Health care insurance; amendments. Makes various changes to statute governing Health Care Insurers:

Service Organizations
1. Applies statute relating to assignment of benefits to a hospital and medical service corporation. (Sec. 3)
2. Applies laws governing insurance company holding systems to Service Corporations. (Sec. 4)
3. Allows a corporation to pay any agent or employee any salary, compensation or emolument without preauthorization from the board of directors of the corporation. (Sec. 6)
Health Care Services Organizations
4. Requires an HCSO to submit quarterly, rather than monthly, to the Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions, a list of all provider contracts that have been terminated during the previous three months, rather than the previous month. (Sec. 8)
Accountable Health Plans
5. Expands the definition of COBRA continuation provision to include statute relating to small group health plan continuation coverage. (Sec. 9)
6. Excludes a policy or contract made available to persons eligible for AHCCCS from the definition of creditable coverage. (Sec. 9)
7. Excludes a small employer who obtains a health benefits plan that is subject to and complies with federal from statute governing accountable health care plan premium rate practices. (Sec. 10)
8. Repeals laws relating to basic health benefit plans and exchange of information by electronic means. (Sec. 11)
Utilization Review
9. Exempts a person from specified laws relating to certification requirements provided certain criteria are met. (Sec. 12)
10. Allows a provider or enrollee to appeal a denial of a formulary exception for a plan covered by federal law through the process prescribed in federal rule. (Sec. 13)
Miscellaneous
11. Repeals laws relating to contracts and forms in effect prior to January 1, 1955. (Sec. 1)
12. Clarifies statute relating to prohibitive actions of a person applies to Service Corporations and HCSOs. (Sec. 2)
13. Makes a conforming change. (Sec. 5, 7, 9, 14)