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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Chris Walsh
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act to require written notice of medical tests outside a patient’s network for insurance purposes.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Chris Walsh | 6th Middlesex | 7/31/2015 |
Christine P. Barber | 34th Middlesex | 7/22/2019 |
Michael S. Day | 31st Middlesex | 7/22/2019 |
Marjorie C. Decker | 25th Middlesex | 7/22/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4077 FILED ON: 7/31/2015
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By Mr. Walsh of Framingham, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Chris Walsh and others for legislation to require written notice of medical tests outside a patient’s network for insurance purposes. Financial Services. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)
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An Act to require written notice of medical tests outside a patient’s network for insurance purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1.
Any physician or physician practice manager within a patient’s network for insurance purposes, that orders tests, procedures, or lab work which will be conducted outside the physician’s office or specific practice, shall be required to notify the patient in writing prior to said test whether the tests, procedures, or lab work will be conducted by a facility outside the patient’s network for insurance purposes.