2010 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 594

File Code: Insurance - Health Prior Year Introduction As: SB 852/09 - FIN Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 756
Sponsored By:
Delegates George, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Frank, Haddaway, Impallaria, Jenkins, Jennings, Kelly, King, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Myers, Norman, Schuh, Serafini, Shank, Shewell, Sophocleus, and Stukes
Entitled:
Health Insurance - Assignment of Benefits

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a carrier from prohibiting the assignment of benefits to a health care provider by an insured, subscriber, or enrollee; prohibiting a carrier from refusing to directly reimburse a health care provider under an assignment of benefits; defining specified terms; and generally relating to the assignment of benefits under health insurance.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
2/3
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/17
Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
4/6
Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations
Senate Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Ron George, District 30
Delegate Susan L. M. Aumann, District 42
Delegate Joseph R. Bartlett, District 4A
Delegate Gail H. Bates, District 9A
Delegate Wendell R. Beitzel, District 1A
Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
Delegate Jeannie Haddaway, District 37B
Delegate Rick Impallaria, District 7
Delegate Charles A. Jenkins, District 3B
Delegate J. B. Jennings, District 7
Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B
Delegate James J. King, District 33A
Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke, District 31
Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate LeRoy E. Myers, Jr., District 1C
Delegate H. Wayne Norman, District 35A
Delegate Steven R. Schuh, District 31
Delegate Andrew A. Serafini, District 2A
Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
Delegate Tanya T. Shewell, District 5A
Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
Delegate Melvin L. Stukes, District 44

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations
Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs
Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations
Physicians -see also- Dentists; Med Exmnrs; Psych; etc

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 19-706 )
Insurance
( 15-134 )

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:
Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal and Policy Note: Available
Amendments: None offered
Committee Votes :
House
Health and Government Operations