1997 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 265

File Code: Insurance - Health and Life
Sponsored By:
Delegates Donoghue, Love, Kach, V. Mitchell, Kelly, Eckardt, Boston, Barve, Exum, Kirk, Walkup, La Vay, Frank, Pendergrass, Fulton, Morhaim, and Workman
Entitled:
Health Insurance - Health Care Providers - Retroactive Denials of Reimbursements

Synopsis:

Restricting the time period during which specified health insurance carriers may retroactively deny reimbursement to health care providers under specified circumstances; requiring specified health insurance carriers to provide a specified statement; prohibiting specified health insurance carriers from retroactively denying reimbursement or attempting to retroactively collect reimbursement already paid to health care providers under specified circumstances; etc.

Legislative History

House Action
1/17
First Reading Economic Matters
2/12
Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
3/24
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
3/21
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/23
Third Reading Passed (129-1)
Senate Action
3/26
First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored by:
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Frank D. Boston, Jr., District 41
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Delegate Robert L. Frank, District 11
Delegate Tony Edward Fulton, District 40
Delegate A. Wade Kach, District 9A
Delegate James M. Kelly, District 9B
Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44
Delegate Richard La Vay, District 15
Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
Delegate Van T. Mitchell, District 28
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13A
Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36
Delegate Betty Workman, District 1B
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMO; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS.
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS
PHYSICIANS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Health - General
( 19-706 )
Insurance
( 15-1008 )

Documents:

Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:
House
Number: 503967/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 24, 1997 at: 17:16 Status: Adopted