(a) All third parties, including health insurers, self-insured plans, group health plans (as defined in section 607(1) of the employee retirement income security act of 1974), service benefit plans, managed care organizations, pharmacy benefit managers or other parties that are, by statute, contract or agreement, legally responsible for payment of a claim for a health care item or service to pay for care and services available under the plan, shall not, in enrolling an individual or in making any payments for benefits to the individual or on the individual’s behalf, take into account that the individual is eligible for or is provided medical assistance under the Kansas state plan under title XIX of the social security act, commonly known as medicaid or medical assistance, administered by the department of health and environment, or under any such plan of any other state.

(b) All third parties described in subsection (a), shall provide, with respect to individuals who are eligible for, or are provided, medical assistance under such state plan, upon the request of the department, information to determine during what period individuals or their spouses or their dependents may be (or may have been) covered by a health insurer and the nature of the coverage that is or was provided by the health insurer (including the name, address and identifying number of the plan) in a manner prescribed by the United States secretary of health and human services.

(c) All third parties described in subsection (a) shall: (1) Accept the department’s right of recovery and the assignment to the department of any right of an individual or other entity to payment from the party for an item or service for which payment has been made under the state plan; (2) respond to any inquiry by the department or its designee regarding a claim for payment for any health care item or service that is submitted not later than three years after the date of the provision of such health care item or service; and (3) agree not to deny a claim submitted by the department solely on the basis of the date of submission of the claim, the type or format of the claim form or a failure to present proper documentation at the point-of-sale that is the basis of the claim, if: (A) The claim is submitted by the department within the three-year period beginning on the date on which the item or service was furnished; and (B) any action by the department to enforce its rights with respect to such claim is commenced within six years of the department’s submission of such claim.

(d) As used in this section, “department” means the department of health and environment.