1. (1) A licensing board for a health care provider or another state agency may not prohibit, interfere with, initiate a legal or administrative proceeding against, or impose a fine or penalty against:

   1. (a) a health care provider solely because the provider provides direct patient care; or
   2. (b) a person solely because the person pays a direct fee for direct patient care.

2. (2) A health insurance issuer as defined in 33-22-140 or a health care provider may not prohibit, interfere with, initiate a legal or administrative proceeding against, or impose a fine or penalty against:

   1. (a) a health care provider solely because the provider provides direct patient care; or
   2. (b) a person solely because the person pays a direct fee for direct patient care.

History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 262, L. 2021.