SB621

Senate Bill 621 amends the Temporary Hospital Facility Act to mandate that healthcare insurers provide timely contracts to temporary hospital facilities. It requires insurers to reimburse these facilities at rates equivalent to those of regularly licensed hospitals. The bill clarifies that these provisions apply retroactively to the date a facility transitioned into a temporary hospital status. It empowers the Insurance Commissioner to enforce these requirements under the Trade Practices Act, including the awarding of damages and restitution. Additionally, it specifies that the Insurance Commissioner cannot waive any of these statutory provisions. The bill includes an emergency clause, making it effective immediately upon passage to address current disputes regarding reimbursement practices.