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Legislation


2000 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 934

File Code: Insurance - Health
Sponsored By:
Delegates Love, Kach, Donoghue, Harrison, Pendergrass, Goldwater, Mitchell, McClenahan, Moe, McHale, Eckardt, Kirk, Hurson, Doory, Krysiak, Hill, Walkup, Barve, Sophocleus, and Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled:
Emergency Room Services - Reimbursement Required

Synopsis:

Requiring uniform claims forms to include presenting symptoms under specified circumstances; altering the circumstances under which additional medical information may be requested by health maintenance organizations (HMOs), insurers, and nonprofit health service plans; requiring HMOs, insurers, and nonprofit health service plans to reimburse a hospital emergency facility or health care practitioner under specified circumstances within 30 days after receipt of a claim for reimbursement for emergency services; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/11
First Reading Economic Matters
2/16
Hearing 3/8 at 1:00 p.m.
3/6
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 3/16 at 1:00 p.m.
3/22
Withdrawn
Senate Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
Delegate Kerry A. Hill, District 26
Delegate John A. Hurson, District 18
Delegate Wade Kach, District 9A
Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44
Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
Delegate Charles A. McClenahan, District 38
Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 47A
Delegate Van T. Mitchell, District 28
Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13A
Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
EMERGENCIES
FORMS
HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also specific health occupations-
HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Health - General
( 19-712.3 , 19-712.5 )
Insurance
( 15-1004 , 15-1005 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments: None offered
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