WV HB4593 | 2016 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-2)
Status: Introduced on February 17 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-17 - To House Banking and Insurance
Pending: House Banking & Insurance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on February 17 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-17 - To House Banking and Insurance
Pending: House Banking & Insurance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
10.0pt;color:windowtext'>The purpose of this bill is to define surprise bills, to protect consumers from surprise bills in certain circumstances, to require additional disclosures by health care providers, hospitals and insurers and to require insurers to develop an access plan with certain components for consumers, and establishing how surprise bills are to be handled in certain circumstances.
Title
Protecting consumers from surprise bills by health care providers
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2016-02-17 | House | To House Banking and Insurance |
2016-02-17 | House | Introduced in House |
2016-02-17 | House | To Banking and Insurance then Health and Human Resources |
2016-02-17 | House | Filed for introduction |
Subjects
Code Citations
Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
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33 | 15 | 20a | New Code | See Bill Text |
33 | 15 | 22 | New Code | See Bill Text |
33 | 15 | 2a | Amended Code | Citation Text |
33 | 15 | 4 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
33 | 15 | 4l | New Code | See Bill Text |