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Committee clears cleanup bill aligning state notice with federal No Surprises Act
Summary
The House Committee on Health and Human Services returned Senate Bill 16-26 with a due-pass recommendation after insurer testimony described the bill as a cleanup aligning state notice requirements with the federal No Surprises Act.
The House Committee on Health and Human Services returned Senate Bill 16-26 with a due-pass recommendation after a brief statement from insurer representatives describing the bill as a technical cleanup to align state notice requirements with the federal No Surprises Act.
SB 16-26 specifies that state requirements and procedures for providing notice to an enrollee about the statutory right to dispute surprise out-of-network medical bills apply only to claims that are not subject to independent dispute resolution under the federal No Surprises Act. Liz Goodman of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona described the measure as clarifying which notice applies to consumers and said most situations will be handled through the federal process.
Committee members who spoke described personal experience with surprise bills and said clarifying which process applies will reduce consumer confusion. The committee returned the bill with a due-pass recommendation; the roll call recorded 11 ayes, 0 nays and 1 absent.
Votes at a glance: Senate Bill 16-26 — motion: "SB 16-26 be returned with a due pass recommendation." Outcome: returned with due pass; tally reported by the committee: 11 ayes, 0 nays, 0 abstentions, 1 absent.
