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1994 SESSION
SB 480 Accident and sickness insurance; cost sharing provisions.
Introduced by: Clarence A. Holland | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Accident and sickness insurance; cost sharing provisions. Requires insurers, health services plans and health maintenance organizations to calculate the amount payable by an insured, subscriber or enrollee (when such person is required to pay a specified percentage of the cost of covered services) based upon the total amount actually paid or payable to the provider for the services provided. The bill ensures that an insured's payment would be based upon a percentage of the "discounted" amount as agreed to by the insurer, plan or HMO and the provider. Knowing and willful violations of this provision are subject to the penalties and restitution payments provisions of § 38.2-218. The bill also requires insurers, health services plans and HMOs to file with the SCC for approval explanation of benefits forms which are to clearly and accurately explain the amounts covered under a policy or plan or show the amounts payable by a covered person to a health care provider.
FULL TEXT
- 01/25/94 Senate: Presented and ordered printed pdf
- 03/08/94 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB480ER) pdf
- 04/07/94 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0320) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/25/94 Senate: Presented and ordered printed
- 01/25/94 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/07/94 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/94 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/94 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/94 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/09/94 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/94 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/94 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/94 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/94 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/10/94 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/11/94 House: Read first time
- 02/11/94 House: Referred to Committee on Corporations, Insurance and Banking
- 02/24/94 House: Reported from Corp., Ins. & Banking (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/94 House: Read second time
- 02/28/94 House: Read third time
- 02/28/94 House: Passed House (Block Vote) (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/94 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/94 House: Passed by for the day
- 03/08/94 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB480ER)
- 03/12/94 House: Enrolled
- 03/12/94 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/14/94 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/05/94 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 320 (effective 7/1/94)
- 04/07/94 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0320)