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Chapter 550 - General Insurance Laws
Act 233 of 1984 PRUDENT PURCHASER ACT (550.51 - 550.63)
AN ACT to authorize certain organizations to enter into prudent purchaser agreements with health care providers; to control health care costs, assure appropriate utilization of health care services, and maintain quality of health care; to provide for the regulation of certain organizations, health care providers, health care facilities, and prudent purchaser arrangements; to establish a joint legislative committee to investigate the degree of competition in the health care coverage market in this state; and to provide for the powers and duties of certain state officers and agencies.
History: 1984, Act 233, Eff. Dec. 20, 1984
- Section 550.51 Short title.
- Section 550.52 Definitions.
- Section 550.53 Prudent purchaser agreement; number; location of health care provider; membership on provider panel; written standards; notice procedures; provider application period; providing standards on request; notice of acceptance or rejection; reasons for termination; professional review program; evaluation; 2 or more classes of health care providers providing same health care service; removal from provider panel; membership in more than 1 provider panel; provider panel including health care providers and facilities outside state; required information; emergency episode of illness or injury; limiting number of prudent purchaser agreements; benefits for services within scope of practice of optometry, chiropractic, or physical therapy.
- Section 550.53a Disclosure of financial relationships between organization and participating health care providers, health care facilities, or other entities.
- Section 550.53b Prudent purchaser agreement services; providing requested information to insurer.
- Section 550.54 Discrimination prohibited; complaint of violation; hearing; penalty.
- Section 550.55 Notice of membership in provider panels; display.
- Section 550.56 Reporting certain information on standard forms required; availability of information to appropriate state agencies; confidentiality.
- Section 550.57 Agreements between health care providers and purchasers of health care services.
- Section 550.58 Organization subject to enabling act; financial records.
- Section 550.59 Report on competition in retail pharmacy industry.
- Section 550.60 Repealed. 2005, Act 203, Imd. Eff. Nov. 10, 2005.
- Section 550.61 Repealed. 1988, Act 282, Imd. Eff. July 27, 1988.
- Section 550.62 Provisions inapplicable to certain contracts and renewal thereof.
- Section 550.63 Conditional effective date.
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