Category: Alerts
December 14, 2020 -- Maryland Insurance Administration: It has come to the attention of the Maryland Insurance Administration (the “MIA”) that some health care providers are attempting to charge patients additional fees for enhanced infection control and personal protective equipment (PPE) used by the provider in light of COVID-19. The MIA is also aware that in some cases, patients who are covered under health or dental plans have been billed directly for these additional fees, as though the use of PPE and other enhanced infection control measures are non-covered services provided to the patient. The purpose of this Bulletin is to explain the MIA’s enforcement position with respect to attempts by participating providers to hold individuals insured by licensed carriers responsible for such additional fees and the steps that the MIA expects licensed carriers to take to assure that their participating providers are not billing their insureds for such additional fees.
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