Virginia House Bill 2354 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Passed on March 24 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-24 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0490)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Health care provider panels; continuity of care. Makes various changes to provisions related to the continuity of care for an enrollee after a provider is terminated from a health insurance carrier's provider panel. The bill requires a carrier that uses a provider panel to establish procedures for notifying an enrollee of (i) the termination from the carrier's provider panel of a provider who was furnishing health care services to the enrollee or furnished health care services to the enrollee in the six months prior to the notice and (ii) the right of an enrollee upon request to continue to receive health care services as provided in the bill following the provider's termination from a carrier's provider panel. The bill requires the carrier to provide such notices prior to the date of the termination of the provider except when a provider is terminated for cause. The bill removes separate notice requirements for the termination of a primary care provider or a specialty referral services provider. Health care provider panels; continuity of care. Makes various changes to provisions related to the continuity of care for an enrollee after a provider is terminated from a health insurance carrier's provider panel. The bill requires a carrier that uses a provider panel to establish procedures for notifying an enrollee of (i) the termination from the carrier's provider panel of a provider who was furnishing health care services to the enrollee or furnished health care services to the enrollee in the six months prior to the notice and (ii) the right of an enrollee upon request to continue to receive health care services as provided in the bill following the provider's termination from a carrier's provider panel. The bill requires the carrier to provide such notices prior to the date of the termination of the provider except when a provider is terminated for cause. The bill removes separate notice requirements for the termination of a primary care provider or a specialty referral services provider. The bill provides that a provider is permitted to render health care services to any of the carrier's enrollees for a period of at least 90 days from the date of a provider's termination from the carrier's provider panel, except when a provider is terminated for cause. The bill provides that for an enrollee who (a) has been medically confirmed to be pregnant at the time of a provider's termination, the provider may continue care through the postpartum period; (b) has been determined by a medical professional to have a life-threatening condition at the time of a provider's termination of participation, the provider may continue care for up to 180 days; and (c) is admitted to and receiving treatment in any inpatient facility at the time of a provider's termination, the provider may continue care until the enrollee is discharged from the inpatient facility. The bill provides that under the continuity of care provisions, "provider" includes a provider group. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2024.

Health care provider panels; changes to provisions related to continuity of care.

Del. Robert Orrock [R]

Sen. Emily Brewer [R]

Del. Keith Hodges [R]

2023-02-20 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-31 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-01-24 - House - House: Reported from Commerce and Energy with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-19 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N) (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-24		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0490)
2023-03-24		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 490 (effective 1/1/24)
2023-03-02		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
2023-03-02	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
2023-02-25	Senate	Signed by President
2023-02-23	House	Signed by Speaker
2023-02-23	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2354ER)
2023-02-23	House	Enrolled
2023-02-20	House	VOTE: Adoption (98-Y 0-N)
2023-02-20	House	Senate amendments agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
2023-02-20	House	Placed on Calendar
2023-02-16	Senate	Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
2023-02-16	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended
2023-02-16	Senate	Amendments by Senator Saslaw agreed to
2023-02-16	Senate	Reading of amendments waived
2023-02-16	Senate	Read third time
2023-02-15	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2023-02-13	Senate	Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
2023-02-01	Senate	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2023-02-01	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2023-01-31	House	VOTE: Passage (98-Y 0-N)
2023-01-31	House	Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N)
2023-01-30	House	Printed as engrossed 23104959D-EH1
2023-01-30	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendments HB2354EH1
2023-01-30	House	Amendments by Delegate Orrock agreed to
2023-01-30	House	Passed by temporarily
2023-01-30	House	Committee substitute agreed to 23104959D-H1
2023-01-30	House	Read second time
2023-01-27	House	Passed by for the day
2023-01-26	House	Read first time
2023-01-24	House	Committee substitute printed 23104959D-H1
2023-01-24	House	Reported from Commerce and Energy with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2023-01-19	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N)
2023-01-18	House	Assigned sub: Subcommittee #2
2023-01-13	House	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy
2023-01-13	House	Presented and ordered printed 23104322D

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

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB2354
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2354+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2354H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2354EH1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2354ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0490+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23104959D.pdf
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/23104959D.pdf
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/H231846.htm
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+HB2354AH
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+HB2354AS
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+HB2354ASE
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB2354F171+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB2354FH1171+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB2354FEH1171+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H2302V0005+HB2354
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H23V0028+HB2354
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV1238+HB2354
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S02V0129+HB2354
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0505HB2354+HB2354
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0532HB2354+HB2354
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV2062+HB2354