Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-521.2
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Billing and payment
Official statutory text
A. Payment for services within the physician assistant's scope
of practice by a health insurance plan shall be made when ordered or
performed by the physician assistant, if the same service would have
been covered if ordered or performed by a physician. An in-network
physician assistant shall be authorized to bill for and receive
direct payment for the medically necessary services the physician
assistant delivers.
B. To ensure accountability and transparency for patients,
payers and the health care system, an in-network physician assistant
shall be identified as the rendering professional in the billing and
claims process when the physician assistant delivers medical or
surgical services to patients.
C. No insurance company or third-party payer shall impose a
practice, education, or collaboration requirement that is
inconsistent with or more restrictive than existing physician
assistant state laws or regulations.
of practice by a health insurance plan shall be made when ordered or
performed by the physician assistant, if the same service would have
been covered if ordered or performed by a physician. An in-network
physician assistant shall be authorized to bill for and receive
direct payment for the medically necessary services the physician
assistant delivers.
B. To ensure accountability and transparency for patients,
payers and the health care system, an in-network physician assistant
shall be identified as the rendering professional in the billing and
claims process when the physician assistant delivers medical or
surgical services to patients.
C. No insurance company or third-party payer shall impose a
practice, education, or collaboration requirement that is
inconsistent with or more restrictive than existing physician
assistant state laws or regulations.
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