2008 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1089

CHAPTER NUMBER: 196
File Code: Health Occupations Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 602
Sponsored By:
Delegate Donoghue
Entitled:
Direct Billing of Anatomic Pathology Services

Synopsis:

Requiring specified clinical laboratories, physicians, or group practices that provide anatomic pathology services to specified patients to present or cause to be presented claims, bills, or demands for payment to specified individuals and entities, subject to limitations; prohibiting specified health care practitioners from directly or indirectly charging, billing, or otherwise soliciting payment for anatomic pathology services unless specified requirements are met; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occuring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
2/7
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/13
Hearing 3/10 at 3:00 p.m.
2/20
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 3/10 at 2:00 p.m.
3/18
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/16
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/17
Third Reading Passed (138-0)
4/4
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (139-0)
Passed Enrolled
Senate Action
3/20
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/3
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/2
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/3
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (46-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
4/24
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 196

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Clinics
Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations
Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations
Hospitals -see also- Clinics; State Hospitals
Laboratories
Patients
Physicians -see also- Dentists; Med Exmnrs; Psych; etc

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health Occupations
( 1-301 , 1-306 , 1-306 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
House
Number: 116080/01     Offered on: March 19, 2008   at: 11:03 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 204238/01     Offered on: April 5, 2008   at: 1:57 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 17, 2008: Third Reading Passed (138-0)
April 4, 2008: Third Reading Passed (139-0)
Senate
April 3, 2008: Third Reading Passed (46-0)