Virginia House Bill 139 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 30 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-03-30 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0703)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Health insurance; physician reimbursements; credentialing. Requires health insurers and other carriers that credential the physicians in their provider networks to establish reasonable protocols and procedures for reimbursing a physician who has submitted a completed credentialing application to a carrier, after being credentialed by the carrier, for health care services provided to covered persons during the period in which the applicant's completed credentialing application is pending. The measure establishes minimum requirements for such protocols and procedures. The measure also (i) provides that a carrier is not required to pay reimbursement at the contracted in-network rate for any covered medical services provided by the new provider applicant if the new provider applicant's credentialing application is not approved or the carrier is otherwise not willing to contract with the new provider applicant; (ii) specifies that if a payment is made by the carrier to a physician or any entity that employs or engages the physician for a covered service, the patient is only responsible for any coinsurance, copayments, or deductibles permitted under the insurance contract with the carrier or participating provider agreement with the physician; and (iii) requires new provider applicants to provide notice to covered persons in advance of treatment. Finally, the measure requires the Virginia Department of Health to revise and reenact the regulations regarding managed care health insurance plans.

Health insurance; physician reimbursements, credentialing.

Sen. Chris Head [R]

2018-03-05 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-03-01 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (37-Y 3-N) (Y: 37 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-28 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-26 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (7-Y 5-N) (Y: 7 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-31 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-25 - House - House: Reported from Commerce and Labor (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-23 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N) (Y: 6 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-03-30		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0703)
2018-03-30		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 703 (effective 7/1/18)
2018-03-15		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
2018-03-15	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 15, 2018
2018-03-09	Senate	Signed by President
2018-03-07	House	Signed by Speaker
2018-03-07	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB139ER)
2018-03-07	House	Enrolled
2018-03-05	House	VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
2018-03-05	House	Senate substitute agreed to by House 18107647D-S1 (99-Y 0-N)
2018-03-05	House	Placed on Calendar
2018-03-01	Senate	Passed Senate with substitute (37-Y 3-N)
2018-03-01	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB139S1
2018-03-01	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 18107647D-S1
2018-03-01	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2018-03-01	Senate	Read third time
2018-02-28	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2018-02-26	Senate	Committee substitute printed 18107647D-S1
2018-02-26	Senate	Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (7-Y 5-N)
2018-02-01	Senate	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2018-02-01	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2018-01-31	House	VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2018-01-31	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2018-01-30	House	Read second time and engrossed
2018-01-29	House	Read first time
2018-01-25	House	Reported from Commerce and Labor (21-Y 0-N)
2018-01-23	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N)
2018-01-17	House	Assigned C & L sub: Subcommittee #2
2017-12-19	House	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2017-12-19	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18100678D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
38	2	3407.10:1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+sum+HB139
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB139+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB139S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB139ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+CHAP0703+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+H1402V0002+HB0139
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+H14V0024+HB0139
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+HV0144+HB0139
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+S02V0154+HB0139
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0749HB0139+HB0139
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0814HB0139+HB0139
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+HV1277+HB0139