SENATE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for CS for SB 1202
    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 754844
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11  Senator Alexander moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment 
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18         (10)  An insurer may negotiate and enter into contracts
19  with licensed health care providers for the benefits described
20  in this section, referred to in this section as "preferred
21  providers," which shall include health care providers licensed
22  under chapters 458, 459, 460, 461, and 463. The insurer may
23  provide an option to an insured to use a preferred provider at
24  the time of purchase of the policy for personal injury
25  protection benefits, if the requirements of this subsection
26  are met. If the insured elects to use a provider who is not a
27  preferred provider, whether the insured purchased a preferred
28  provider policy or a nonpreferred provider policy, the medical
29  benefits provided by the insurer shall be as required by this
30  section. If the insured elects to use a provider who is a
31  preferred provider, the insurer may pay medical benefits in
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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for CS for SB 1202
    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 754844
 1  excess of the benefits required by this section and may waive
 2  or lower the amount of any deductible that applies to such
 3  medical benefits. If the insurer offers a preferred provider
 4  policy to a policyholder or applicant, it must also offer a
 5  nonpreferred provider policy. The insurer shall provide each
 6  policyholder with a current roster of preferred providers in
 7  the county in which the insured resides at the time of
 8  purchase of such policy, and shall make such list available
 9  for public inspection during regular business hours at the
10  principal office of the insurer within the state.
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