State Law

Nebraska Rev. Statutes-Chapter 44-Insurance (Out-of-Network Emergency Medical Care Act)

08/10/2023 Nebraska Sections 44-6847 and 44-6848

Emergency services; facility, bill, limitation; Emergency services, health care provider, bill, limitation

OON-Payment Issues

Section 44-6847. Emergency services; facility, bill; limitation. 

If a covered person receives emergency services at any health care facility, the facility shall not bill the covered person in excess of any deductible, copayment, or coinsurance amount applicable to in-network services pursuant to the covered person’s health benefits plan.

See https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=44-6847

Section 44-6848. Emergency services; health care provider, bill; limitation.

If a covered person receives emergency services at an in-network or out-of-network health care facility, the health care provider performing those services shall not bill the covered person in excess of any deductible, copayment, or coinsurance amount applicable to in-network services pursuant to the covered person’s health benefits plan.

See https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=44-6848