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Mr. President:
The Transportation and Public Utilities and Technology Committee has returned S.B. 237, PERSONAL INJURY PROTECTION INSURANCE AMENDMENTS, by Senator A. Christensen, to the Rules Committee with the following amendments:
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20 . the insurer that provides the personal injury protection coverage
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. provides that the medical provider will accept the payments made pursuant to the Utah RVS fee schedule for covered services as full and final payment and may not submit the balance of the bill to the patient; and
. provides that the original amount of the medical provider's bill shall be used for purposes of determining whether a person who has or is required to have direct benefit coverage under a policy which includes personal injury protection may maintain a cause of action for general damages arising out of personal injuries alleged to have been caused by an automobile accident.
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94 (ii) the insurer that provides the personal injury protection coverage.
(g)(i) The medical provider will accept the payments made pursuant to the
Utah RVS fee schedule for covered services as full and final payment and may not
submit the balance of the bill to the patient.
(ii) The original amount of the medical provider's bill shall be used for purposes of determining whether the requirement of Section 31A-22-309(1)(a)(v) has been met.
Respectfully,
Kevin T. Van Tassell
Committee Chair
Voting: --
14 sb0237.sc1.wpd 3/1/12 2:04 pm lelder/LGE SCH/LGE
Bill Number
Action Code
*SB0237*
*SCRRUL
SB0237
SCRRUL