44-1799.91. Definitions In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. " Direct primary care agreement" means a contract between a primary care provider and an individual patient or the patient’s legal representative in which the primary care provider agrees to provide primary care services to the individual patient for an agreed periodic fee and […]
44-1799.92. Direct primary care agreements; requirements; notice A direct primary care agreement shall meet all of the following requirements: 1. Be in writing. 2. Be signed by the primary care provider or an agent of the primary care provider and the individual patient or the patient’s legal representative. A copy of the agreement shall be […]
44-1799.93. Direct primary care provider; acceptance and discontinuance of patients A. A direct primary care provider may not decline to accept a new direct primary care patient or discontinue care to an existing patient solely because of the patient’s health status. A direct primary care provider may not charge different fees for comparable services based […]
44-1799.94. Direct primary care agreements; fees A. A direct primary care agreement may not require more than twelve months of the periodic fee to be paid in advance. On discontinuing the agreement all payments prepaid for months following termination of the agreement shall be returned to the patient. B. A direct primary care agreement shall […]
44-1799.95. Direct primary care agreements; dentists A direct primary care agreement for dental services is limited to services provided within a single professional practice and may not include services offered by dentists in other practice entities.
44-1799.96. Direct primary care agreements; regulation A direct primary care agreement for medical or dental services does not constitute the transaction of insurance business or a health care services organization in this state for the purposes of regulation under title 20.
