S.B. 115

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DIRECT ACCESS TO DERMATOLOGISTS
2 1998 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Sponsor: Mike Dmitrich
5 AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE; PERMITTING AN INSURED TO RECEIVE UP TO
6 FIVE OUTPATIENT VISITS FROM A DERMATOLOGIST WITHOUT A REFERRAL
7 FROM A PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
8 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
9 ENACTS:
10 31A-22-623, Utah Code Annotated 1953
11 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
12 Section 1. Section 31A-22-623 is enacted to read:
13 31a-22-623. Direct access to dermatological services.
14 A disability insurance policy that covers dermatological services:
15 (1) shall permit an insured to directly access and receive at least five outpatient visits per
16 year from a participating provider who is a physician and who specializes in the practice of
17 dermatology without any form of preauthorization, preapproval, or referral from a primary care
18 physician;
19 (2) shall clearly state in literature explaining the policy the access permitted under
20 Subsection (1); and
21 (3) may not impose a higher copayment requirement than that which applies to similar
22 outpatient visits under the policy.
23 Section 2. Effective date.
24 This act takes effect on July 1, 1998.

Legislative Review Note
as of 1-15-98 1:52 PM

A limited legal review of this bill raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel

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