TITLE 42
State Affairs and Government
CHAPTER 42-62
Catastrophic Health Insurance Plan Act
ARTICLE 42-62-5
Health Benefits Protection Entitlement
SECTION 42-62-11
§ 42-62-11 Duty of health care providers
to serve without discrimination Certification.
(a) Persons and other entities providing health services in the state have a
duty to provide those services to any person in need of health services without
regard to the person's race, sex, religion, age, or occupational status.
(b) On the basis of the duties required by this chapter and
on the basis of existing legal requirements, the director of the department of
human services shall provide by regulations promulgated under this chapter for
the certification of providers and vendors of health services. The persons or
entities found to be not meeting the duty prescribed by subsection (a) may
after a hearing, be denied by the director of human services certification
required for eligibility for reimbursements by insurers, for periods of not
more than one year for each determination.
History of Section.
(P.L. 1974, ch. 50, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 21, § 1.)
