VA SB403 | 2008 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 2 2008 - 100% progression
Action: 2008-03-04 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0104)

Summary

Ethics and fairness in carrier business practices; payment of claims for pharmacy benefits. Requires contracts between a health insurance carrier and its administrator of pharmacy benefits to make payments electronically to the participating provider or its designee if the contract with the provider requires claims to be submitted electronically. The measure applies to contracts entered into, amended, extended or renewed on or after January 1, 2009.

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Title

Pharmacy benefits; claims and payments submitted electronically.

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History

DateChamberAction
2008-03-04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0104)
2008-03-02 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 104 (effective 7/1/08)
2008-02-22 Senate: Signed by President
2008-02-20 House: Signed by Speaker
2008-02-20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB403ER)
2008-02-20 Senate: Enrolled
2008-02-19 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
2008-02-19 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
2008-02-19 House: Read third time
2008-02-18 House: Read second time
2008-02-14 House: Reported from Commerce and Labor (21-Y 0-N)
2008-02-12 House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2008-02-12 House: Read first time
2008-02-12 House: Placed on Calendar
2008-02-01 Senate: Communicated to House
2008-02-01 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2008-01-31 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB403S1
2008-01-31 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 080158300-S1
2008-01-31 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
2008-01-31 Senate: Read second time
2008-01-30 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2008-01-29 Senate: Committee substitute printed 080158300-S1
2008-01-28 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2008-01-08 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2008-01-08 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 086944300

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