Amend HB 2151 (house committee report) as follows:

(1)  On page 2, line 9, between "preferred" and "provider", insert "or nonpreferred".

(2)  On page 2, line 13, between "preferred" and "provider", insert "or nonpreferred".

(3)  On page 2, line 14, between "preferred" and "provider", insert "or nonpreferred".

(4)  On page 2, between lines 16 and 17, insert the following:

(c)  If a payment for which a patient has signed an agreement to pay is due a preferred or nonpreferred provider, the patient is considered to have assumed full financial responsibility for the payment, and the payment may not be used as a basis for a claim of nonpayment against the insurer.