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2007 SESSION
HB 3137 Health coverage; expedited review of appeals of final adverse decisions.
Introduced by: William H. Fralin, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Expedited review of final adverse health coverage decisions. Requires the Commissioner of Insurance or his designee to issue a final ruling no later than one business day following the receipt of the impartial health entity's recommendation if the regular process for the issuance of a ruling will delay the rendering of treatment for a patient whose condition would be terminal without the treatment. Currently, he has 10 working days to issue his final ruling. The utilization review entity is required to comply with the Commissioner's ruling within three business days of receipt of an expedited ruling. The State Corporation Commission is required to promulgate regulations regarding expedited consideration of appeals in cases involving a terminal condition.
FULL TEXT
- 01/18/07 House: Presented and ordered printed 070233302 pdf | impact statement
- 02/02/07 House: Committee substitute printed 070258302-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/07/07 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB3137ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/21/07 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0346) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/18/07 House: Presented and ordered printed 070233302
- 01/18/07 House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/26/07 House: Assigned C & L sub: Insurance (Hargrove)
- 02/01/07 House: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/07 House: Committee substitute printed 070258302-H1
- 02/03/07 House: Read first time
- 02/05/07 House: Read second time
- 02/05/07 House: Committee substitute agreed to 070258302-H1
- 02/05/07 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB3137H1
- 02/06/07 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/07 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/07 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/07/07 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/07/07 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/19/07 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/07 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/07 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/07 Senate: Read third time
- 02/21/07 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/07 Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/07 Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/07 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/07 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/07 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/07 House: Enrolled
- 03/07/07 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB3137ER)
- 03/07/07 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/08/07 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/13/07 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 346 (effective 7/1/07)
- 03/21/07 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0346)