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§ 991.2703. Vision care provider and vision care supplier selection

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 40 P.S. InsuranceEffective: December 24, 2018

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 40 P.S. Insurance (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 2. Insurance Companies (Refs & Annos)
Article XXVII. Quality Eye Care for Insured Pennsylvanians
Effective: December 24, 2018
40 P.S. § 991.2703
§ 991.2703. Vision care provider and vision care supplier selection
Currentness
A health insurance policy shall allow an insured who receives vision care from an in-network vision care provider to select an out-of-network vision care supplier for related vision care on the recommendation or referral of the in-network vision care provider, provided that the in-network vision care provider gives to the insured, prior to recommending, referring, prescribing or ordering any vision care from the out-of-network vision care supplier, written notice that:
(1) The out-of-network vision care supplier is not an in-network vision care supplier.
(2) The insured has the option of selecting an in-network vision care supplier.
(3) The insured may have different financial obligations depending on whether the vision care supplier is in-network or out-of-network.

Credits

1921, May 17, P.L. 682, No. 284, art. XXVII, § 2703, added 2018, Oct. 24, P.L. 681, No. 103, § 2, effective in 60 days [Dec. 24, 2018].
40 P.S. § 991.2703, PA ST 40 P.S. § 991.2703
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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