Virginia Senate Bill 522 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 7 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-02-09 - Incorporated by Commerce and Labor
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Balance billing; emergency and elective services. Requires health care facilities and health care providers to determine if providers scheduled to deliver elective services to a covered person are in the network of the covered person's managed care plan. The measure requires that when an elective service provider is determined to be out-of-network, in order for the covered person to assume financial responsibility for the out-of-network provider's charges, the health care facility or provider shall (i) inform the covered person of the out-of-network status of the provider, (ii) provide the covered person with the opportunity to be referred to an in-network provider, and (iii) prepare a document for signature by the covered person in which the covered person or his legal representative assumes financial responsibility for services performed by the out-of-network provider, and the covered person must sign the document described in clause (iii). The bill provides that such requirements will also apply to a health care provider in an office-based setting making a referral for elective radiology or pathology services.

Balance billing; emergency and elective services.

Sen. Ryan McDougle [R]

2020-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Incorporated by Commerce and Labor (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-02-09	Senate	Incorporated by Commerce and Labor
2020-01-15	Senate	Assigned C&L sub: Health Insurance
2020-01-07	Senate	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2020-01-07	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102243D

SB172 (Similar To) 2020-04-10 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1081)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
38	2	3438	(n/a)	See Bill Text
38	2	3445	(n/a)	See Bill Text
38	2	3445.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB522
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB522+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S02V0114+SB0522