Section 176G:22 - Health care providers; liability of member of health maintenance organization; limitation on collection of amounts owed(a) For purposes of this section, "health care provider" shall mean any physician, hospital or other person furnishing health services who has provided such services to members under an express or implied contract or with an expectation of receiving payment, other than co-payment, deductible or coinsurance, directly or indirectly from the health maintenance organization.(b) In addition to the provisions of section 21, in the event of the insolvency of a health maintenance organization: (1) a member of a health maintenance organization shall not be liable to any health care provider for any covered health services provided to the member, except as provided in subsection (c);(2) a health care provider or any representative of a health care provider may not collect or attempt to collect from a member money owed to the health care provider by a health maintenance organization;(3) a health care provider or any representative of a health care provider may not maintain any action against a member to collect or attempt to collect any money owed to the health care provider by a health maintenance organization.(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a health care provider or representative of a health care provider may collect or attempt to collect from a member: (1) a co-payment, deductible, or co-insurance amounts owed by the member to the health care provider for covered services provided by the health care provider, or(2) a payment or charges for services not covered under the member's health maintenance contract.Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176G, § 22