directly to the provider of the services service, in whole or in part, including, but not limited to, a professional services service, any institutional care, a personal services service, and supplies.

(b)(2)    issue and deliver contracts a contract of indemnity or contracts contract providing for payment of money directly to the insureds or for them on behalf of an insured for a health care services service provided to an insured.

(B)    Notwithstanding another provision of law, a licensed accident and health insurer may not make a payment of money directly to an insured for a health care service received by the insured."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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