VA HB2427 | 2019 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-02-05 - Tabled in Health, Welfare and Institutions by voice vote
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Health care services; payment estimates. Requires hospitals and practitioners licensed by the Board of Medicine to provide a patient or the representative of a patient scheduled to receive a nonemergency procedure, test, or service to be performed by the hospital or practitioner with an estimate of the payment amount for which the patient will be responsible no later than one week after the scheduling of such procedure, test, or service. Currently, only hospitals are required to provide such estimate, and such estimate is required only (i) for elective procedures, tests, or services; (ii) within three days of the procedure, test, or service; and (iii) upon request of the patient or his representative.

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Title

Health care services; payment estimates.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2019-01-23 - House - House: Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (5-Y 5-N) (Y: 5 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]

History

DateChamberAction
2019-02-05HouseTabled in Health, Welfare and Institutions by voice vote
2019-01-23HouseSubcommittee failed to recommend reporting (5-Y 5-N)
2019-01-16HouseAssigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #1
2019-01-08HouseReferred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2019-01-08HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19103253D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
321137.05(n/a)See Bill Text
5412973.2(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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