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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- Section 550.60 Repealed. 2005, Act 203, Imd.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- Section 550.61 Repealed. 1988, Act 282, Imd.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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