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1996 SESSION
963359484Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 38.2-5300 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 38.2-5300. Definitions.
In this chapter and Chapter 54 (§ 38.2-5400, et seq.) of this
title, the following terms have the meanings indicated:
"Certificate" means a certificate of registration granted by the Commission to a private review agent.
"Commission" means the State Corporation Commission.
"Physician advisor" means a physician licensed to practice medicine who provides medical advice or information to a private review agent or a utilization review entity in connection with its utilization review activities.
"Private review agent" means a person or entity performing utilization review, except that the term shall not include the following entities or employees of any such entity so long as they conduct utilization review solely for subscribers, policyholders, members or enrollees:
1. A health maintenance organization authorized to transact business in Virginia; or
2. A health insurer, hospital service corporation, health services plan or preferred provider organization authorized to offer health benefits in this Commonwealth.
"Utilization review" means a system for reviewing the necessity,
appropriateness and efficiency of hospital, medical or other health care
resources rendered or proposed to be rendered to a patient or group of patients
for the purpose of determining whether such services should be covered or
provided by an insurer, health services plan, health maintenance organization,
or other entity or person. For purposes of this chapter and Chapter 54 of this
title, "utilization review" shall include, but not be limited to, preadmission,
concurrent and retrospective medical necessity determination and review related
to the appropriateness of the site at which services were or are to be
delivered. "Utilization review" shall not include (i) review of
issues concerning insurance contract coverage or contractual restrictions on
facilities to be used for the provision of services
or, (ii) any review of patient information by an
employee of or consultant to any licensed hospital for patients of such
hospital, or (iii) any determination by
an insurer as to the reasonableness and necessity of services
rendered to an insured for which reimbursement is sought
pursuant to a policy the primary purpose of which is to
provide motor vehicle liability insurance or premises liability
insurance.
"Utilization review program" means a program for conducting utilization review by a private review agent.