ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

HB 2113: direct primary care providers; dentists

PRIME SPONSOR: Representative Griffin, LD 14

BILL STATUS: House Engrossed

Overview

Includes a dentist and dental services in the definition of a primary care provider and primary health care for the purposes of direct primary care plans.

History

A direct primary care provider plan is a primary care provider, group, entity or practice that collects on a prepaid basis fees to conduct primary health care for enrollees. Under this plan a primary care provider is a licensed physician who specializes or is board certified in general practice, family medicine, internal medicine or pediatrics. Primary health care is conducting all components of primary care that is ordered and supervised by a primary care provider, including medical visits, laboratory testing, imaging, pathology testing, prescribing and administering medication and other medical procedures that may be performed or supervised by a primary care provider with training and experience in that procedure (A.R.S. § 20-123).

Provisions

1. Includes a licensed dentist in the definition of a primary care provider. (Sec. 1)

2. Includes dental services in the definition of primary health care. (Sec. 1)

3. Removes language regarding assumption of financial risk. (Sec. 1)

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7. Fifty-fourth Legislature                       HB 2113

8. First Regular Session                            Version 3: House Engrossed

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