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