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.)