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Committee advances bill clarifying pay for 'temporary hospitals' created during COVID-19
Summary
The Insurance & Commerce Committee approved SB 621 to clarify insurer payment responsibilities for facilities designated as temporary hospitals during COVID-19.
The House Insurance & Commerce Committee voted to pass Senate Bill 621, legislation clarifying payment obligations for facilities that were designated as temporary hospitals under the federal “Hospitals Without Walls” program during the COVID-19 emergency.
Sponsor Senator Missy Irvin said the bill responds to a gap in implementation of earlier state law and a prior executive order that allowed ambulatory surgery centers and similar facilities to convert temporarily to hospital status in emergencies. “If they're going to jump through all those hoops ... why would you participate in something that we need if you're not gonna get paid,” Irvin said, summarizing the sponsor’s…
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