; (B) shall reimburse such individual in a timely manner for any amount for such item or service paid by the individual to such provider in excess of such cost-sharing amount; (C) shall submit any claim for such item or service directly to the plan or coverage; and (D) shall not bill the individual for such cost-sharing amount until such individual is informed by the plan or coverage of the required payment amount. (2) Protecting uninsured individuals As a condition of receipt of reimbursement under this section, a health care provider, in the case such reimbursement is with respect to expenses incurred in providing uncompensated care (as described in subsection (g)(4)) with respect to a medically necessary item or service described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (3) furnished during such emergency period (whether before, on, or after, the date on which the provider submits an application under this section) by the provider to an individual who is described in such subparagraph (A), (B), or (C), respectively— (A) shall consider such reimbursement as payment in full with respect to such item or service so furnished to such individual; (B) may not bill or otherwise hold liable such individual for any payment for such item or service so furnished to such individual; and (C) shall reimburse such individual in a timely manner for any amount for such item or service paid by the individual to such provider. (3) Medically necessary items and services described For purposes of this subsection, medically necessary items and services described in this paragraph are— (A) medically necessary items and services (including in-person or telehealth visits in which such items and services are furnished) that are furnished to an individual who has been diagnosed with (or after provision of the items and services is diagnosed with) COVID–19 to treat or mitigate the effects of COVID–19