https://www.pittsfield-mi.gov/DocumentCenter/View/8039/BCBSM-required-billing-model-notice-12-21-21
When you get emergency care or get treated by an out-of-network provider at an in-network hospital or ambulatory surgical center, you are protected from surprise billing or balance billing.
Federal law requires group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to make the attached document publicly available by December 31, 2021, by posting on a public website under section 9816 of the Internal Revenue Code (the Code), section 716 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), and section 2799A-1 of the Public Health Service Act (PHS Act) apply, information in plain language on:
(1) the restrictions on balance billing in certain circumstances,
(2) any applicable state law protections against balance billing,
(3) the requirements under Code section 9816, ERISA section 716, and PHS Act section 2799A-1, and
(4) information on contacting appropriate state and federal agencies in the case that an individual believes that a provider or facility has violated the restrictions against balance billing.[1]
The Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury (the Departments) will consider use of this model notice in accordance with these instructions to be good faith compliance with the disclosure requirements of section 9820(c) of the Code, section 720(c) of ERISA, and section 2799A-5(c) of the PHS Act, if all other applicable requirements are met.
https://www.pittsfield-mi.gov/DocumentCenter/View/8039/BCBSM-required-billing-model-notice-12-21-21