FISCAL NOTE
FUND(S):
2180
Sources of Revenue:
Special Fund
Legislation creates:
Neither Program nor Fund
Fiscal Note Summary
Effect this measure will have on costs and revenues of state government.
The purpose of this bill is to provide that insurers may not contractually require optometrists, ophthalmologist, dentists, chiropractors, podiatrists or any other health care professional to provide a discount on services such insurers do not cover under the plan: to require health care professionals to charge no more to covered persons for noncovered services and materials than his or her customary rate, requiring that discounts will not result in a fee that is less than what an insurer would pay for covered services and prohibiting insurers from paying nominal reimbursements in order to claim that services or materials are covered services.
The Public Employees Insurance Agency (PEIA) does not contractually require or negotiate provider discounts on services or items that are not a covered benefit as described by the plan.
Fiscal Note Detail
Effect of Proposal |
Fiscal Year |
2014 Increase/Decrease (use"-") |
2015 Increase/Decrease (use"-") |
Fiscal Year (Upon Full Implementation) |
1. Estmated Total Cost |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Personal Services |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Current Expenses |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Repairs and Alterations |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Assets |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Other |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2. Estimated Total Revenues |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Explanation of above estimates (including long-range effect):
Memorandum
Person submitting Fiscal Note: Chip Myers
Email Address: clifford.m.myers@wv.gov