A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT PERTAINING TO THE ASSIGNMENT OF BENEFITS  UNDER HEALTH INSURANCE POLICIES.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 58‑3‑200 is amended by adding the following new subsection to read:
"§ 58‑3‑200.  Miscellaneous insurance and managed care coverage and network provisions.
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"(g)	Refusal to Accept Assignment of Benefits Prohibited. – No insurer shall prohibit an insured's assignment of benefits to a health care provider nor refuse to directly reimburse a health care provider pursuant to a valid assignment of benefits. As used in this subsection, "assignment of benefits" means the transfer of health care coverage reimbursement benefits or other rights under a health benefit plan by an insured to a health care provider."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.