2009 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1150

CHAPTER NUMBER: 163
File Code: Health Occupations
Sponsored By:
Delegates Donoghue, Pendergrass, Benson, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, and V. Turner
Entitled:
Health Occupations - Anatomic Pathology Services - Billing

Synopsis:

Requiring a clinical laboratory, physician, or group practice to present to a health care practitioner who orders but does not supervise or perform an anatomic pathology service on a Pap test specimen, a claim, bill, or demand for payment for providing anatomic pathology services; stating that provisions of law do not prohibit a health care practitioner who takes a Pap test specimen and orders but does not supervise or perform actual anatomic pathology services from billing specified patients or payors under specified circumstances.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
2/13
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/18
Hearing 3/4 at 1:00 p.m.
3/17
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/18
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/20
Third Reading Passed (133-2)
4/3
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/23
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
3/26
Hearing 4/1 at 1:00 p.m.
4/6
Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/3
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/4
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
4/14
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 163

Sponsored by:

Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, District 21
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Disclosure
Ethics
Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations
Laboratories
Patients
Physicians -see also- Dentists; Med Exmnrs; Psych; etc

Bill affects the following Statute:

Health Occupations
( 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: 836087/01     Offered on: March 18, 2009   at: 10:47 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 20, 2009: Third Reading Passed (133-2)
Senate
April 4, 2009: Third Reading Passed (47-0)