63M-7-521.5 - Payments to medical providers.

63M-7-521.5. Payments to medical providers.
(1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), a medical service provider who acceptspayment from the office shall agree to accept payments as payment in full on behalf of the victimor claimant. The medical service provider may not attempt to collect further payment from thevictim or the claimant for services for which the office has made payment.
(2) In the event the office is unable to make full payment in accordance with its rules, themedical service provider may collect from the victim or claimant, but not more than the amountthe provider would have received from the office.
(3) The office may:
(a) use the fee schedule utilized by the Utah Public Employees Health Plan or any otherfee schedule adopted by the board; and
(b) make rules necessary to implement the fee schedule adopted in accordance with thissection.

Enacted by Chapter 339, 2008 General Session