File Code: Insurance - Health
Prior Year Introduction As: SB 274/02 - FIN
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 150
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Donoghue, Benson, Boutin, Elliott, Goldwater, Hammen,
Hubbard, McHale, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Pendergrass, Rudolph,
Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon
- Entitled:
-
Health Insurance - Required Reimbursement - Podiatrists
Providing that, if a specified health insurance policy or contract
provides for reimbursement for a service that is within the lawful
scope of practice of a licensed podiatrist, the insured or any other
person covered by or entitled to reimbursement under the health
insurance policy or contract is entitled to the same amount of
reimbursement for the service regardless of whether the service is
performed by a physician or a licensed podiatrist; and applying the
Act.
House Action
- 1/29
- First Reading Health and Government Operations
- 2/5
- Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
- Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
- Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A
- Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
- Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
- Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
- Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
- Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 46
- Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
- Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
- Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
- Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
- Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
- Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
- Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
- HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
- HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS
- HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
- PHYSICIANS -see also- DENTISTS; MED EXMNRS; PSYCH; etc
- PODIATRISTS
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Health - General
- (
19-706
)
- Insurance
- (
15-713
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered
