2008 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1505

File Code: Insurance - Health
Sponsored By:
Delegates Oaks, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Morhaim, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Tarrant, and Weldon
Entitled:
Health Insurance - Reimbursement for Preauthorized or Approved Health Care Services

Synopsis:

Prohibiting health insurance carriers from altering the amount of reimbursement to health care providers for preauthorized or approved health care services delivered to a patient except under specified circumstances; requiring carriers to establish a mechanism for providers to submit fees to the carriers; requiring carriers or the carriers' private review agents to provide specified notification to providers or patients at a specified time.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occuring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
2/20
First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
2/29
Re-referred Health and Government Operations
3/5
Hearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, District 21
Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34A
Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Fees -see also- Devt Fees and Taxes; Reimbursement Rates
Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations
Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs
Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations
Notices
Physicians -see also- Dentists; Med Exmnrs; Psych; etc
Reimbursement Rates

Bill affects the following Statute:

Insurance
( 15-1009 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments: None offered