(1)  For purposes of this section, “insurer” is as defined in Section 31A-22-636.

Terms Used In Utah Code 31A-22-637

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Health care: means any of the following intended for use in the diagnosis, treatment, mitigation, or prevention of a human ailment or impairment:
(a) a professional service;
(b) a personal service;
(c) a facility;
(d) equipment;
(e) a device;
(f) supplies; or
(g) medicine. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Health care provider: means the same as that term is defined in Section 78B-3-403. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Rate: means :
    (i) the cost of a given unit of insurance; or
    (ii) for property or casualty insurance, that cost of insurance per exposure unit either expressed as:
    (A) a single number; or
    (B) a pure premium rate, adjusted before the application of individual risk variations based on loss or expense considerations to account for the treatment of:
    (I) expenses;
    (II) profit; and
    (III) individual insurer variation in loss experience. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
    (2) 

    (a)  An insurer shall provide its health care providers who are under contract with the insurer access to current information necessary for the health care provider to determine:

    (i)  the effect of procedure codes on payment or compensation before a claim is submitted for a procedure;

    (ii)  the plans and carrier networks that the health care provider is subject to as part of the contract with the carrier; and

    (iii)  in accordance with Subsection 31A-26-301.6(10)(f), the specific rate and terms under which the provider will be paid for health care services.

    (b)  The information required by Subsection (2)(a) may be provided through a website, and if requested by the health care provider, notice of the updated website shall be provided by the carrier.

    (3) 

    (a)  An insurer may not require a health care provider by contract, reimbursement procedure, or otherwise to notify the insurer of a hospital in-patient emergency admission within a period of time that is less than one business day of the hospital in-patient admission, if compliance with the notification requirement would result in notification by the health care provider on a weekend or federal holiday.

    (b)  Subsection (3)(a) does not prohibit the applicability or administration of other contract provisions between an insurer and a health care provider that require pre-authorization for scheduled in-patient admissions.

    Amended by Chapter 297, 2011 General Session