2005 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 345

CHAPTER NUMBER: 204 File Code: Health Care Facilities and Regulation
Sponsored By:
Delegates V. Turner, Boteler, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, Hubbard, Hurson, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Ramirez, Vaughn, Benson, Boutin, Goldwater, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Pendergrass, Rudolph, and Weldon
Entitled:
Health - Hospital Summary Financial Statement - Physician Charges

Synopsis:

Requiring a hospital to include in a summary financial statement information regarding how charges for services rendered by a physician will be billed separately from total hospital charges.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/27
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/2
Hearing 2/16 at 2:30 p.m.
2/21

Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
2/22
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2/24
Third Reading Passed (137-0)
3/31
Returned Passed
Senate Action
2/25
First Reading Finance
3/23
Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
4/1
Favorable Report by Finance
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/2
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
4/26
Signed by the Governor Chapter 204

Sponsored by:

Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A
Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate Victor R. Ramirez, District 47
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
Delegate Michael L. Vaughn, District 24
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

DISCLOSURE
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS
PATIENTS
PHYSICIANS -see also- DENTISTS; MED EXMNRS; PSYCH; etc

Bill affects the following Statute:

Health - General
( 19-350 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
House
Number: 276188/01 (PDF)     Offered on: February 22, 2005   at: 10:11 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
February 24, 2005: Third Reading Passed (137-0)
Senate
April 2, 2005: Third Reading Passed (47-0)