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1998 SESSION
SB 224 Insurance; private review agents.
Introduced by: Walter A. Stosch | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Insurance; private review agents. Transfers responsibility for certificating private review agents from the Virginia State Corporation Commission's Bureau of Insurance to the Department of Health. Private review agents conduct "utilization reviews" for insurers, reviewing the necessity, appropriateness and efficiency of hospital, medical or other health care resources in determining whether a service should be covered by a health care coverage plan. Persons conducting utilization reviews as employees of HMOs, health insurers and other entities offering health care coverage plans are not regulated as private review agents. Such entities, while themselves exempt from regulation as private review agents, are subject--along with their agents and employees--to the utilization review standards and appeals provisions contained in Chapter 54 (§ 38.2-5400 et seq.) of the insurance title.
FULL TEXT
- 01/15/98 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 983782845 pdf
- 01/26/98 Senate: Committee substitute printed 985541743-S1 pdf
- 02/23/98 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB224ER) pdf
- 03/13/98 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB224ER) pdf
- 03/18/98 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0129) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/15/98 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 983782845
- 01/15/98 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/19/98 Senate: Assigned to C. & L. sub-committee: 2
- 01/26/98 Senate: Reported from C. & L. with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/98 Senate: Committee substitute printed 985541743-S1
- 01/27/98 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/98 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/98 Senate: Read second time
- 01/28/98 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/28/98 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 985541743-S1
- 01/28/98 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - comm. sub. 985541743-S1
- 01/29/98 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/98 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/98 Senate: Communicated to House
- 01/30/98 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/02/98 House: Read first time
- 02/02/98 House: Referred to Committee on Corporations, Insurance and Banking
- 02/19/98 House: Reported from Corp., Ins. & Banking (26-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/98 House: Read second time
- 02/23/98 House: Read third time
- 02/23/98 House: Passed House (Block Vote) (96-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/98 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (96-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/98 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB224ER)
- 03/02/98 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/02/98 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/04/98 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/13/98 Senate: Placed on Calendar
- 03/13/98 Senate: Reading of Governor's communication waived
- 03/13/98 Senate: Senate concurred in Gov's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/13/98 Senate: VOTE: ADOPT GOV. RECOMM. R (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/13/98 House: House concurred in Gov's recommendation (89-Y 0-N)
- 03/13/98 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (89-Y 0-N)
- 03/13/98 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 03/13/98 Senate: Reenrolled
- 03/13/98 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB224ER)
- 03/13/98 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 03/13/98 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 03/13/98 House: Enacted, Chapter 129 (effective 7/1/98)
- 03/18/98 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0129)