April 9, 2013, Introduced by Rep. Segal and referred to the Committee on Insurance.
A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled
"The insurance code of 1956,"
(MCL 500.100 to 500.8302) by adding section 3406t.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 3406t. An insurer that delivers, issues for delivery, or
renews an expense-incurred hospital, medical, or surgical group or
individual policy or certificate in this state and a health
maintenance organization that offers a group or individual contract
that provides coverage for first assistant at surgery services when
the first assistant at surgery services are rendered by a licensed
health professional other than a physician shall include in that
policy, certificate, or contract coverage for first assistant at
surgery services rendered by a registered professional nurse who is
acting as a registered nurse first assistant within the scope of
his or her license or specialty certification and payment for those
services shall be made on an equitable basis. Payments to
registered professional nurses who are acting as registered nurse
first assistants for first assistant at surgery services may be
subject to the same credentialing and contracting requirements that
apply to other licensed health professionals paid for first
assistant at surgery services.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act applies to policies,
certificates, and contracts delivered, executed, issued, amended,
adjusted, or renewed in this state, or outside of this state if
covering residents of this state, beginning 180 days after the date
this amendatory act is enacted into law.
Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless all of the following bills of the 97th Legislature are
enacted into law:
(a) Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 4521(request no.
00756'13).
(b) Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 4520(request no.
00757'13).