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2002 SESSION
SJ 77 Study; state employees health insurance.
Introduced by: Phillip P. Puckett | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Services provided by out-of-network health care providers in certain Virginia localities. Requests the Department of Human Resource Management and the Secretary of Administration to study issues relating to services provided by out-of-network health care providers in certain localities. This resolution calls for an examination of (i) the availability of participating specialty physician and hospital care in rural or sparsely populated areas of the Commonwealth that are located on or near the state line; (ii) ways to resolve patients' financial concerns about accessing available specialty physician and hospital care, particularly, in rural Virginia areas with shortages of health care providers and in state-line jurisdictions; (iii) the feasibility of providing an exception from the pre-approval rule for special circumstances that do not rise to the level of a life-threatening emergency but are exigent medical necessities for patients living in localities near the state line; (iv) the feasibility of contracting with out-of-state physicians and hospitals that are located in close proximity to the Virginia state line; (v) the possibility of providing a grace period for pre-approval of out-of-network care in state-line jurisdictions under specific circumstances; and (vi) ways to improve patient knowledge and understanding of the out-of-network penalty and when it applies and physician awareness of the need for pre-approval for out-of-network care in terms of reimbursement levels. The Department and the Secretary must submit their report to the Governor and the 2003 Session of the General Assembly.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/02 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/09/02 023002516 pdf
- 02/01/02 Senate: Printed as engrossed 023002516-E pdf
- 03/04/02 House: Committee substitute printed 021918516-H1 pdf
- 03/07/02 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ77ER) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/09/02 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/09/02 023002516
- 01/09/02 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 01/29/02 Senate: Reported from Rules with amendment by voice vote
- 01/31/02 Senate: Rules suspended (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/02 Senate: VOTE: SUSPEND THE RULES R (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/02 Senate: Reading waived
- 02/01/02 Senate: Read second time
- 02/01/02 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/01/02 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/01/02 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/01/02 Senate: Printed as engrossed 023002516-E
- 02/04/02 Senate: Read third time and agreed to by Senate by voice vote
- 02/04/02 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/13/02 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/02 House: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 03/01/02 House: Reported from Rules with substitute (17-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/02 House: Committee substitute printed 021918516-H1
- 03/05/02 House: Taken up
- 03/05/02 House: Committee substitute agreed to 021918516-H1
- 03/05/02 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute 021918516-H1
- 03/05/02 House: Agreed to by House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/02 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/02 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate by voice vote
- 03/07/02 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ77ER)