There shall be no required relationship between preferred provider and nonpreferred provider plan reimbursements for health savings account eligible high deductible plans using nonpreferred provider reimbursements. Such plans, however, shall not: (1) Unfairly deny health benefits for medically necessary covered services; (2) Have differences in benefit levels payable to preferred providers compared to other providers that unfairly deny benefits for covered services; (3) Have a plan coinsurance percentage applicable to benefit levels for services provided by nonpreferred providers that is less than 60 percent of the benefit levels under the policy for such services; or (4) Have an adverse effect on the availability or the quality of services. Added by 2008 Ga. Laws 463,§ 3, eff. 5/7/2008; exp. 1/1/2015. Added by 2008 Ga. Laws 462,§ 2, eff. 5/7/2008. There shall be no required relationship between preferred provider and nonpreferred provider plan reimbursements for health savings account eligible high deductible plans using nonpreferred provider reimbursements. Such plans, however, shall not: (1) Unfairly deny health benefits for medically necessary covered services; (2) Have differences in benefit levels payable to preferred providers compared to other providers that unfairly deny benefits for covered services; (3) Have a plan coinsurance percentage applicable to benefit levels for services provided by nonpreferred providers that is less than 60 percent of the benefit levels under the policy for such services; or (4) Have an adverse effect on the availability or the quality of services. Added by 2008 Ga. Laws 463,§ 3, eff. 5/7/2008; exp. 1/1/2015. Added by 2008 Ga. Laws 462,§ 2, eff. 5/7/2008. There shall be no required relationship between preferred provider and nonpreferred provider plan reimbursements for health savings account eligible high deductible plans using nonpreferred provider reimbursements. Such plans, however, shall not: (1) Unfairly deny health benefits for medically necessary covered services; (2) Have differences in benefit levels payable to preferred providers compared to other providers that unfairly deny benefits for covered services; (3) Have a plan coinsurance percentage applicable to benefit levels for services provided by nonpreferred providers that is less than 60 percent of the benefit levels under the policy for such services; or (4) Have an adverse effect on the availability or the quality of services. Added by 2008 Ga. Laws 463,§ 3, eff. 5/7/2008; exp. 1/1/2015. Added by 2008 Ga. Laws 462,§ 2, eff. 5/7/2008. There shall be no required relationship between preferred provider and nonpreferred provider plan reimbursements for health savings account eligible high deductible plans using nonpreferred provider reimbursements. Such plans, however, shall not: (1) Unfairly deny health benefits for medically necessary covered services; (2) Have differences in benefit levels payable to preferred providers compared to other providers that unfairly deny benefits for covered services; (3) Have a plan coinsurance percentage applicable to benefit levels for services provided by nonpreferred providers that is less than 60 percent of the benefit levels under the policy for such services; or (4) Have an adverse effect on the availability or the quality of services.
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