§ 3217-e. Choice of health care provider. An insurer that is subject
to this article and requires or provides for designation by an insured
of a participating primary care provider shall permit the insured to
designate any participating primary care provider who is available to
accept such individual, and in the case of a child, shall permit the
insured to designate a physician (allopathic or osteopathic) who
specializes in pediatrics as the child's primary care provider if such
provider participates in the network of the insurer.