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2004 SESSION
SB 224 Medical treatment options; physician disclosure.
Introduced by: Henry L. Marsh III | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Physician disclosure of medical treatment options. Authorizes physicians to disclose fully all medical treatment options to patients whether or not (i) such treatment options are experimental or covered services, (ii) the treatment options include services that the health insurer will not authorize, or (iii) the costs of the treatment will be borne by the health insurer or the patient, if the physician determines that an option is in the best interest of the patient. This bill also prohibits health insurers from limiting, restricting, or prohibiting physicians from disclosing such information. Physicians who disclose such information to persons with whom they have a physician-patient relationship are immune from liability to any health insurer, in an action instituted solely on behalf of the health insurer, for any civil damages arising from the disclosure of such information.
FULL TEXT
- 01/14/04 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/13/04 044205756 pdf
- 03/24/04 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB224ER) pdf
- 04/20/04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0675) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/14/04 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/13/04 044205756
- 01/14/04 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/22/04 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/04 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/04 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/04 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/27/04 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/04 Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/04 Senate: Communicated to House
- 01/30/04 House: Placed on Calendar
- 01/30/04 House: Read first time
- 01/30/04 House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/24/04 House: Referred from Commerce and Labor (21-Y 1-N)
- 02/24/04 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/26/04 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/03/04 House: Reported from C. J. with amendments (21-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/04 House: Read second time
- 03/08/04 House: Read third time
- 03/08/04 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 03/08/04 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 03/08/04 House: Passed House with amendments BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/04 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/04 Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/04 Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/24/04 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/24/04 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB224ER)
- 03/26/04 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/27/04 House: Signed by Speaker
- 04/12/04 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 675 (effective 7/1/04)
- 04/20/04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0675)