Bill Summary for S 477 (2013-2014)
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Summary date:
May 14 2013
S.L. 2014-43
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO PROHIBIT INSURERS AND HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS FROM LIMITING OR FIXING THE FEE AN OPTOMETRIST MAY CHARGE PATIENTS FOR SERVICES OR MATERIALS UNLESS THE SERVICES OR MATERIALS ARE COVERED BY REIMBURSEMENT UNDER THE PLAN OR INSURER CONTRACT WITH THE OPTOMETRIST.Intro. by Meredith, Newton, Walters.
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Bill summary
Senate committee substitute makes the following changes to the 1st edition.
Makes the provisions of proposed GS 58-50-295 applicable only to agreements between an insurer or an entity that writes vision insurance and an optometrist (was, an optometrist or an ophthalmologist).
Adds new subsection (c) to require optometrists to provide a written disclosure to patients in no smaller than a ten point font that informs the patient in prescribed language that there is no obligation on the part of the patient to purchase glasses or other vision products from the prescribing provider and that the patient is free to obtain a written prescription to use in purchasing prescription vision products from any other vendor.
Amends the title.