WV SB444 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 7-1)
Status: Engrossed on February 16 2024 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-02-19 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on February 16 2024 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-02-19 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Summary
The purpose of this bill is to clarify that health insurance coverage for emergency services when a prudent layperson acting reasonably would have believed that an emergency medical condition existed includes prehospital screening and stabilization of emergency condition by ambulance service if the patient declines to be transported against medical advice.
Title
Relating to health insurance coverage for certain emergency services
Sponsors
| Sen. Vince Deeds [R] | Sen. Randy Smith [R] | Sen. David Stover [R] | Sen. Mike Stuart [R] |
| Sen. Mike Woelfel [D] | Sen. Jason Barrett [R] | Sen. Rollan Roberts [R] | Sen. Tom Takubo [R] |
Roll Calls
2024-02-16 - Senate - Passed Senate (Roll No. 154) (Y: 33 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-19 | House | To House Judiciary |
| 2024-02-19 | House | Introduced in House |
| 2024-02-16 | Senate | Ordered to House |
| 2024-02-16 | Senate | Passed Senate (Roll No. 154) |
| 2024-02-16 | Senate | Read 3rd time |
| 2024-02-16 | Senate | On 3rd reading |
| 2024-02-15 | Senate | Read 2nd time |
| 2024-02-15 | Senate | On 2nd reading |
| 2024-02-14 | Senate | Read 1st time |
| 2024-02-14 | Senate | Immediate consideration |
| 2024-02-14 | Senate | Reported do pass |
| 2024-02-02 | Senate | To Finance |
| 2024-02-02 | Senate | Committee substitute reported, but first to Finance |
| 2024-01-15 | Senate | To Health and Human Resources |
| 2024-01-15 | Senate | Introduced in Senate |
| 2024-01-15 | Senate | To Health and Human Resources then Finance |
| 2024-01-15 | Senate | Filed for introduction |
Same As/Similar To
HB4869 (Similar To) 2024-01-17 - To House Banking and Insurance
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 15 | 21 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 33 | 16 | 3I | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 33 | 24 | 7E | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 33 | 25 | 8D | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 33 | 25A | 8D | Amended Code | Citation Text |
