2005 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 417

CHAPTER NUMBER: 372 File Code: Insurance - Health Prior Year Introduction As: HB 512/04 - HGO
Sponsored By:
Delegates Morhaim, Elliott, Hammen, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Frank, Goldwater, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled:
Health Insurance - Pharmacies - Electronic Reimbursement

Synopsis:

Requiring insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to reimburse a pharmacy electronically and provide appropriate payment data electronically under specified circumstances; prohibiting the imposition of a specified processing fee; and providing for a delayed effective date.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/1
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/2
Hearing 2/16 at 2:30 p.m.
2/28

Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/1
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/3
Third Reading Passed (134-0)
3/30
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/4
First Reading Finance
3/18
Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
3/31
Favorable Report by Finance
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/1
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/10
Signed by the Governor Chapter 372

Sponsored by:

Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
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 Gareth E. Murray, District 20
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

DRUGS -see also- CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUB; SUBSTANCE ABUSE
ELECTRONIC COMMERCE -see also- ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER
ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER
FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS
PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACIES

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 19-706 )
Insurance
( 15-131 )

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: 676988/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 1, 2005   at: 10:39 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 3, 2005: Third Reading Passed (134-0)
Senate
April 1, 2005: Third Reading Passed (46-0)