HB0095 • 2024

Health care providers-submission of insurance claims.

AN ACT relating to the insurance code; requiring health care providers to be responsible for tendering insurance claims to health insurance companies as specified; prohibiting terms between a health care provider and a patient that require the patient to tender the insurance claim; providing applicability; and providing for an effective date.

Healthcare

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor: Representative Stith
Last action: 2024-02-16
Official status: inactive
Effective date: 3/1/2024

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass and was not considered for introduction in the House. Therefore, it does not have an effective date or applicability details beyond what is stated in the official summary.

Health Care Providers Must Submit Insurance Claims

The bill requires health care providers to submit insurance claims for their patients and bans agreements that make patients responsible for submitting these claims.

What This Bill Does

Requires health care providers to send insurance claim forms directly to the patient's insurance company.
Prohibits health care providers from requiring patients to file their own insurance claims.

Who It Names or Affects

Health care providers like doctors and hospitals
Patients who have health insurance

Terms To Know

Assignee: The person or organization that receives the right to collect money from an insurance company on behalf of a patient.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill did not pass and was not considered for introduction in the House.
It does not specify what happens if a provider fails to submit claims correctly or on time after July 1, 2024.

Bill History

2024-02-16 House
H Did not Consider for Introduction
2024-02-01 House
H Received for Introduction
2024-01-30 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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24LSO-0367
2024
STATE OF WYOMING
24LSO-0367
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0095

Health care providers-submission of insurance claims.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Stith, Larsen, L, Larson, JT, O'Hearn, Obermueller, Penn and Zwonitzer, Dn and Senator(s) Barlow, Kolb and Schuler

A BILL

for

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
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W.S. 26
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136 by creating a new subsection (c) is amended to read:

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Assignment of insurance proceeds to doctor, hospital or state agency; lien for state care; notice of lien.

(c)

In any accepted assignment of benefits under subsections (a) or (b) of this section, the assignee shall have the responsibility to submit the claim for benefits due under the contract to the relevant third party agency or insurer. If an assignee accepts an assignment of benefits, the assignee shall not require the beneficiary to be responsible for submitting the claim to the relevant third party agency or insurer. In the event an assignee fails to submit the claim in a timely or complete manner, the risk of nonpayment shall be borne by the assignee and the assignee shall have no recourse against the beneficiary, applicant or recipient.

Section 2.

This act applies to assignments of benefits initiated on or after July 1, 2024.

Section 3.

This act is effective July 1, 2024
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